Overview
- Kick-off is 14:15 GMT at Villa Park with live coverage on Sky Sports in the UK and international streams on services including Peacock, Stan Sport and Fubo Canada.
- Villa sit fourth on 51 points after three straight league defeats and only nine points from their last ten Premier League games, while West Ham are 18th on 29 points with 15 points from their last nine and a recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
- Team news includes Boubacar Kamara ruled out for the season, Youri Tielemans back in training and to be assessed before selection, and Crysencio Summerville unavailable with a calf injury.
- Villa advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Lille (3-0 aggregate) yet have managed just 10 league goals in 2026 and risk a fourth consecutive league defeat under Unai Emery for the first time in his career.
- Media have posted predicted lineups that remain unconfirmed before kickoff, and bookmakers make Villa favourites at around 10-11 with West Ham near 3-1 and the draw about 13-5.