Aston Villa vs West Ham United Preview

Aston Villa host West Ham United at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon in a Premier League fixture that carries importance for both clubs at different ends of the table’s concerns.

Villa head into this one having secured a significant Europa League result midweek — a 2-0 home win over Lille in the second leg on March 19, which booked their quarter-final place. Prior to that, they lost 3-1 away at Manchester United in the league on March 15. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 win away at Lille in the first leg, a 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea, and a 2-0 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers complete a sequence of two wins and three losses from the last five — a side that has been more effective in Europe than domestically. With 40 goals scored this season, a goal difference of +3 and 37 conceded, Villa have enough attacking quality to be dangerous at Villa Park but have been leaking goals at a rate that will concern them in the long run.

West Ham arrive having drawn their most recent outing — a 1-1 home draw with Manchester City on March 14. Prior to that, they beat Brentford in the FA Cup via a 2-2 draw on March 9. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 win away at Fulham on March 4, a 5-2 defeat away at Liverpool on February 28, and a 0-0 home draw with AFC Bournemouth make for a mixed but not disastrous run of two wins, two draws and one loss. The underlying season-long numbers, however, are the most telling statistic — 36 goals scored, a goal difference of -19 and 55 conceded make West Ham one of the division’s most porous side, and the disparity between their attacks and their defensive output has defined a campaign spent closer to the wrong end of the table than anyone at the club would have hoped.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Aston Villa, who have won three of the last five meetings with two draws and no West Ham victories. Most recently, Villa won 3-2 away at West Ham in December 2025. Villa also won 2-1 at home over West Ham in the FA Cup in January 2025, while West Ham have failed to win any of the last five meetings across all competitions.

UK and Irish viewers can watch on Sky Sports Premier League from 14:15 GMT on Sunday. Fans in the United States can stream via Peacock. Australian supporters can watch on Stan Sport, while viewers in Canada can tune in on DAZN Canada or fuboTV Canada.

Aston Villa Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Aston Villa	2-0	Lille	Europa League	Mar 19, 2026
L	Manchester United	3-1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Mar 15, 2026
W	Lille	0-1	Aston Villa	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
L	Aston Villa	1-4	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Feb 27, 2026

West Ham United Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	West Ham United	1-1	Manchester City	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
W	West Ham United	2-2	Brentford	English FA Cup	Mar 9, 2026
W	Fulham	0-1	West Ham United	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Liverpool	5-2	West Ham United	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
D	West Ham United	0-0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
West Ham United	2-3	Aston Villa	Dec 14, 2025	English Premier League
Aston Villa	1-1	West Ham United	Jan 26, 2025	English Premier League
Aston Villa	2-1	West Ham United	Jan 10, 2025	English FA Cup
West Ham United	1-2	Aston Villa	Aug 17, 2024	English Premier League
West Ham United	1-1	Aston Villa	Mar 17, 2024	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Premier League
Ireland	Sky Sports Premier League
United States	Peacock
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport 5/HD, Sky Go, WOW
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 2
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League 1
Sweden	V Sport Football, Viaplay Sweden