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West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: London Stadium

Date: 14th December 2025

Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT

West Ham United host Aston Villa at the London Stadium on Sunday, 14th December 2025 for a 14:00 GMT English Premier League encounter. The Hammers enter this fixture having failed to win any of their last four matches, with their most recent outing ending in a 1-1 draw away at Brighton & Hove Albion on 7th December. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away at Manchester United on 4th December. Earlier in this sequence, they suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool on 30th November and drew 2-2 away at AFC Bournemouth on 22nd November. Their only victory in the last five came at home to Burnley, winning 3-2 on 8th November.

Aston Villa arrive at the London Stadium in exceptional form, having won all five of their last matches. Their most recent outing saw them claim a 2-1 victory away at FC Basel in the Europa League on 11th December. In their previous fixture, they defeated Arsenal 2-1 at home in the Premier League on 6th December. Earlier in this impressive run, they secured a 4-3 victory away at Brighton & Hove Albion on 3rd December, beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at home on 30th November, and defeated Young Boys 2-1 at home in the Europa League on 27th November.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Aston Villa, who have won three of the last five meetings with two draws and no West Ham victories. Most recently, the sides drew 1-1 in the Premier League on 26th January 2025. Villa claimed a 2-1 home win in the FA Cup on 10th January 2025 and won 4-1 at home in the Premier League on 22nd October 2023.

Fans can watch this fixture live on Sky Sports Tennis in the UK, Peacock in the USA, DAZN in Spain, and Stan Sport in Australia, with kick-off at 14:00 GMT.

Injured Players: West Ham United: Lukasz Fabianski (Out), Igor Julio (Doubtful)

Aston Villa: Tyrone Mings (Out), Ross Barkley (Out)

West Ham face limited injury concerns with one player ruled out and another doubtful, affecting their goalkeeping and defensive depth. Aston Villa will be without two players, including key defender Tyrone Mings, though their recent form suggests they can cope with these absences.

West Ham United will deploy a 3-4-2-1 formation featuring Diouf, Kilman, Paquetá, Bowen, Areola, Todibo, Wilson, Rodríguez, Fernandes, Mavropanos, and Wan-Bissaka. Aston Villa counter with a 4-2-3-1 setup including Cash, McGinn, Onana, Konsa, Watkins, Tielemans, Martínez, Kamara, Torres, Rogers, and Maasten.

Possible Line-Ups:

West Ham United (3-4-2-1) Diouf, Kilman, Paquetá, Bowen, Areola, Todibo, Wilson, Rodríguez, Fernandes, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1) Cash, McGinn, Onana, Konsa, Watkins, Tielemans, Martínez, Kamara, Torres, Rogers, Maasten


West Ham United – Last 5 Matches

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
D Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 West Ham United English Premier League Dec 7, 2025
D Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United English Premier League Dec 4, 2025
L West Ham United 0-2 Liverpool English Premier League Nov 30, 2025
D AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United English Premier League Nov 22, 2025
W West Ham United 3-2 Burnley English Premier League Nov 8, 2025

Aston Villa – Last 5 Matches

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W FC Basel 1-2 Aston Villa Europa League Dec 11, 2025
W Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal English Premier League Dec 6, 2025
W Brighton & Hove Albion 3-4 Aston Villa English Premier League Dec 3, 2025
W Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers English Premier League Nov 30, 2025
W Aston Villa 2-1 Young Boys Europa League Nov 27, 2025

Head To Head Record

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United English Premier League Jan 26, 2025
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United English FA Cup Jan 10, 2025
West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa English Premier League Aug 17, 2024
West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa English Premier League Mar 17, 2024
Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham United English Premier League Oct 22, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Broadcaster
Great Britain Sky Sports Tennis
USA Peacock
Spain DAZN Spain
Australia Stan Sport
Canada DAZN Canada
Germany Sky Sport 7/HD
France Canal+ Live 5
India Hotstar

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