At A Glance
Aston Villa face West Ham United at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Home form has been major strength for Unai Emery’s team in recent months, and they’re on a run of 10 consecutive league wins in B6.
Villa headed into the international break in fifth place on the back of a 1-1 draw at Wolves last time out.
West Ham are two points adrift after enjoying their own strong start to the campaign.
The Hammers have won four of their eight league matches, picking up seven of their 14 points on their travels.
Mohammed Kudus netted a late equaliser as David Moyes’ team drew 2-2 with Newcastle United in their previous outing.
Standout Stats
West Ham are unbeaten in 10 Premier League meetings against Villa since a 1-0 away defeat in May 2015 (W6, D4).
Villa have earned 10 successive Premier League home wins for the first time since a run of 13 from February to October 1983.
A West Ham win would ensure they equal their highest tally of 17 points after nine Premier League matches. They previously reached the mark in 2015-16 and 2021-22.
Villa can score at least three goals in each of their opening four league matches of a season at Villa Park for the first time since 1920-21.
The Hammers have earned two away league victories this season, just one shy of their total for 2022-23.
Victory on Sunday would put Aston Villa on 19 points, their highest tally after nine games of a Premier League season for 25 years.
David Moyes is unbeaten in 14 Premier League games as a manager against Aston Villa since a 1-0 defeat with Everton in August 2010 (W8, D6).
Villa’s total of 59 points in 2023 is the third best in the division, behind Manchester City and Arsenal. Villa have registered 18 Premier League wins this calendar year, their most since 1998.
Jarrod Bowen can become only the third player to score in each of his club's opening five away matches of a Premier League season, emulating Thierry Henry in 2001-02 for Arsenal and Mohamed Salah in 2021-22 for Liverpool.
Douglas Luiz has scored in five consecutive top-flight home fixtures. No Villa player has had a longer scoring sequence since Dwight Yorke's run of eight in 1991.
Vladimir Coufal has provided an assist in four straight Premier League appearances, the longest run ever by a West Ham player.
The Last Meeting
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Unai Emery took his team to London Stadium in March, seeing his side pick up a point after a 1-1 draw.
Ollie Watkins became the second player to score in four successive Premier League away matches for Villa, emulating Dwight Yorke, when he nodded home the opener after 17 minutes.
Saïd Benrahma equalised from the penalty spot later in the first half after Leon Bailey was adjudged to have fouled Lucas Paquetá.
Team News
Unai Emery says he has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from for Sunday’s game.
Only Jacob Ramsey and Alex Moreno remain sidelined for the Villans.
David Moyes is unsure whether Ben Johnson and Aaron Cresswell are ready to return to the team.
The Boss
“It will be a very difficult match. I respect West Ham a lot – the players, the club, David Moyes. They are being very strong defensively, committed defensively. Their structure is very, very strong and it’s always difficult to beat them. This year they are playing keeping ball possession better than last year. They are playing comfortably and feeling confident. They are playing better than last year.”
Unai Emery
