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title: "Matty Cash ‘defended well’ against West Ham"
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author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-08-29T09:02:49Z"
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# Matty Cash ‘defended well’ against West Ham

[Aston Villa suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to West Ham United](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/28/aston-villa-v-west-ham-united/) on Saturday afternoon, but Matty Cash is one player who can hold his head high after a good defensive performance.

The 25-year-old returned to right-back after being rested in midweek for Ashley Young and performed well despite the defeat. Cash may feel he could have done better offensively, however.

*John Townley* of [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-west-ham-ratings-24869248) gave the 25-year-old a player rating of 6/10 and said he ‘defended well’ against West Ham but was critical of how little he did in the final third.

[Against the Hammers](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1640705/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2022-2023-Aston-Villa-West-Ham), Cash played for 90 minutes, had 67 touches, won two aerial duels, completed 76.9% of his 39 passes, had one shot, whipped in two crosses, made five tackles, had three clearances, made three interceptions and was fouled once.

The Polish international failed to create a chance, put in an accurate cross, register a shot on target or make a successful dribble, so he wasn’t as good offensively as he was defensively.

Cash has made [four Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matty-cash/leistungsdaten/spieler/425334) this season, amassing a maximum 360 minutes of football.  He was outstanding last campaign and continues to put in decent showings despite Villa falling short in games.

***[In other news, Aston Villa exit hasn’t gone to plan for Chukwuemeka](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/08/28/aston-villa-exit-hasnt-gone-to-plan-for-carney-chukwuemeka/)***