Aston Villa hit the road for the final time this season as they travel to take on West Ham United with four Women's Super League wins on the bounce firmly in their sights.
Natalia Arroyo's side will also be aiming to make it two wins in five days after they stunned high-flying Arsenal at Villa Park on Wednesday.
The Villans ran riot in B6 as they romped to a 5-2 victory, scoring five impressive goals on their way.
Jordan Nobbs' first of the season, followed up by a Kirsty Hanson thunderbolt saw the side head into the break with a two-goal cushion.
It only took Chasity Grant seconds after the restart to etch her name on the scoresheet before Rachel Daly got on the end of a ball from Hanson to put Villa 4-0 up and in dreamland.
Arsenal pulled two goals back in quick succession through Stina Blackstenius and Alessia Russo but that didn't falter Villa as Grant sealed the win and her second of the game with only 10 minutes to go.
Today's opponents, West Ham, also produced a terrific win in their last outing as they convincingly defeated Crystal Palace 7-1 away from home last Sunday.
The result, which also saw the Eagles get relegated, is the Hammers' largest-ever top flight victory.
A first-half hat trick from Shekiera Martinez had West Ham firmly in control at the break and it only took her 17 minutes into the second-half to net her fourth of the fixture.
The Hammers continued to blow their south London counterparts away as Viviane Asseyi made it 6-0 to the side with a fine long-range strike.
Katie Stengel pulled one back for the hosts from the penalty spot with 10 minutes to go but it was in vein as Emma Harries bagged a brace in the game's closing minutes to wrap up the impressive win.
Stats
Villa remain unbeaten away from home against West Ham in the WSL (W2 D2).
West Ham are unbeaten in their last five WSL games (W2 D2) and this weekend could set their longest ever run without defeat in the competition.
Villa have won their last two away league games, only once winning three in a row in the WSL on the road in March 2023 when the last victory came versus West Ham.
The Last Meeting
HIGHLIGHTS | Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United
Villa wrapped up 2024 with a convincing 3-1 victory over West Ham United at Villa Park the last time these two sides met.
A brace from Adriana Leon and late solo strike from Kenza Dali sealed the win and cancelled out a first-half goal from Vivienne Asseyi.
Jordan Nobbs also once again made history as she became the first-ever player to make 200 WSL appearances.
Team News
Lucy Parker (leg), Lucy Staniforth (ankle) and Gabi Nunes (back) were all ruled out for Wednesday's fixture but could be in contention to return today.
Paula Tomàs (hip) recently underwent surgery for an injury she received in training during the recent international break and is ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Pre-Match Thoughts
"We have a big challenge of trying to get as many points as possible. Even when we knew the first mission of being safe was done we still had the ambition to get as many points as possible. West Ham are higher than us in the table so why not try and compete as good as we did at Villa Park and try and get three points."
Natalia Arroyo
