West Ham United came out stronger from a loss to Liverpool by claiming a comfortable 3-1 away win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Loanee signing, Jesse Lingard, scored twice on debut for the Hammers.
Tomas Soucek opened the scoring, finishing off Said Benrahma’s pass in the 51st minute.
Lingard went on to double the advantage five minutes later with a thunderous strike past Emi Martinez.
Ollie Watkins drew one back, giving Villa hope with an 81st minute strike, only for Lingard to grab his second two minutes later.
The victory takes West Ham into fifth on the table, two points behind Jurgen Klopp’s side.