Aston Villa host West Ham United in the late kick-off on Sunday in the Premier League with plenty on the line at Villa Park.
Dean Smith’s side were outclassed by Arsenal last week, but have enjoyed a long break without Carabao Cup action midweek, meaning they should be fresh and determined to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Hammers enter the game on a high, having eliminated Carabao Cup holders Manchester City on penalties to reach the quarter-finals.
David Moyes will be hoping to maintain this type of form with a place in next season’s Champions League on the cards, with a repeat of last season’s result the goal, having seen a Jesse Lingard double dispatch Villa in February.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.
When is the match?
The game will kick off at 4:30pm on Sunday 31 October at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Ultra HD, with coverage starting at 4pm. Subscribers can stream the match via the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content.
Line-ups
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Hause, Targett, Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins.
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio.
Odds
Aston Villa: 9/5
Draw: 5/2
West Ham: 29/20
Prediction
The Hammers are playing with so much confidence right now and they pose a real threat with pace on the break and physicality at set-pieces, two ingredients to cause problems on the road. We’ll lean towards an away win here. 1-3.
