Aston Villa boss Dean Smith insists they're in good shape facing Southampton on Friday.
Smith believes there are positives to take from the defeat to West Ham.
“I would disagree that there are lots of negatives," said Smith. “The negative is the scoreline, the negative is the manner of some of the goals we have given away, but there were parts of our play that certainly pleased me and the response from Arsenal.
“I wasn't particularly pleased with the start, then we had to make an early change with the injury (Jacob Ramsey). But I thought we grew into the game and both the players and fans responded.
“There was a response to the Arsenal game in stages.
“I feel after the third goal, you've got to take 3-1 on the chin.
“You're not going to get back with 10 men. We're playing against a team that is doing very well at the moment – so I thought the fourth goal was sloppy to concede.
“Overall, I saw what I wanted to see from the players. I saw them playing with passion, enthusiasm, energy and some quality as well.
“What concerns me is turning performances around and getting results and I saw an awful lot of character from my players."
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