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Aston Villa vs West Ham FA Cup predictions, betting tips and odds: Hammers heading for an early exit

Expert FA Cup third round predictions, betting odds and tips for Aston Villa vs West Ham. Plus get Aston Villa at 40-1 to win with Betano.

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Where to watch Aston Villa vs West Ham

You can watch Aston Villa vs West Ham in the FA Cup third round at 8pm on Friday, January 10, live on ITV1.

Match prediction & best bet

Aston Villa to win & over 2.5 goals
1pt 11-8 bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes

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Aston Villa vs West Ham odds

Here are the latest odds ahead of Aston Villa vs West Ham in the FA Cup third round on Friday, January 10

Match resultOdds
Aston Villa13-20 with Betano
West Ham18-5 with Betano
Draw3-1 with Betano

Odds correct at time of publishing

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Aston Villa vs West Ham predictions

West Ham are hoping for instant improvement under their new manager, Graham Potter, but they could be handed a reality check by FA Cup third round hosts Aston Villa, who look solid favourites to advance to the final 32.

Potter has been out of the dugout since April 2023 when he was relieved of his duties after a largely unsuccessful seven-month spell at Chelsea. But he was credited with doing excellent work at Brighton, who he helped to establish as a strong Premier League club, and had huge success with Swedish minnows Ostersunds, where he won three promotions, lifted the Swedish cup and advanced them to knockout rounds of the 2017-18 Europa League.

However, Potter's positive impact with Ostersunds and Brighton happened over long periods of time and the 49-year-old may need a while to get West Ham playing in the way that he wants to.

Potter inherits a team sitting 14th in the Premier League and short of confidence after recent drubbings at home to Liverpool and away to Manchester City.

Just seven points separate the Hammers from the relegation zone and the top priority for Potter will be to steer his team to a more comfortable position as quickly as possible.

Next week's Premier League games at home to Fulham and Crystal Palace will be key tests but the FA Cup represents the only hope of lifting a trophy, so Potter will probably go strong with his selection in an early bid to get supporters on side.

However, he will be without top-scorer Jarrod Bowen and that could be a key factor against a Villa side who tend to score plenty of goals.

Villa manager Unai Emery has some tricky decisions to make with influential players Pau Torres, Jhon Duran and John McGinn unavailable and a busy period coming up.

But Emery generally enjoys knockout football and will want to avoid a similar experience to the EFL Cup fourth round when a largely second-string Villa side succumbed to a 2-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace.

Villa are boosted by the return from suspension of Morgan Rogers and have the option of deploying powerful midfielder Amadou Onana, who was an unused substitute for last Saturday's 2-1 success at home to Leicester.

They made hard work of defeating the lowly Foxes but are unbeaten in seven home fixtures and should get the better of West Ham in a high-scoring encounter.

Key stat

Aston Villa have lost only two of 15 home games this season

Aston Villa vs West Ham team news

Aston Villa
Morgan Rogers is available after suspension but Jhon Duran completes a three-game ban and John McGinn, Diego Carlos and Pau Torres are ruled out.

West Ham
Jarrod Bowen, Jean-Clair Todibo and Emerson are set to miss out but Lukasz Fabianski is back in contention.

Probable teams

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Barkley; Bailey, Tielemans, Rogers; Watkins.
Subs: Ramsey, Buendia, Bogarde, Kamara, Digne, Nedeljkovic, Swinkels.

West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola; Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka; Soucek, Alvarez; Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville; Fullkrug.
Subs: Ings, Luis Guilherme, Cresswell, Rodriguez, Soler, Scarles, Irving.

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Inside info

Aston Villa

Star man Morgan Rogers
Top scorer Ollie Watkins
Penalty taker Ollie Watkins
Card magnet Matty Cash
Assist ace Ollie Watkins
Set-piece aerial threat Tyrone Mings

West Ham

Star man Mohammed Kudus
Top scorer Tomas Soucek
Penalty taker Lucas Paqueta
Card magnet Lucas Paqueta
Assist ace Lucas Paqueta
Set-piece aerial threat Tomas Soucek

Aston Villa vs West Ham bet builder predictions

Aston Villa to win
Villa are having a mixed season but they are strong on home soil and should advance at the expense of West Ham, who may need time to adjust to their new manager.

Morgan Rogers to score any time
Rogers has netted twice in his last three appearances and could be the difference between the sides.

Matty Cash to be shown a card
Villa's feisty right back has been booked four times since the start of December and his card count looks set to increase.

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