Villa go into today`s fixture knowing a Win would ensure they will be playing Premier League again tomorrow and that a Draw would also be good enough as long as Watord and Bournemouth both Lose their repective Fixture.
West Ham go into the game knowing although they can`t finish any higher then 15th a win would secure 15th place ahead of Brighton who sit in 16th place but level on points but with a worst goal difference.
The previous fixture at Villa Park back in September ended in a 0-0 draw with the Hammers playing with 10 men for the last 23mins of the game having seen Masuaku sent off.
West Ham and Villa have met 111 times with the hammers leading the wins with 40 to Villa`s 38 and the fixture has ended in a draw 33 times.
Antonio needs two goals to match the all time record of a player scoring in a calender month that only Jimmy Ruffell (Dec 1934),Johnny Bryne(Dec 1963) and Sir Geoff Hurst(Nov 1966) have all achieved for West Ham.
West Ham go into the game knowing although they can`t finish any higher then 15th a win would secure 15th place ahead of Brighton who sit in 16th place but level on points but with a worst goal difference.
The previous fixture at Villa Park back in September ended in a 0-0 draw with the Hammers playing with 10 men for the last 23mins of the game having seen Masuaku sent off.
West Ham and Villa have met 111 times with the hammers leading the wins with 40 to Villa`s 38 and the fixture has ended in a draw 33 times.
Antonio needs two goals to match the all time record of a player scoring in a calender month that only Jimmy Ruffell (Dec 1934),Johnny Bryne(Dec 1963) and Sir Geoff Hurst(Nov 1966) have all achieved for West Ham.