On Aug 28th, Aston Villa plays host to West Ham United in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Aston Villa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Crystal Palace. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute, then Wilfried Zaha tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute on a feed from Odsonne Édouard But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 58th minute on a goal by Wilfried Zaha. Aston Villa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed West Ham United, recorded a 0-2 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot, then Leandro Trossard added another in the 66th minute In the end, West Ham United was frustrated by Brighton & Hove Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brighton & Hove Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season West Ham United won the head to head battle with 2 wins. Aston Villa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins each having 2 goals in their last 5.