Aston Villa v West Ham: Head to head

This is the 100th top-flight fixture between Aston Villa and West Ham. The East London side have 34 wins to Villa’s 33, with 32 draws.

They first played each other in the FA Cup on 1st Feb 1913 with the Hammers losing 5-0, it would be another ten years until they faced each other again on Christmas day 1923 in League one. The Hammers biggest win over the Villians cam in 1958 with a 7-2 win at the Boleyn Ground.

Aston Villa’s only Premier League victory in the past nine meetings was 1-0 at home in May 2015 (D5, L3). They scored just four goals in those matches.

However, West Ham have won only one of their 10 most recent Premier League visits to Villa Park, when Kevin Nolan scored both goals in February 2014.

A win on Wednesday would give West Ham 38 points, their highest tally after 22 matches of a top-flight season since 1985-86.

The Hammers can win three consecutive away league matches for the first time since December 2018.

The Irons have already equalled last season’s total of 10 Premier League victories.

An eighth Premier League clean sheet would be the most in a season by West Ham since 2017-18, when they kept 10.

Manager David Moyes is unbeaten in nine Premier League matches against Aston Villa, winning four and drawing five since Everton’s 1-0 defeat at Villa Park in August 2010.