Confidence is high for Aston Villa away win
West Ham have won 40 games, drawn 32 and lost to Villa since they first played each other for the first time in 1913.
Villa were the 5-0 winners in the FA Cup in that first game in 1913.
The Hammers biggest win over Villa came in August 1958 at Upton Park with a 7-2 victory.
In modern times Villa have lost just two of their last 18 home league games against West Ham at Villa Park (W8 D8 L2) – 1-2 in January 2006 and 0-2 in February 2014.
West Ham are looking to secure back-to-back league victories against Aston Villa for the first time since January 2006, having beating them 2-0 in their last meeting in February 2016.
Aston Villa have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games on a Monday (D5 L10), beating Sunderland 6-1 in April 2013.
West Ham’s return of seven points (W2 D1 L1) from their opening four Premier League games is their best start to a season since 2012-13, when they also won seven points under Sam Allardyce.
Aston Villa have lost 15 of their last 17 Premier League matches (W1 D1 L15), including three of their four this season (W1 D0 L3).
West Ham striker Sebastien Haller has scored three goals in three Premier League games this season and has been involved in 21 goals in his last 25 top-flight appearances across spells at Eintracht Frankfurt and the Hammers (15 goals, 6 assists).