West Ham 1 Aston Villa 1
Argentina international striker Carlos Tevez made his West Ham debut from the bench as the Hammers fought back to earn a point against Aston Villa at Upton Park.
Liam Ridgewell’s fourth-minute strike had earned Villa the lead and the Hammers were fortunate not to be further behind at half-time after two Juan Pablo Angel headers hit the bar.
West Ham had lacked their usual fizz – but they burst into life after the interval and were level within six minutes.
Bobby Zamora deflected Paul Konchesky’s header past Thomas Sorensen for his fifth goal of the season.