Aston Villa vs West Ham Prediction and Football Tips
Premier League football tips – Aston Villa vs West Ham prediction
The big news for Aston Villa is the return to fitness of forward Gabriel Agbonlahor, who should go straight back in to the team. Young Jack Grealish has been in impressive form of late and should keep his place in the team, despite the return of Agbonlahor.
West Ham will be delighted to welcome Alex Song back in to the team, having returned to fitness but are still without but Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho, who remain on the sidelines. The inclusion of Song should be the only change from the team that defeated Burnley last week.
Probable Line-ups
Aston Villa 4-3-3 formation: Given; Bacuna, Okore, Vlaar, Richardson; Cleverley, Westwood, Delph; Grealish, Agbonlahor, Benteke
West Ham: 4-2-3-1 formation: Adrian; Jenkinson, Collins, Burke, Cresswell; Noble, Song; Kouyate, Downing, Nolan; Valencia
- Aston Villa have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- West Ham have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Aston Villa have scored an average of 2 goals and conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, West Ham have scored an average of 0.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Aston Villa’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of West Ham’s previous 10 matches
- The reverse fixture finished 0-0 at Upton Park
Aston Villa will be aiming to continue their rise up the table and with some tough fixtures to come, Tim Sherwood will want 3 points from this match. Villa are now undefeated in their last 3 home Premier League games and have lost just once in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
West Ham stopped a run of 5 games without a win by defeating Burnley 1-0 at home last week. However, the Hammers have failed to record a Premier League win away from home in their previous 10 attempts, picking up just 5 points in the process. During those 10 games, West Ham have managed only 5 goals.
Aston Villa have a fantastic attacking threat to the team, especially with Benteke in such good form and should have enough to defeat West Ham here.
We say: Benteke to score and Aston Villa to win at 7/4 with Bet365
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