Check out our picture gallery from Villa's 1-0 opening day defeat to West Ham.

It was a closely-fought battle with very little in the way of proper chances.

Villa played exquisite football at times but couldn't find the vital breakthrough while the Hammers settled the contest with a rare opportunity of their own.

Kevin Nolan bundled the ball home from close-range to win the contest.

Check out some images from the game now in our match console.

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Club snapper Neville Williams has taken a host of good shots from the game and you can take a look at them now in our picture gallery.

Catch up with all the action in our matchday console too.

It is perfect for pre-match information, live coverage through the game and post-match thoughts.

Now, after the game has finished, the all-new matchday console allows supporters to access match review stories and videos, the live text commentary which took place during the match as well as the tremendous picture gallery, which brings you brilliant shots of action throughout the game.

The new console means after reading the best big match build-up and following all the action live, you can log on and read the official match report, the manager's verdict and watch post-match interviews with the headline makers on AVTV too.

The content will then be archived, allowing you to look back at all the relevant stories, pictures and videos from all the matches during the 2012-13 season.

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