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Aston Villa face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 7 of the 46 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 12 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 05 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Villans have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 4 points they have accumulated from 3 games. Aston Villa sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 8 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |