JUST IN: ‘New’ kick-off time for Aston Villa vs West Ham, TV channel, prediction, team news, lineups, scores, odds, referee, and VAR.
Aston Villa host West Ham United for the second time this January,
with the two claret and blue foes doing battle in the Premier League on Sunday.
The sides locked horns during the FA Cup third round in what was
Graham Potter’s first match in charge of West Ham, but the former
Chelsea coach was unsuccessful on his debut at Villa Park as the
Irons fell to a 2-1 defeat. They will be seeking revenge this weekend.
West Ham will need to be at their best to escape the Midlands without defeat,
meaning significant improvements are needed from last weekend’s limp loss at home to
Crystal Palace. Injuries in the forward line have made for an unwanted challenge at the
beginning of Potter’s reign and he will be hopeful of winter reinforcements.
Despite their uncharacteristically lethargic defeat to Monaco in the
Champions League midweek, Villa have started the new year in impressive form.
They won their first three fixtures of 2025 before producing a two-goal comeback at
Arsenal last weekend to salvage a precious point.
What time does Aston Villa vs West Ham kick-off?
- Location: Birmingham, England
- Stadium: Villa Park
- Date: Sunday 26 January
- Kick-off: 16:30 GMT / 11:30 ET / 08:30 PT
- Referee: Peter Bankes
- VAR: Paul Tierney
Aston Villa vs West Ham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Aston Villa: 3 wins
- West Ham: 0 wins
- Draws: 2
- Last meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham (10 January 2024) – FA Cup
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 – 04/01/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester – 04/01/25 |
West Ham 0-5 Liverpool – 29/12/24 |
How to watch Aston Villa vs West Ham on TV – UK and US
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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United States |
fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 5 Canada |
Aston Villa team news
Amadou Onana is a doubt to feature this weekend after suffering a
hamstring injury last weekend during the draw with Arsenal.
The midfielder lasted just 37 minutes before being replaced and may subsequently be unavailable for West Ham’s visit.
Fellow midfielder Ross Barkley is absent for Villa but John McGinn is
closing in on a return following a hamstring injury of his own.
The Scotland international could still miss out this weekend, however.
Pau Torres is still in the treatment room and Diego Carlos’ departure means that
Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings will be asked to line up at centre-back once again.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs West Ham
Aston Villa lineup vs West Ham (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
West Ham team news
West Ham are short on attacking options at present, but could welcome captain
Jarrod Bowen back into the squad after Graham Potter revealed he’d been
reintegrated into training. Crysencio Summerville is also nearing a return,
though Sunday’s clash will come too soon, but Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug are out.
Potter must also readjust his backline because of Konstantinos Mavropanos’
suspension, but is unlikely to be able to call upon Jean-Clair Todibo.
West Ham predicted lineup vs Aston Villa
West Ham lineup vs Aston Villa (3-4-2-1): Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Cresswell; Coufal, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Emerson; Paqueta, Soucek; Kudus.
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