Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
26/01/2025
17:30
Prediction: 2-1
West Ham
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at Villa Park when Aston Villa and West Ham United take on each other in the Premier League round 23. The Villans came from two goals behind to share the spoils with Arsenal at the weekend and their fine form at home is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of West Ham. The good news for the hosts is that important midfielder Amadou Onana has overcome his injury, but Scotland international John McGinn is unlikely to be risked.
The Hammers, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace. West Ham United have been struggling on the travels of late, losing to Man City in the league, while suffering elimination to Aston Villa in the FA Cup round 3 and that is yet another reason why home win should be considered. Former Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville is rated doubtful for the visiting side, while all Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, and Niclas Fullkrug remain in the treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Youri Tielemans):
Youri Tielemans is a product of Anderlecht football academy. The prolific midfielder was born on May 7, 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and he is regarded as one of the most talented Belgian players. Tielemans signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht at the age of 16 and in 2013 he made his first-team debut for the club.
The Belgian starlet came as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to Lokeren in the national championship. Youri Tielemans was making progress week by week and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. The 176-cm-tall footballer scored 26 goals in 139 appearances in the league for Anderlecht and in 2017 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.
Tielemans joined les Rouges et Blancs for a fee of around €25 million. Speaking of his international career, the Monaco midfielder made his senior debut for Belgium in a 1-1 draw with Netherlands (9.9.2016.). He came as a substitute ten minutes before the final whistle, replacing Steven Defour.
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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