Aston Villa Breakdown :
Aston Villa will play host to West Ham on Friday night. West Ham have just appointed new Head Coach Graham Potter after a really poor run of form.
Extending their unbeaten run on home turf to 10 top-flight matches, Aston Villa edged out Leicester City last weekend, as Leon Bailey got himself on the scoresheet therefore ended his long personal drought to score the hosts’ winning goal in 2-1 win thanks to those Villa players
Without putting on a stellar performance, victory improved the Villans’ hopes of claiming a European place at the end of the season, taking them eighth in the table close behind fellow challengers Bournemouth, Manchester City and Newcastle United.
Fa Cup History :
Emery’s side had won just one of their final four fixtures of 2024, so starting the new year with maximum points will have boosted morale at the Birmingham club’s Bodymoor Heath training complex.
Seven-time winners of the FA Cup, Villa now return to the famous knockout competition looking to improve a dismal run of results, having lost seven straight third-round ties between 2017 and 2023.
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West Ham Sacking :
Emery’s fellow Basque boss seen an interminable wait to be put out of his misery, but the former West Ham head coach was sacked on Wednesday ,following an unimpressive spell in east London.
The capital club had won just six league games during his tenure, with last Saturday’s 4-1 defeat by Manchester City being their ninth loss in 20 top-flight matches this season.
Though the Hammers are still clear of relegation trouble – sitting in 14th place in premier league table at present. seven points above the drop zone – back-to-back defeats for the loss of nine goals proved too much for the board to take.
After a 5-0 thumping by league leaders Liverpool, even ailing Manchester City were able to put four past Lopetegui’s team in their year-opening fixture, meaning they have now lost by three or more goals on nine occasions.
Indeed, new manager Potter inherits a side with the worst defensive record outside of the promoted sides this season, conceding goals at a rate of nearly two per game.
