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.