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West Ham United v Aston Villa

West Ham are without forward Jarrod Bowen, who limped off at Liverpool last weekend with a heel injury.

Declan Rice, who missed that defeat because of illness, returned to face Sevilla in the Europa League on Thursday.

Aston Villa head coach Steven Gerrard has an unchanged squad, with Marvelous Nakamba the only absentee.

Morgan Sanson could be given a rare start if Gerrard chooses to freshen up his midfield.

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

Not many teams play with two strikers anymore but using Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings together is working for Aston Villa.

It helps that they put a real shift in off the ball but it is all about getting the balance right in midfield and attack, and giving Philippe Coutinho a more central role is another good move by Villa boss Steven Gerrard.