The Premier League’s most recognisable claret and blue sides – sorry, Burnley fans – square up in a fascinating Monday Night Football clash at the London Stadium.
It is a game, of course, that holds somewhat less significance than when Aston Villa visited West Ham in July and secured Premier League survival with a 1-1 draw on the final day of last season.
Things have changed for the better for both teams since – the Hammers struggled last term too – and they sit a point apart in the top flight’s top half after pleasing starts.
It’s Villa who are perched just above their hosts, and with a game in hand too, and Dean Smith’s men will be delighted to be on the road again as they have proven happy travellers so far this campaign.
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