Perhaps it is a sign of class to have played so poorly only to end up as the match-winner but Aston Villa fans will not mind after Morgan Rogers, having endured a night he looked likely to want to forget, scored the goal that deflated the early signs of Graham Potter’s sorcery.

The new West Ham United manager, who had one training session with his players after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract to succeed Julen Lopetgui on the eve of this match, will have to wait until next week’s Premier League games with Fulham and Crystal Palace to see if he can pull them away from the relegation zone.