Team news
Aston Villa captain John McGinn has returned to full training after a hamstring injury and is in contention to face West Ham.
Fellow midfielders Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley remain sidelined, along with Pau Torres, while new signings Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia await their debuts.
West Ham could be bolstered by the return of at least one of Crysencio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen.
Summerville sustained a hamstring problem during the FA Cup defeat by Villa on 10 January, while Bowen is close to a return from a fractured foot.
Dinos Mavropanos is suspended as a consequence of his red card against Crystal Palace last weekend.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Aston Villa are looking to complete their first league double over West Ham since 2010-11, having won 2-1 away on the opening weekend of the season.
West Ham's 4-1 defeat in last season's corresponding fixture ended a five-match unbeaten run at Villa Park in the Premier League (W3, D2).
The Hammers also lost away to Villa in the FA Cup a fortnight ago.
Aston Villa
Villa are on a 10-match unbeaten home run in the Premier League (W6, D4). They've only had three longer streaks without defeat at Villa Park.
However, Unai Emery's side are winless in their past five league games following Champions League fixtures, with two home draws followed by three away defeats.
They have conceded a goal from their opponent's first shot on target in 11 Premier League matches this season, more than any other team.
The Villans have also conceded 11 goals after the 75th minute in the current campaign, second only to Southampton's tally of 12.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have scored a joint-high eight Premier League goals this season prior to the weekend fixtures.
Unai Emery is unbeaten against West Ham as Aston Villa manager, with three wins and two draws.
Ollie Watkins is set to make his 200th Aston Villa appearance on Sunday. He has 69 goals and 30 assists in 168 Premier League outings and could reach 100 goal involvements in the fewest games by any player since Kevin De Bruyne achieved the milestone in 155 matches in July 2020.
Lucas Digne is poised to play in his 100th Premier League game for the club.
West Ham United
They have lost three of their past four league games.
West Ham's most recent away fixture was a 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Aston Villa earlier this month in Graham Potter's first match in charge. They have lost 10 of their past 16 on the road in all competitions (W3, D3).
The Hammers have only led at half time in three Premier League games this season, the joint-lowest tally in the division.
Nonetheless, they've only failed to score in one of their 10 top-flight away fixtures in 2024-25 – a 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest in November.
They have averaged just 8.7 shots and 2.4 shots on target in their seven matches without Jarrod Bowen since the start of last season, compared to 13.1 shots and 4.3 shots on target per game when he plays.
