Aston Villa’s Unai Emery and West Ham’s Graham Potter are among the managers selecting their final Premier League sides for the January transfer window this weekend.
Both teams will be involved in a rematch of Potter’s first game in charge of the Hammers when they meet at Villa Park on Sunday (4:30 p.m. GMT).
West Ham took an early lead but lost 2-1 on that occasion, and they have since beaten Fulham and lost to Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered for line-ups, team news and confirmed starting lineups for Aston Villa vs West Ham and you can follow all the action with our live commentary.
Villa line-up against West Ham
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– Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 26, 2025
Villa captain John McGinn returns to the bench following a hamstring injury, while new signing Donyell Malen could make his debut as a substitute.
Fullback Andres Garcia, who signed from Levante this weekwill join them in reserve initially, but Amadou Onana joins Ross Barkley among those absent from the Villans midfield.
Villa from the 11th century: Martinez, Digne, Mings, Konsa, Cash, Bailey, Kamara, Ramsey, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins.
Submarines: Olsen, Zych, McGinn, Duran, Buendia, Garcia, Malen, Maatsen, Bogarde
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– Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 26, 2025
West Ham line-ups against Aston Villa
Western Ham make three changes: Alphonse Areola for Lukasz Fabianski in goal, Vladimir Coufal for the suspended Konstantinos Mavropanos in defense and Carlos Soler for Guido Rodriguez in midfield.
Defender Jean-Clair Todibo and attackers Michail Antonio, Niclas Fullkrug, Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen are all absent.
West Ham starting XI: Areola, Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell, Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soler, Emerson, Paqueta, Soucek, Kudus
Submarines: Fabianski, Foderingham, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Irving, Casey, Scarles, Orford
