Aston Villa welcome West Ham to the Midlands in the Premier League this afternoon.It’s the second meeting between the teams this month, after Villa beat West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup’s third round

West Ham are looking for a response when Graham Potter takes his side to Aston Villa in the Premier League.Potter lost his first game in charge of the Hammers to Villa in the FA Cup earlier this month and was dealt another setback last time out.

The Gunners have seen their strongest line-up significantly depleted by an injury crisis that has so far wiped out the likes of Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri, Takehri Tomiyasu – all of which are set to be out for some time.

On their remarkable run from New Year's Day 2014 to the final day of the season, there was just one opponent who managed to beat Arsenal in the Premier League. In doing so Aston Villa effectively derailed Mikel Arteta's title bid,

Aston Villa to win. Aston Villa have dominated their recent meetings with West Ham. The Villans are unbeaten in five and have won three of the last four across all competitions. U

Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League - Graham Potter without a number of key players for trip to Villa Park