Overview
- The Premier League match is on Sunday at Villa Park with Villa fourth on 51 points and West Ham 18th on 29.
- Villa have taken nine points from their last 10 league games and have scored only 10 Premier League goals in 2026 with the division's worst shot-conversion rate in that span.
- West Ham arrive on an upswing with 15 points from their last nine league matches and a 1-1 draw at Manchester City, yet they remain in the bottom three on goal difference.
- Captain John McGinn has returned from injury, Boubacar Kamara is out for the season, and reports differ on Youri Tielemans' availability ahead of the game.
- Predicted lineups feature Emiliano Martínez and Ollie Watkins for Villa and Mads Hermansen and Jarrod Bowen for West Ham, with Crysencio Summerville's calf issue creating uncertainty over his involvement.