Aston Villa vs West Ham United – Match preview and team news | OneFootball

Aston Villa return to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, aiming to arrest a domestic slump and protect their place in the top four as they face a resurgent, relegation-threatened West Ham United.

The Villans enter this fixture in a precarious position, despite sitting fourth in the table. Unai Emery’s men have lost three consecutive Premier League games—as many as their previous 17 combined—and now face the prospect of a fourth straight defeat for the first time in Emery’s managerial career.

While Villa have flourished in Europe, reaching the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, their domestic scoring has dried up; they have netted just 10 league goals so far in 2026, the lowest in the division.

Notably, a win today would see Villa complete a league double over the Hammers for the first time since 2010-11—the season West Ham were last relegated.

West Ham travel to Birmingham in a much healthier frame of mind, sitting level on points with safety and eyeing a climb out of the bottom three. Under Nuno Espírito Santo, the Hammers have undergone a transformation, picking up 15 points from their last nine matches—one more than they managed in their first 21 games of the season.

Despite their improvement, they face a historical hurdle: West Ham are winless in their last six league meetings with Villa. However, Nuno’s tactical preference for a low block could prove the perfect antidote to Emery’s high line, especially with Jarrod Bowen in clinical form.

Aston Villa vs West Ham United – Match preview and team news

Team News

Aston Villa

Unai Emery will assess Youri Tielemans ahead of kick-off after the Belgian returned to training following a two-month layoff. Matty Cash and Emiliano Buendía are both fit after featuring off the bench against Lille, while Ezri Konsa is expected to return to the starting line-up.

Notably, Morgan Rogers has been Villa’s most impactful scorer this term; all eight of his league goals have either put Villa ahead or drawn them level. Boubacar Kamara remains a long-term absentee.

West Ham

Nuno Espírito Santo has confirmed that star winger Crysencio Summerville is ruled out with a calf injury. However, Ollie Scarles is back in contention, and the rest of the squad is fully available.

Jarrod Bowen enters the match as the primary threat, having been involved in seven goals in his last eight appearances. On the road, Callum Wilson has been exceptionally clinical, averaging a goal every 125 minutes away from home compared to every 501 minutes at the London Stadium.

Form

Aston Villa

Aston Villa have looked like two entirely different teams recently, following their 2-0 European win over Lille with three successive domestic defeats against Wolves, Chelsea, and Manchester United.

While they remain fourth, their domestic goals have evaporated; they are the division’s lowest scorers since the turn of the year with just 10 goals—a sharp decline from the 30 they netted before Christmas. Significantly, Villa have won just one of their last seven home league games against West Ham.

West Ham

West Ham arrive in the Midlands on a high after holding Manchester City to a 1-1 draw, part of a run that has seen them lose just twice in their last 12 competitive matches. The Hammers have built their success on tactical resilience and quick, physical transitions.

Despite using a league-high 32 players this season, they have struggled for goal variety, with a tournament-low 10 different goal scorers.

Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Onana, Luiz; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins

West Ham United Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Soucek, Magassa; Bowen, Fernandes, Pablo; Castellanos

How to Watch Aston Villa vs West Ham United?

The match will be televised live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage begins at 13:30 GMT ahead of the 14:15 kick-off.

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