West Ham United vs Aston Villa Preview

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

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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

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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

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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