"Villa's eight-match winning run in all competitions appeared under serious threat at the midway point of Sunday's game at third-bottom West Ham, who led 2-1 at the break against a side who appeared jaded and short of inspiration after Thursday's Europa League victory at Basel. In the second half, however, Rogers decided to take matters into his own hands."
"The 23-year-old scored his first of the afternoon five minutes into the second half, making it 2-2 from close range after West Ham had failed to clear Youri Tielemans' low cross into the box. Then, with the final 10 minutes approaching, Rogers collected a loose ball 30 yards from goal and was given time and space to slam a powerful, swerving strike into the top right corner of Alphonse Areola's goal and clinch a ninth straight victory for Unai Emery's third-placed team."
Aston Villa trailed 2-1 at half-time at West Ham, with the visitors appearing jaded after a midweek Europa League trip. Morgan Rogers levelled five minutes into the second half from close range after a Youri Tielemans low cross was not cleared. With ten minutes remaining Rogers struck from about 30 yards, his powerful, swerving effort finding the top right corner to complete a 3-2 comeback. The win extended Villa's streak to nine consecutive victories and strengthened Rogers's standing as a leading contender for England's number 10 role ahead of next summer's World Cup, despite competition from Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham.
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