Jarrod Bowen arrives at Aston Villa

Team News: Hammers unchanged again for Villa clash

West Ham United name an unchanged team for the fifth Premier League game in succession at Aston Villa.

David Moyes goes with the same XI which took to the field against Newcastle United prior to the international break, and secured a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw.

That means Alphonse Areola starts in goal, and will be looking for a second Premier League clean sheet of the campaign on his 50th appearance for the Club.

In front of him, Kurt Zouma will skipper the side in the heart of defence, alongside Nayef Aguerd.

Vladimír Coufal, who has registered an assist in each of his last four Premier League starts, and Emerson line-up in the full-back positions.

Coufal’s Czech Republic national team colleague Tomáš Souček will start in the centre of midfield, as will Edson Álvarez and James Ward-Prowse.

Souček’s sparkling form in front of goal for the Hammers – he has four to his name already this term – continued with the winning strike for Czech Republic against the Faroe Islands in the international break.

Aston Villa starting XI

In attack England international Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paquetá will support frontman Michail Antonio, who helped Jamaica to a 3-2 CONCACAF Nations League victory over Haiti last week.

On the bench former Aston Villa striker Danny Ings is among Moyes’ options, as are the likes of Mohammed Kudus, Saïd Benrahma and Pablo Fornals, who notched the winner in the corresponding fixture last season.


West Ham United: Areola, Coufal, Zouma ©, Aguerd, Emerson, Álvarez, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Paquetá, Antonio
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Kehrer, Mavropanos, Ogbonna, Fornals, Benrahma, Kudus, Ings, Mubama


Aston Villa: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Douglas Luiz, Kamara, McGinn ©, Zaniolo, Diaby, Watkins
Subs: Olsen (GK), Diego Carlos, Chambers, Lenglet, Dendoncker, Tielemans, Kellyman, Bailey, Traoré


Referee: David Coote
 

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