Aston Villa and West Ham United were separated by just two points within the Premier League's top seven prior to the international break after both teams drew their latest fixtures. Unai Emery's side was held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by local rivals Wolves, marking their first Premier League draw since May amidst a recent record of six wins and two losses. Villa fans might hope for a repeat in their upcoming fixture against West Ham, given their poor head-to-head record, as they haven't beaten West Ham in ten attempts, losing the last three matches on home soil.

However, some Villa supporters will be more confident as their team has now achieved ten straight home league wins, their longest such sequence since a run of 13 that ended in October 1983. West Ham manager David Moyes, on the other hand, holds an impressive unbeaten record of 14 Premier League head-to-heads with Villa, winning eight and drawing six. This streak is his second-longest unbeaten run in the top-flight against any team.

After a 2-2 draw with Newcastle, Moyes referred to it as a "great point," and the Hammers received more good news with forward Jarrod Bowen signing a new seven-year contract. He will aim to reward West Ham's trust in him by helping the team return to form, as they went unbeaten in three league away games (two wins and a draw) before a 3-1 loss at Liverpool in late September. Both teams have shown an inclination for goals, with five of West Ham's last five Premier League road fixtures and three of the last five head-to-head encounters at Villa Park witnessing goals for both sides.

Ollie Watkins is a player to watch for Villa, scoring a second hat-trick of the season in their last home league game and netting the winner for England against Australia at Wembley. I believe he can have a final say in this match and that AV are in the great spot to beat WHU!

在国际比赛日之前，阿斯顿维拉和西汉姆联在英超前七名中仅差2分。乌奈·埃梅里的球队被当地对手狼队1-1逼平，这是他们自5月份以来的第一次英超平局，最近的战绩是6胜2负。维拉球迷可能希望在即将到来的对阵西汉姆联的比赛中重演，因为他们的正面交锋记录很差，因为他们已经十次尝试击败西汉姆联，在主场输掉了最近三场比赛。

然而，一些维拉的支持者会更有信心，因为他们的球队现在已经取得了10连胜，这是自1983年10月结束的13连胜以来最长的连胜纪录。另一方面，西汉姆主帅大卫·莫耶斯在英超与维拉的交锋中保持着14场不败的记录，8胜6平。这是他在顶级联赛中第二长的不败纪录。

在2-2战平纽卡斯尔后，莫耶斯称这是一个“伟大的进球”，铁锤帮收到了更多的好消息，前锋贾罗德·鲍恩签下了一份新的7年合同。他的目标是回报西汉姆联对他的信任，帮助球队恢复状态，因为他们在9月底以1 - 3输给利物浦之前，在联赛的三场客场比赛中保持不败(两胜一平)。两支球队都表现出了进球的倾向，西汉姆联最近五场客场比赛中有五场，在维拉公园的近五场交锋中有三场双方都有进球。

奥利-沃特金斯是维拉队值得关注的球员，他在最后一场主场联赛中完成了本赛季的第二个帽子戏法，并在温布利球场为英格兰队对阵澳大利亚队打进绝杀球。我相信他在这场比赛中会有最终的决定权，AV在击败WHU的绝佳位置!