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West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini says he made a mistake playing Fabian Balbuena against Manchester City

West Ham United kicked off their new Premier League campaign with a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City at the London Stadium on the opening weekend.

The Hammers have since bounced back, winning two and drawing one of their next three league games.

They face Aston Villa later tonight and will be hoping to pick up all three points against the newly-promoted side who have lost three of their opening four games.

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini will hope to get his tactics right against Dean Smith’s side after admitting he made a mistake while selecting his starting XI for the clash against Man.