West Ham United drew 1-1 with Aston Villa in the Premier League yesterday. Here are the players who surprised — and the ones who disappointed.

Diego Carlos had the raw materials and pedigree when he signed - his time at Villa was punctuated by extreme highs and lows

With Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran being linked to West Ham and the two clubs facing each other on Sunday, our writers looked at his future

West Ham will be looking for more stability as Graham Potter looks to steady the boat when they face Aston Villa in the Premier League

West Ham defender Emerson has sent fans a message following their latest Premier League result against Aston Villa.

Villa beat the Hammers 2-1 in the FA Cup a fortnight ago and host them once again for Graham Potter's fourth match in charge of following the sacking of Julen Lopetegui. Potter's West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 last week, but fell to a 2-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace last Saturday.

Aston Villa welcome West Ham this weekend, with Irons forward Jarrod Bowen growing closer to a return from injury

New West Ham manager Graham Potter’s dugout debut for the Irons came against Villa in the FA Cup, falling to a 2-1 defeat. Since then, he’s struggled to break the sluggish, inconsistent form which resulted in Julen Lopetegui’s sacking – beating Fulham 3-2 before being well beaten by Crystal Palace in a 2-0 defeat last time out.

Villa have strengthened their squad in the January transfer window, with 21-year-old full-back Andres Garcia joining from Levante while centre-back Diego Carlos has left for Turkish side Fenerbahce

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Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season...

Unai Emery has demanded consistency from Aston Villa as they look to bounce back against West Ham following the midweek defeat at Monaco.