Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2023
17:30
Prediction: 1-1
West Ham
Villa Park will host Sunday’s football game between Aston Villa and West Ham United, the two top-table sides. The Villans were producing fine performances before the international break, with the team beating all Crystal Palace, Chelsea, and Brighton before the international break, while sharing the spoils with Wolverhampton. Both Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are out of contention with injuries, while Jacob Ramsey is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Hammers, on the other hand, have a chance to climb to the Europa League berth, but seeing that Aston Villa rolled over Brighton 6-1 in their last home game in the English top flight, home win should be considered. Aaron Cresswell remains on the sidelines with injury for the capital club, while fellow defender Ben Johnson should recover in time to face the Villans on Matchday 9.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.
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