Lindelöf starts at West Ham
FixturesWest Ham United Vs. Aston Villa - Sun, Dec 14th 2025, 14:00 Unai Emery has named his starting XI for Aston Villa’s Premier League clash with West Ham United on Sunday (ko 2pm). The Villans visit the London Stadium looking to make it nine wins in a row, in their final away outing before Christmas. And Emery has handed a first Premier League start in Villa colours to Victor Lindelöf, with Pau Torres not fit enough to feature. Emi Martínez also remains sidelined, meaning Marco Bizot again deputises in goal, with Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa and Ian Maatsen starting in defence. Youri Tielemans begins with Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara in midfield, with Morgan Rogers and captain John McGinn starting behind Ollie Watkins – who makes his 200th Premier League appearance for the club. View team news in full below… Aston Villa: Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Lindelöf, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Tielemans, McGinn (c); Watkins. Substitutes: Wright; Digne, García, Bogarde, Hemmings, Buendía, Sancho, Guessand, Malen.