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It took just nine minutes for this selection to land when these sides met at the London Stadium back in December, and head-to-head encounters between Aston Villa and West Ham have been entertaining to watch recently. The two sides have been evenly-matched - Villa have won four, West Ham have won three, and there have been three draws in the last 10 meetings between these sides. BTTS has landed in nine of those matches, including each of the last seven in a row. 

Neither side have been particularly watertight at the back in recent weeks, but they are still battling at either end of the Premier League standings. Aston Villa sit fourth, but they have lost three league matches in a row. Meanwhile, West Ham are still in the relegation zone, but only on goal difference, and they have suffered just one defeat in their last six league games.

The Hammers were able to hold on to a point against Man City last time out, resisting an onslaught from the visitors. Man City racked up 24 shots, but were only able to find the back of the net once at the London Stadium. The hosts were able to deal with all 15 corner kicks from Pep Guardiola’s men. 

West Ham come into this clash in better form, but Villa are the favourites on home turf, and they will be desperate to return to winning ways. They are averaging 5.73 corners per game at Villa Park in the Premier League this season, and have hit this mark in four of their last five home matches. 

Meanwhile, West Ham are conceding an average of 7.07 corners per game in their Premier League away games - only four sides have failed to register at least six corners when hosting the Hammers this season.

Aston Villa will expect to dominate play and have the lion’s share of possession, but they will have to be wary of the threat West Ham carry on the break.

Crysencio Summerville is expected to return to the starting eleven hereafter missing out against Man City with a minor calf injury. West Ham managed just one shot against City, but they will pose a much greater threat in the final third here if they revert to their usual 4-2-3-1 formation. 

Castellanos is averaging 2.3 shots per 90 in the Premier League this season, and 38% of his efforts have hit the target. The Argentine international has seen a slight uptick in shots when playing away, and has landed this selection in four of his five starts.

Both of his Premier League goals this season have come on the road, as Castellanos found the back of the net against Liverpool at Anfield and Burnley at Turf Moor.

In addition to his contributions in the final third, Summerville also likes to track back to help his fullback with defensive duties. The 24-year-old is averaging 1.78 fouls per 90 in the Premier League this season, rising steeply to 2.19 when playing away. He has registered at least one foul in each of his last 10 starts on the road, with multiple infringements in nine of those games as well. 

Matty Cash looks set to be his primary matchup here, after he made a brief cameo off the bench against Lille midweek in the Europa League. The fullback is averaging 1.08 fouls drawn per 90 at Villa Park this term, and he has landed this selection in four of his last five starts in front of a home crowd. He has also drawn a free-kick in each of his last five meetings against West Ham.

Aston Villa won through to the Europa League Quarter Finals on Thursday evening, and even managed it with a spot of rotation too, but still had a fair few playing who you would expect to be needed on Sunday. They’ve not been in good form in the league, racking up their third loss in a row last Sunday at Old Trafford. 

West Ham will have been buoyed by a 1-1 draw at home against Man City in a classic Nuno backs to the wall style performance, scoring from their only shot on goal, allowing City 72% possession and fending off 25 shots from City.

Jarrod Bowen provided the assist for Konstantinos Mavropanos’ header, and he looks to be coming into form at just the right time to insert himself into Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions plans. His two goals against Brentford helped West Ham progress to the FA Cup Quarter Finals, and he has provided three assists in four games prior to that one.