West Ham boss David Moyes has defended holding back Gianluca Scamacca for their draw with Aston Villa.

Scamacca has been an unused substitute in West Ham's last four Premier League games. He was seen kitted up on the sideline during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the London Stadium but when Danny Ings was removed in the 86th minute, Moyes brought on Maxwel Cornet instead.

When asked why he is snubbing Scamacca, Moyes said his best team does not include the 24-year-old Italian right now.

"We know that his physical data has got to be much better than it is," Moyes said.

"The thought was Maxi Cornet could get in behind them. We saw Maxi doing that more than Gianluca. Gianluca has got to get himself back.

"No manager wants to put out a bad team. You want to put out the players who you think are going to win for you, so you are always looking to put your best team out."

Asked if it is a lack of effort, Moyes said: "I think his application is there. We just want the output to be bigger and more. That's one of things we are looking for more. The general part of his play, his hold-up play, we like him for it. We've not seen it as much in the work we've been doing."