PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 de marzo de 2026

PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

Aston Villa and West Ham go head-to-head at Villa Park this Sunday in the Premier League.

Aston Villa currently have 51 points and lie in 4th position. In their last game, Unai Emery's team won 2-0 against Lille (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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West Ham have picked up 29 points and currently lie in 18th position. In their last game, Nuno Espírito Santo's team drew 1-1 with Manchester City (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Aston Villa: Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Harvey Elliott, Ollie Watkins

West Ham: Mads Hermansen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes, Tomás Soucek, El Hadji Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Taty Castellanos, Pablo Felipe

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Aston Villa

Youri Tielemans - Injury
Boubacar Kamara - Knee Injury

West Ham

Crys Summerville - Injury
Lukasz Fabianski - Back Injury

Last starting XIs

Aston Villa ( vs Lille 2026-03-19): Emiliano Martínez, Lamare Bogarde, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Ian Maatsen, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Tammy Abraham

West Ham ( vs Manchester City 2026-03-14): Mads Hermansen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes, Tomás Soucek, El Hadji Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Taty Castellanos, Pablo Felipe

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MANAGERS

Unai Emery has faced Nuno Espírito Santo on ten occasions, recording four wins, three draws and three defeats.
Nuno Espírito Santo has faced Aston Villa on 12 occasions, recording five wins, one draw and six defeats.
Unai Emery has faced West Ham on nine occasions, recording five wins, three draws and one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, West Ham are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
West Ham currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.
West Ham are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.
West Ham are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
West Ham are coming off three consecutive matches unbeaten.
At home, Aston Villa currently have four defeats in their last 19 matches.
At home, Aston Villa currently have one draw in their last 20 matches.
At home, Aston Villa are coming off five consecutive matches scoring goals.
Aston Villa currently have three draws in their last 37 matches.
Aston Villa are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Aston Villa and West Ham have faced each other 124 times, with West Ham holding the advantage: 45 wins, compared with 42 for Aston Villa.
At Villa Park, Aston Villa have the edge in matches against West Ham: 30 wins in 61 games. West Ham have 16 wins.
In the English league, the two teams have played 109 matches, with Aston Villa winning 36, drawing 35 and West Ham winning 38.