Pellegrini unlikely to change the pack

Manuel Pellegrini will name an unchanged team that beat Norwich City if early reports are to be believed.

If true that would mean a starting line-up of Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Yarmolenko, Noble,  Lanzini, Felipe Anderson, Haller.

That would mean Balbuena, Zabaleta, Snodgrass, Roberto, Sánchez, Fornals and Ajeti on the bench.

Pellegrini has got an almost fit squad to choose from with only Michail Antonio, Winston Reid and Xande Silva unavailable through injury.

West Ham have made their best league start since 2012-13, when they also had seven points from four games.

The Hammers won five of their last seven league matches (D1, L1).

Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini has won five of his past six matches against Villa, drawing the other.

The Irons are unbeaten in four away matches (W3, D1), having previously taken one point from eight fixtures on the road.

Sebastien Haller has scored three goals in three Premier League games.