West Ham vs Aston Villa form
The arrival of new manager Nuno Santo on the bench has clearly brought a breath of fresh air to the London Stadium. Instead of displaying the lackluster performance they showed in the first two months after the start of the season, West Ham have gradually stabilized and achieved positive results.
In their last six matches, Hammers have only lost one, drawn three, and won two. Thanks to these significantly improved results, The Hammers have at times escaped the relegation zone. Although Leeds United have pushed them back to 18th place, the London team still has plenty of opportunities to escape the bottom of the table.
Before round 16, coach Nuno Santo's team had 13 points, 2 points behind the two teams above them, Nottingham and Leeds. A win at home this weekend would almost guarantee West Ham an improvement in their current ranking.
However, the home team's task of securing three points promises to be very challenging. Simply because they have to host a team that has been in the most destructive form in the Premier League for over a month now.
While not the first team to beat Arsenal this season, the 2-1 victory at Villa Park a week ago will undoubtedly be one of Birmingham's most memorable moments in the Premier League this season.
Fearless and not adopting a defensive approach, Aston Villa confidently created an open, attacking game against the team dubbed the "winning machine." As a result, sweet victory came to Unai Emery's team.
It's worth noting that after the first five rounds, Aston Villa were still struggling in the relegation zone. However, their record of winning 9 out of their last 10 matches has propelled the Villa Park side to third place in the standings, now only 3 and 2 points ahead of Arsenal and Man City respectively.
Aston Villa's impressive run isn't limited to domestic competitions. In the Europa League, Ollie Watkins and his teammates have won 5 out of their 6 matches so far, putting them close to securing a direct spot in the round of 16.
In recent years, Aston Villa have generally dominated in their encounters with West Ham. Specifically, in the last five meetings between the two sides, the visitors have won three and drawn two. However, in their last ten visits to The Hammers' home ground, the visitors from Birmingham have only won one, drawn five, and lost four.
West Ham vs Aston Villa team news
West Ham: Veteran goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski remains the most notable absentee for the home team.
Aston Villa: Only Ross Barkley and Tyrone Mings are absent due to injury.
Predicted lineups for West Ham vs Aston Villa
West Ham: Areola; Mavropanos, Todibo, Kilman; Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Paqueta, Diouf; Soucek, Wilson, Bowen
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Buendia, Tielemans, McGinn; Watkins
Prediction: 1-2
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