West Ham vs Aston Villa betting tips and predictions – Watkins to net on landmark appearance?

Dec 14, 2025 - 09:15

West Ham and Aston Villa face-off at the London Stadium for a crucial Premier League clash as the hosts look to jump out of the relegation zone.

West Ham vs Aston Villa best bets

Bet on Aston Villa to win at 1/1 on Betfred
Back Ollie Watkins to score at 6/5 on 247bet
Get Aston Villa to win and Watkins to score at 14/5 on Spreadex

West Ham vs Aston Villa latest odds

Find the latest West Ham vs Aston Villa betting odds here. Odds are provided by Betfred and are subject to change.

West Ham – 11/4
Draw – 13/5
Aston Villa – 1/1

West Ham vs Aston Villa predictions

The stats look in favour of Aston Villa even before you look at their rankings in the table and recent results in the league.

West Ham are in the relegation scrap at the moment and things aren’t looking like they’ll get much better, with two points to make up on Nottingham Forest.

The Hammers are also winlless in their last five meetings in the league against Aston Villa, losing twice but drawing as many as three.

Prior to that they’d won five in a row against the Villans, but a loss looks like it looms.

West Ham vs Aston Villa betting tips

Hammers hammered

This is West Ham’s worst start to the Premier League season since 2017/18 when they had ten points.

They have just 13 coming into this weekend after eight losses and four draws.

And Aston Villa being evens to win away from home looks a great price to follow in, especially when adding to bet builders to boost the value even more.

Especially considering Aston Villa have won nine of their last 10 Premier League matches, winning the most points in the division in that timeframe from 28 September onwards (27).

Ollie Watkins landmark goal?

Watkins can make his 200th Premier League appearance on Sunday should he be involved.

With 78 goals and 34 assists, these sort of landmarks are often reached marking it with a goal or involvement of some kind.

Only 11 English players have been involved in more goals in their first 200 games.

Jamie Vardy is the most recent player to exceed such a feat with 97 goals and 28 assists.

Bet on Aston Villa to win at 1/1 on Betfred
Back Ollie Watkins to score at 6/5 on 247bet
Get Aston Villa to win and Watkins to score at 14/5 on Spreadex

West Ham vs Aston Villa predicted lineups

West Ham expected lineup: Areola; Mavropanos, Todibo, Killman; Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Paqueta, Diouf; Soucek, Wilson, Bowen.
Aston Villa expected lineup: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Buendia, Tielemans, McGinn; Watkins.

Where to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa

Location: London Stadium, London, England.
Date & Time: Sunday, 14th December 2025, 2pm.
TV Channel: Sky Sports.

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