Aston Villa v West Ham

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Aston Villa will be feeling confident when they return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon despite their 1-0 loss away from home at Monaco in the Champions League in midweek as The Villans bring a four-match unbeaten sequence into this domestic top flight clash against West Ham at Villa Park.

West Ham were dealt a third defeat in four games in the Premier League last weekend when The Hammers suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss at home to London rivals, Crystal Palace, which followed on from previous defeats at the hands of Liverpool 5-0 and Manchester City 4-1.

Aston Villa have picked up two wins and two draws in their last four games in the English top flight which consist of victories gained over Leicester City and Everton along with picking up points in draws with Brighton and Arsenal, helping to lift Unai Emery's side to within just two points of fifth placed Manchester City.

Villa had to endure a previously worrying five-match sequence without a win in the Premier League from towards the end of October through to early December which included slipping to three defeats as well.

Losses to Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea, all of which were dealt out to the west midlands club on their travels have been offset by losing just once at home all season as well as picking up six wins within their 11 home games to date.

West Ham have dropped down the Premier League table to 14th place after being handed three defeats in their last four games and new manager, Graham Potter, has his work cut out ahead of this upcoming trip to Villa Park in order to make his side a competitive unit for this fixture.

League wins have been occasional rather than a regular occurrence so far in this season's Premier League campaign for West Ham as the visitors have managed to capture just seven wins within their total of 22 matches played to date this term, along with being dealt no fewer than 10 defeats as well.

West Ham have collected just three wins on the road so far this term which have been registered at Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and Southampton respectively, along with slipping to four defeats as well.

The bigger picture shows West Ham have won just these three away games from their last 13 attempts on the road, and this sort of form may not prove to be enough to get a result of any kind at Villa Park against a solid Aston Villa unit in their own backyard on Sunday afternoon.

Aston Villa v West Ham Verdict

Aston Villa have held the upper hand in recent exchanges against West Ham as The Villans have won three of the last four encounters.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.55

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2 goals @ 2.15

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-0 @ 12.00