Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs West Ham United FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2024-25
Fri 10 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Villa Park 40,989 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Lucas Paqueta
Amadou Onana 71' 1–1
Morgan Rogers 76' 2–1

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs West Ham United FC — FA Cup at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
04 Jan Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
30 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Newcastle United FC A 0–3 L
21 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
04 Jan Manchester City FC A 1–4 L
29 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–5 L
26 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
21 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Ham United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Aston Villa FC welcome West Ham United FC for this crunch clash at Villa Park.
  • 5' Ghana international Mohammed Kudus has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 9' Lucas Paqueta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The crowd applauds Niclas Fullkrug as he leaves the pitch. Danny Ings steps in for West Ham United FC.
  • 20' The 41-year-old Lukasz Fabianski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' Amadou Onana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ross Barkley on 23 minute.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' Mohammed Kudus picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their trying to find a way past West Ham United FC's compact .
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Another change for West Ham United FC made on 46 minute. Crysencio Summerville leaves to be changed by Vladimir Coufal.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Ian Maatsen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Rogers on 57.
  • 62' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Ham United FC that had 345 games and scored 470 goals.
  • 71' GOAL! Amadou Onana fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 72' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Matty Cash has done his job and it is now time for Kosta Nedeljkovic to step up.
  • 76' Morgan Rogers doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' Aaron Cresswell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oliver Scarles at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Guilherme made 393 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' West Ham United FC make a change. Konstantinos Mavropanos trudges off to be replaced by Luis Guilherme on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Edson Alvarez suffering a number of foals already.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 West Ham United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC54% Draw25% West Ham United FC21%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
78%
Draw or West Ham United FC
46%
Aston Villa FC or West Ham United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC36% Draw46% West Ham United FC18%
Actual: West Ham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push West Ham United FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.