Aston Villa vs West Ham

Team news coming up in five minutes. Will Scamacca start for the visitors? Plenty of decisions for both managers to make. All will be revealed very soon! 11 ...

Big news for West Ham is that Scamacca makes his first Premier League start, after a couple of impressive displays in Europe. Gianluca Scamacca starred in the stroll past Viborg and he starts for West Ham, as does Emerson Palmieri for his debut. Ings and Watkins start together for Villa, with Coutinho preferred to Buendia. He is a fantastic player and we wish him well. Follow all the action with our live blog below! Aston Villa sit 15th with just one win from their opening three games amid questions over Steven Gerrard’s tactics and the club’s recruitment.

Aston Villa host West Ham United on Sunday with both teams eager to kickstart their season after a sloppy first few weeks.

Nayef Aguerd, West Ham’s marquee defensive signing of the summer, is ruled out for a few months after suffering an ankle injury in preseason. They had a big win at Bolton in the League Cup in midweek so that could get their confidence flowing. That said, if they can’t snap out of this early-season malaise then their hopes of qualifying for Europe for a third-straight campaign could soon be a pipe dream. With the Hammers also set to spend big in the final days of the transfer window, it feels a little too early to say whether or not the east London club will take a step back this season. Boubacar Kamara also looks like a really good addition in central midfield. Villa need a good run of results to build some positive vibes.

Steven Gerrard's side have already registered their first victory of the campaign, but the mood around Villa Park is not particularly positive right now. That 1 ...

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BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as Steven Gerrard's side host West Ham in the Premier League.

Under Gerrard, they have followed up each of their four top-flight victories at Villa Park with a defeat in their next home league game. - They have lost eight of their past 14 league matches and 14 of 30 under Steven Gerrard (W11, D5). Both Villa and West Ham come into this one having won in midweek, as Gerrard's side saw off Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the Carabao Cup and the Hammers beat Danish side Viborg 3-0 in Europa Conference League qualifying. Villa are searching for their second win of the campaign after losing two of their first three games against Bournemouth and Palace. Things can change, momentum can change from good to bad, bad to good, this is football and I have been around it a long time. "That is what happens in this day and age," Gerrard said. The Villa boss has opted to go with two up top and drop both Bailey and Buendia. Ahead of the match at Villa Park, Moyes has praised Gerrard's side and expects them to enjoy a successful campaign. It appears Villa will line-up in a 4-3-1-2 shape with Coutinho playing behind strikers Ings and Ollie Watkins. Have good players, good team, Villa will have a good season. A 2-1 win over Everton came between defeats on the road to Bournemouth and Crystal Palace. Other than that, Villa have a clean bill of health injury-wise with Ludwig Augustinsson returning to training on Friday morning.

West Ham are looking for the first points of the season in a must-win match at Villa Park following a poor start to our Premier League season.

The hosts are likely to welcome back Ludwig Augustinsson to the line-up following a return from injury, whilst Steven Gerrard could opt for Philippe Coutinho after the Brazilian was left out of the squad last week. David Moyes’ Irons are looking for the first goals and points of the season in a must-win match at Villa Park following a poor start to our Premier League season. Gianluca Scamacca has been in fine form so far on the European stage, and it remains to be seen if Moyes decides to give the Italian international his first league start over Michail Antonio.

Steven Gerrard's side have already registered their first victory of the campaign, but the mood around Villa Park is not particularly positive right now. That 1 ...

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The battle of the claret and blues. 1:55PM. This is why Gerrard is under pressure at Villa. His side have lost eight of their past 14 Premier League game ...

Aston Villa have two defeats and one win to their name in an underwhelming start to the season that started with a fair amount of hope. You suspect they will move away from the basement - they were unlucky against Nottingham Forest and have the players to cause teams problems. We showed the resilience to get over the line. - The east Londoners have lost their opening three league games of a season without scoring for only the second time. I know it's early in the season - it's not even September - but, for once, such hyperbole isn't misplaced. Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood come in from the 3-3 draw with Manchester City.

Steven Gerrard and David Moyes go head-to-head in the Premier League with the Hammers yet to claim a point in 22/23.

Aston Villa vs West Ham United [Steven Gerrard](/topic/steven-gerrard), sandwiching a win over Everton between defeats at Bournemouth and Crystal Palace. [Tyrone Mings](/topic/tyrone-mings) is again a notable omission in the back line, while Philippe Coutinho and Danny Ings are both starters. [David Moyes](/topic/david-moyes) has therefore brought in summer signing [Gianluca Scamacca](/topic/gianluca-scamacca) as he hopes to get his Hammers side firing, following three straight defeats to Man City, Forest and Brighton, which leaves West Ham bottom of the early table. Thilo Kehrer is also in the XI after giving away a penalty on his debut. Aston Villa vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture

Aston Villa vs West Ham LIVE: Kick-off time, confirmed team news, goal and score updates. West Ham United will look to pick up their first Premier League goals and points of the 2022/23 seasonthis afternoon against Aston Villa at Villa Park ...

