Aston Villa and West Ham face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at Villa Park. West Ham came away with the 3-1 victory when these two teams last faced off in February of 2021.
West Ham currently sits in 4th place in the standings having picked up 17 points. West Ham has won their last two games in the Premier League by a final score of 1-0. In a midweek game in the EFL, West Ham was able to shut out a very strong Manchester City squad. Manchester City has scored 16 goals total while their defense has given up 10 goals total. Michail Antonio has been the best player for West Ham scoring six goals and adding another three assists. Saïd Benrahma has also had a big season scoring three goals and adding two assists.
On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who sits in 13th place in the standings. Aston Villa has struggled as of late losing two games in a row and the defense has given up three goals in each of those games. Aston Villa has scored 13 goals total while the defense has given up 15 goals. Danny Igns has been the top player for Aston Villa scoring three goals and two assists. John McGinn has also had a nice season scoring two goals and adding another assist. In this game the defense is going to need to be a lot better or this game will be a long game.
Aston Villa is a bad defensive team, and West Ham is going to take advantage. West Ham’s defense is also going to lockdown and that will be the difference in this game. Look for a lower scoring game that West Ham comes away with a victory in.