[Pre-Match Thread] Aston Villa vs. West Ham United

Aston Villa vs. West Ham United

Competition: Premier League – Round 31

Date: Sun 22 Mar 2026

Kickoff: 14:15

Venue: Villa Park

Referee: Paul Tierney

Aston Villa Statistics (all competitions)

Form: LLWLW

Goals per match: 1.4

Average Possession: 54.1%

Goals conceded per match: 1.2

Pass Accuracy: 85.6%

Shots per game: 12.3

Tackles per game: 15

Clean Sheets: 14

West Ham United Statistics (all competitions)

Form: DLWWD

Goals per match: 1.3

Average Possession: 42.2%

Goals conceded per match: 1.8

Pass Accuracy: 79.1%

Shots per game: 10.1

Tackles per game: 17.3

Clean Sheets:5

Aston Villa Team News

• Youri Tielemans will be assessed ahead of Aston Villa’s Premier League encounter against West Ham United. The influential midfielder has missed the last two months due to injury but returned to training with his team-mates on Friday, and Villa will make a decision on his availability prior to Sunday’s meeting with the Hammers

• Matty Cash made his comeback as a second-half substitute in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League triumph over LOSC Lille.

• Midfielder Boubacar Kamara remains a long-term injury absentee.

West Ham United Team News

• Crysencio Summerville will not be available for West Ham United’s Premier League fixture at Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon. The Dutch winger suffered a calf injury in the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round win over AFC Bournemouth on 9 April, causing him to miss last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Manchester City.

• Ollie Scarles will be available for selection after the young left-back was not involved in last weekend’s fixture at London Stadium.

Match Facts

• Aston Villa are looking to complete the league double over West Ham for the first time since 2010-11, the last time the Hammers were relegated from the top-flight.

• West Ham are winless in their last six Premier League games against Aston Villa, alternating between a draw (3) and defeat (3) each time.

• Though they’re unbeaten in six Premier League games overall against West Ham, Aston Villa have won just one of their last seven against them at Villa Park (D3 L3)

• Villa have lost three consecutive Premier League games, as many as their previous 17 beforehand (W11 D3). The Villans last suffered four consecutive league defeats in April 2022 (a run which included a 1-2 defeat to West Ham), while Unai Emery has never done so in his entire managerial league career.

• West Ham have earned 15 points from their last nine Premier League games (W4 D3 L2), one more than they had in their first 21 this season (W3 D5 L13).

• No side has scored fewer Premier League goals so far in 2026 than Aston Villa (10). The Villans were the joint-5th highest scorers between August and December this term with 30.

• Despite using a league-high 32 different players in the Premier League this season, no team has had fewer different goalscorers than West Ham this term (10).

• Jarrod Bowen has been involved in seven goals in his last eight Premier League games (2 goals, 5 assists), providing an assist in each of his last three. The only West Ham player to assist a goal in four consecutive appearances is Vladimír Coufal in October 2023.

• All eight of Morgan Rogers’ Premier League goals this season have either put Aston Villa ahead (5) or drawn them level (3) in the match, the highest 100% such record in the competition this term.

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