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2025\/26 Premier League<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMatchday 31<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nAston Villa v West Ham United<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nVilla Park<\/span><\/p>\n


\nBirmingham, England<\/span><\/p>\n


\nSunday, 22 March 2026<\/span><\/p>\n


\nKick-off is at 16h15<\/span><\/p>\n

Aston Villa will be looking to add to West Ham United’s Premier League<\/a> relegation fears when the two teams meet at Villa Park on 22 March.<\/p>\n

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Current Form<\/span><\/p>\n

Villa were beaten 3-1 by Manchester United on 15 March, as they extended their winless run to four matches in the English top-flight.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa are also winless in their last two home matches in the Premier League, having recorded a defeat and a draw at Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, West Ham managed to hold Manchester City to a 1-1 draw on 14 March, and they are now undefeated in their last two matches in the league.<\/p>\n

The Hammers have won two of their last three away matches in the Premier League, while the other game ended in a defeat as the visitors.<\/p>\n

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Team News<\/span><\/p>\n

Aston Villa currently have Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans, and Matty Cash unavailable due to injury, with no players suspended.<\/p>\n

West Ham United, on the other hand, also doesn’t have suspensions, but Crysencio Summerville, Lukasz Fabianski, and Ollie Scarles are currently nursing injuries.<\/p>\n

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Quotes<\/span><\/p>\n

“I think we can keep our heads up and try to do better in the next game against Aston Villa,” West Ham left-back\u00a0El Hadji Malick Diouf said after their draw with Man City.<\/p>\n

“And I hope we’re going to make a good performance and get a good result. Four or five months ago, I was saying that we needed that passion. If you start really badly, you have to stay patient, because I know we have a really good squad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s still not enough, so we have to continue. We have to keep going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nHead-to-Head<\/span><\/p>\n

Aston Villa beat West Ham United 3-2 in their last meeting in the league, which was earlier in December 2025 at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n

As a result, Villa are undefeated in their last six Premier League games against West Ham, having registered three victories and three draws.<\/p>\n

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Friday, 20 March \u00a0<\/strong>
\n22:00 \u2013 AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United<\/p>\n

Saturday, 21 March \u00a0<\/strong>
\n14:30 \u2013 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool FC
\n17:00 \u2013 Fulham FC v Burnley FC
\n19:30 \u2013 Everton FC v Chelsea FC
\n22:00 \u2013 Leeds United v Brentford FC<\/p>\n

Sunday, 22 March \u00a0<\/strong>
\n14:00 \u2013 Newcastle United v Sunderland AFC
\n16:15 \u2013 Aston Villa v West Ham United
\n16:15 \u2013 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n

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