Premier League·Regular Season - 31Full time
VenueVilla Park
RefereePaul Tierney, England
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Aston Villa0′—90′Match timelineWest Ham
15'
68'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 87'
- 83'
- 83'
- 77'
- 68'O. WatkinsGoal · Normal Goal
- 67'
- 67'
- 67'
- 46'
- 46'
- 45'Aaron Wan-BissakaYellow
- 27'Ollie WatkinsVAR · Penalty cancelled
- 15'
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats59%
Possession
Aston Villa59|41West Ham
Shots on goal
7goals
Aston Villa
1goals
West Ham
Total shots
23shots
Aston Villa
9shots
West Ham
- 23Total shots9
- 7Shots on goal1
- 9Shots off goal3
- 12Shots inside box8
- 507Total passes342
- 89%Pass accuracy83%
- 6Corners6
- 3Fouls7
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Offsides4
- 7Blocked shots5
- 11Shots outside box1
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 452Passes accurate283
- 1.69Expected goals (xG)0.85
- -0.58Goals prevented-0.58
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Double chance : Aston Villa or draw
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Aston Villa45%
Draw45%
West Ham10%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
40%
60%
Attack
44%
56%
Defense
41%
59%
Goals model
63%
37%
Head-to-head
85%
15%
Aston Villa · league form
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West Ham · league form
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Lineups
4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Unai Emery
vs
West Ham4-3-3Nuno Espirito Santo
Aston Villa bench
9
M. BizotGoalkeeper40
Y. TielemansMidfielder8
T. MingsDefender5
L. BaileyForward31
Douglas LuizMidfielder21
I. MaatsenDefender22
L. BogardeMidfielder26
T. AbrahamForward18
E. BuendiaMidfielder10
West Ham bench
9
F. HerrickGoalkeeper49
A. AreolaGoalkeeper23
A. TraoreForward17
K. Walker-PetersDefender2
S. MagassaMidfielder27
C. WilsonForward9
M. KilmanDefender3
O. ScarlesDefender30
M. KanteMidfielder55
Recent form
Last 5 matches
Aston VillaD1-1
W4-0
W4-3
L0-1
L0-1
West HamW2-1
D0-0
W4-0
D2-2
L0-2
Head-to-head
10 previous meetings10 previous meetingsAston Villa leads 5-2
Aston Villa5wins
Drawn
3draws
West Ham2wins
50%30%20%
Aggregate goals10 matches
17
11
Recent meetings
5- 22 Mar 26Aston Villa2–0West HamPremier League
- 14 Dec 25West Ham2–3Aston VillaPremier League
- 26 Jan 25Aston Villa1–1West HamPremier League
- 10 Jan 25Aston Villa2–1West HamFA Cup
- 17 Aug 24West Ham1–2Aston VillaPremier League
Injuries & suspensions
4 reportedAston Villa
1
B. KamaraKnee InjuryOut
West Ham
3
L. FabianskiBack InjuryOut
C. SummervilleCalf InjuryOut
J. TodiboCalf InjuryOut
Standings
Premier League 2025Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference LeagueRelegation
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Manchester United | 34 | 17-10-7 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 34 | 17-7-10 | +13 | 58 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 17-7-10 | +5 | 58 |
| 6 |  Brighton | 34 | 13-11-10 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 |  Bournemouth | 34 | 11-16-7 | 0 | 49 |
| 8 |  Chelsea | 34 | 13-9-12 | +8 | 48 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 34 | 13-9-12 | +3 | 48 |
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | 14-6-14 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 13-8-13 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 34 | 12-10-12 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 11-10-12 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 |  Newcastle | 34 | 12-6-16 | -4 | 42 |
| 15 | Leeds | 34 | 9-13-12 | -7 | 40 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10-9-15 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 | West Ham | 34 | 9-9-16 | -16 | 36 |
| 18 |  Tottenham | 34 | 8-10-16 | -10 | 34 |
| 19 |  Burnley | 34 | 4-8-22 | -34 | 20 |