Aston Villa host West Ham United for the second time this January, with the two claret and blue foes battling it out in the Premier League on Sunday.
The sides locked horns in the third round of the FA Cup in what was Graham Potter’s first game in charge of West Ham, but the former Chelsea manager was unsuccessful on his debut at Villa Park as the Irons went down with a 2-1 defeat. This weekend they will seek revenge.
West Ham will need to be at their best to escape the Midlands unbeaten, meaning significant improvements are needed from last weekend’s defeat at home to Crystal Palace. Injuries to the forward line have posed an unwelcome challenge at the start of Potter’s reign and he will await winter reinforcements.
Despite their unusually lethargic defeat to Monaco in the Champions during the week, Village we have started the new year in impressive form. They won their first three games of 2025 before producing a two-goal comeback at Arsenal last weekend to salvage a precious point.
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Aston Villa vs West Ham H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Aston Villa |
West Ham |
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Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa – 21/01/25 |
West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace – 18/01/25 |
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Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa – 18/01/25 |
West Ham 3-2 Fulham – 14/01/25 |
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Everton 0-1 Aston Villa -15/01/25 |
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham – 10/01/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham – 10/01/25 |
Man City 4-1 West Ham – 25/01/04 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester – 04/01/25 |
West Ham 0-5 Liverpool – 29/12/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Main Event Sky Sports, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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united states |
fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo Live Sports, Telemundo |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 5 Canada |
Amadou Onana is a doubt to feature this weekend after picking up a hamstring injury last weekend during the draw with Arsenal. The midfielder lasted just 37 minutes before being substituted and may subsequently be unavailable for West Ham’s visit.
Fellow midfielder Ross Barkley is absent at Villa but John McGinn is closing in on a return from a hamstring injury. The Scotland international could still miss out this weekend, however.
Pau Torres is still in the treatment room and the departure of Diego Carlos means that Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings will be asked to return to the center.
Line-up Aston Villa vs West Ham (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
West Ham are currently short of attacking options but could welcome captain Jarrod Bowen back into the squad after Graham Potter revealed he has returned to training. Crysencio Summerville is also close to returning, although Sunday’s clash will come too soon, but Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug are out.
Potter also needs to readjust his backline due to the suspension of Konstantinos Mavropanos, but is unlikely to be able to call on Jean-Clair Todibo.
Lineup West Ham vs Aston Villa (3-4-2-1): Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Cresswell; Coufal, Alvarez, Rodríguez, Emerson; Package, Soucek; Kudus
West Ham were hugely underwhelming in last weekend’s defeat to Palace, with an XG total of just 0.28 at the London Stadium. Not only did they fail to create chances, the Hammers struggled to contain
Palace’s speed and power on the counter attack.
Villa are poised to cause them similar problems on Sunday with their tricky front line and even the midweek energy should not prevent Unai Emery’s side from securing a third win against the Irons this season.
