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West Ham 0 - Aston Villa 0: Christian Benteke fails to score in uninspiring draw
WEST HAM picked up a rare home point by battling out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League.
The game was short on entertainment value but ended a run of three straight home league losses for Sam Allardyce's team.
Villa striker Christian Benteke came closest to breaking the deadlock when his second-half header struck a post.
West Ham have now gone 375 minutes without a goal at Upton Park and has scored just eight goals in 10 league games.
Benteke also had a left-foot shot go just wide after being deflected by a defender, and West Ham midfielder Joe Cole could have snatched a late winner if his shot had not been smothered by Brad Guzan.