West Ham United Vs. Aston Villa: Fierce Battle In London Before International Pause

Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United hopes to win three points. (photo: x @WestHam ·)

JAKARTA - West Ham United will host Aston Villa in the Premier League continued match on Sunday 17 March at London Stadium. This is the final fight before the international break. Both teams returned to domestic action after recording progress on the European stage, where West Ham won a big win over Freiburg in the Europa League and Aston Villa beat Ajax in the Europa Conference League.

West Ham came into this match after a spectacular 5-0 win over Freiburg that led them to qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals. Goals from Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, and Aaron Cresswell led Hammers to a 5-1 aggregate victory. In the Premier League, they have shown stable performance with only one defeat in the last four matches.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa also entered this match with confidence after a 4-0 aggregate win over Ajax in the Europa League. However, they face a 4-0 defeat tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League which puts their position in the top four at risk. Even so, Villa still have three wins in their last three away games in the Premier League.

In terms of team fitness, West Ham will only lose Maxwel Cornet due to a thigh injury, while Emerson Palmieri's presence still doubts. However, Aaron Cresswell is confirmed to have appeared after scoring a goal in the last game. On the Villa side, they were confirmed without further Watkins due to a knee injury, while Diego Carlos was also absent due to a hamstring injury.

In their previous meeting in October, Villa won 4-1 over West Ham, but they have not won an away win against Hammers since 2011. With both teams having a pretty good performance, this match is expected to be fierce.

West Ham will try to take advantage of the advantage of playing at home to secure three points, while Aston Villa will seek recovery after their crushing Premier League defeat.

Player Composition Predictions:

West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Goalkeeper: Areola Behind: Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Central Emerson: Alvarez, Ward-Prowse Wing: Kudus, Paqueta, Bowen Striker: Ings

Aston Villa (4-4-2): Goalkeeper: Martinez Behind: Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Central Digne: Rogers, Tielemans, Luiz, Bailey Wings: Diaby, Duran