Absolute chaose on the edge of Villa's box as Fornals, Emerson and Scamacca attempt to link up and make a chance. It really has felt like all Villa for a good 10 minutes at least, Zouma especially having to deal with all sorts of crosses and moves into the box. West Ham in a back five as expected. Maxwel Cornet, Nayef Aguerd, Thilo Kehrer, Alphonse Areola and Emerson are established international players, while Gianluca Scamacca has only recently won his first Italian caps after a breakout 2021/22 term in Serie A. Kehrer caugh too far forward and Villa break down the left. I think that is part of it. That near-goal has given the hosts a lift. A counter then ensued but Emerson's cross was blocked. Emerson could make his debut against Villa, after signing the Italian international from Chelsea for £13million earlier this week. David Moyes’ side will be boosted by the return of Declan Rice. Watkins heads at goal but it lands easily in the hands of Fabianski. Vladimir Coufal is also set to return to the squad after missing that game through concussion protocols.

Aston Villa host West Ham in the Premier League this afternoon as both sides look to get their seasons on track.The Hammers are yet to score a goal an.

He’s ended on the losing side in nine Premier League matches in which he’s scored, with only Gareth Barry (12) doing so more often for Aston Villa. - West Ham remain the only Premier League side to have both failed to score a goal or manage to pick up a single point this season. - After their 2-1 win over Everton, Aston Villa are looking to win back-to-back home Premier League games within a single season for the first time since January 2021 under Dean Smith. Manager David Moyes hasn’t lost five consecutive Premier League games since a run of six ending in October 2005 with Everton. The Hammers have won these games 3-1 and 4-1, having not scored more than twice in any of their previous 34 league games at Villa Park. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. - This is West Ham’s 1,000th Premier League game (W335 D253 L411) – they’re the ninth different side to reach the milestone, and second who didn’t compete in the competition’s inaugural campaign, after Newcastle. Their only victory in this run was at already relegated Norwich City in May (4-0). Deposit method restrictions apply. You can also listen via the [talkSPORT app,](https://talksport.com/listen/) on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. “Losing sleep is not a bad thing when you are thinking about good players. I don’t sleep well anyway.”

WEST HAM will be desperate to get a good result against Aston Villa today as they are the ONLY side to not put a single point on the board so far this.

Aston Villa host West Ham United on Sunday with both teams eager to kickstart their season after a sloppy first few weeks.

Nayef Aguerd, West Ham’s marquee defensive signing of the summer, is ruled out for a few months after suffering an ankle injury in preseason. That said, if they can’t snap out of this early-season malaise then their hopes of qualifying for Europe for a third-straight campaign could soon be a pipe dream. They had a big win at Bolton in the League Cup in midweek so that could get their confidence flowing. Boubacar Kamara also looks like a really good addition in central midfield. With the Hammers also set to spend big in the final days of the transfer window, it feels a little too early to say whether or not the east London club will take a step back this season. Villa need a good run of results to build some positive vibes.

West Ham United will look to pick up their first Premier League goals and points of the 2022/23 seasonthis afternoon against Aston Villa at Villa Park ...

Absolute chaose on the edge of Villa's box as Fornals, Emerson and Scamacca attempt to link up and make a chance. It really has felt like all Villa for a good 10 minutes at least, Zouma especially having to deal with all sorts of crosses and moves into the box. That near-goal has given the hosts a lift. Kehrer caugh too far forward and Villa break down the left. Soucek and Scamacca exchange with a one-two there. Fornals with a volley for West Ham's oly shot, that was not even remotely close to troubling Fabianski. Wins a free-kick on the edge of the box as Ramsey fouls him. The wait of almost 350 minutes for a league goal this season is over and West Ham lead! From distance and it failed to trouble Martinez. It's a win for West Ham and such an important one! Three points and boy, did they have to work for it late on. Pablo Fornals strikes from range, it hits Konsa and completely loops over Martinez and in.

David Moyes' West Ham had lost three matches to start the season and looked second-best for the first half-hour or so at Villa Park.

Nayef Aguerd, West Ham’s marquee defensive signing of the summer, is ruled out for a few months after suffering an ankle injury in preseason. But Villa is supposed to be past a 1-3 start that now includes losses to Bournemouth, Palace, and West Ham. Villa will feel aggrieved to have 58 percent possession and 9-7 shot advantage, but that’s life. It’s true that you’d love to see something profound from West Ham’s best attackers but maybe the deflected goal helps Fornals kick-on ahead of two big London derbies, where anything can happen. This is unacceptable, and Arsenal’s next with Man City to follow the Gunners. And it took a deflected shot to beat Emiliano Martinez.

Pablo Fornals ended West Ham's goal drought to give them their first Premier League victory of the season with a 1-0 win at Aston Villa. David Moyes' side were ...

Benrahma was at the heart of every promising West Ham move in the second half, with Kurt Zouma also impressing as the visitors showed their battling qualities to grind out three points. Aston Villa face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium 7.30pm on Wednesday. They began the day bottom of the table, with three defeats from three. "The players are the ones who have to act now, we'll help and support them in every way we can but it's got to come from within as well. Very little between the teams, the games are really tight and today was really tight. The Premier League is so tough at the moment. They made a couple of changes and we stopped keeping the ball. [Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here](https://qrcode.skysports.com/FantasyPremierLeagueAug22) They hurt us on a couple of occasions, a little bit more than they did the first half and then the game was there for us to take it from them or they were going to get us. Zouma, Fornals (3pts), Fabianski (1pt) Gerrard made four much-needed changes from their dismal defeat at Crystal Palace yet he must still be wondering what his best XI is. "We tried to be positive with our subs but they couldn't help us.

West Ham are back in domestic action today with a trip to Aston Villa, in search of their first league win of the campaign.

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