Preview: Aston Villa vs West Ham Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | Premier League 2025-26

The Villans are coming into this match after three consecutive defeats.

Villa Park in Birmingham gears up to host the Matchweek 31 fixtures of the English Premier League, where the home team, Aston Villa, lock horns against West Ham.

Aston Villa are placed fourth in the EPL points table, and the next game is crucial as any hiccups from here will pour water on their efforts to qualify for the UCL next season. Villa are, however, coming after three consecutive defeats against Man United, Chelsea and Wolves.

West Ham are battling relegation but have just lost once in their last five outings. They went on to hold Man City to a 1-1 draw in the last game. At such a precarious stage, the Londoners will leave no stone unturned to win the next game and get out of the relegation zone.

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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 19, 2026

Kick-off:

• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: Villa Park Stadium
• Date: Sunday, March 22
• Kick-off Time: 7:45 p.m. IST
• Referee: Paul Tierney
• VAR: In use

Players to Watch

Valentin Castellanos (West Ham)

The Argentine striker recently moved to West Ham after playing for Lazio for the last three years. His footballing experience spanned across various American clubs, including New York City FC and Torque. He has represented Argentina a few times, and his experience will be crucial as West Ham eyes a win.

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The English striker has played for Brentford and Exeter City before finding his new home in Villa Park with Aston Villa. He has made over 200 appearances for Villa and will be looking forward to finding his name in the scoresheet again. In 29 games, he has scored 8 goals and given 1 assist.

Match Facts

• Vic Watson is the leading goalscorer in this fixture from West Ham
• Tom Baring is the leading goalscorer in this fixture from Aston Villa
• The last time West Ham defeated Villa was back in 2022

Aston Villa vs West Ham United: Betting Tips and Odds

• Man City to win – 4/6 with bet365
• Erling Haaland to score – 4/7 with bet365
• Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United – 12/1 with bet365

Injury and Team News

Lukasz Fabianski, Summerville and Oliver Scarles will be the absentees for West Ham United.

Youri Tielemans, Boubacar Kamara and Alysson Edward will be out for Aston Villa in the next game.

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Head-to-Head

Total matches: 119

West Ham won: 42

Villa won: 40

Draws: 37

Predicted Lineups

West Ham predicted lineup (3-4-3)

Hermansen (GK); Mavropanos, Disasi, Todibo; Wan Bissaka, Soucek, Fernandes, Diouf; Bowen, Castellanos, Pablo

Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Martinez (GK); Bogarde, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Barkley, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins

Match Prediction

Villa are coming after three defeats, and we expect them to bounce back strongly with a win in their next home game against West Ham

Prediction: Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United

Telecast Details

India: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports and Sky Sports

USA: NBC Sports

Nigeria: SuperSport

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