West Ham United vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

SUBS: Robin Olsen, Matty Cash, Moussa Diaby, Nicolo Zaniolo, Calum Chambers, Kaine Kessler, Lucas Digne, Tim Iroegbunam, Diego Carlos.

17 March 2024 13:45

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez; Ezri Konsa, Clement Lenglet, Pau Torres, Alex Moreno; Leon Bailey, Douglas Luiz, Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers; Jhon Duran, Ollie Watkins.

17 March 2024 13:42

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

SUBS: Lukasz Fabianski, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, George Earthy, Danny Ings, James Ward-Prowse, Kalvin Phillips, Nayef Aguerd, Ben Johnson.

17 March 2024 13:39

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kurt Zouma, Emerson Palmieri; Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus; Michail Antonio.

17 March 2024 13:37

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Like their hosts, Aston Villa now return to domestic duty on the back of an emphatic European victory. On Thursday, Unai Emery's men saw off Ajax in the Europa Conference League, and their 4-0 aggregate win set up a clash with Lille in next month's quarter-finals. The Villans suffered a painful loss by the same scoreline in their most recent Premier League match, versus top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Following Spurs' subsequent defeat to Fulham, though, Villa can strengthen their grip on fourth place - victory today would increase their cushion to five points.

17 March 2024 13:35

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Ahead of today's game - the final Premier League fixture before next week's internationals - West Ham demolished Freiburg in the Europa League. Keeping their dream of back-to-back continental titles alive, the London club ultimately cruised to a 5-1 aggregate success and booked a meeting with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals. Last time out in the English top flight, the Hammers fought back from two goals down to rescue a point against relegation-threatened Burnley, and they sit seventh in the standings.

17 March 2024 13:34

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between West Ham and Aston Villa at the London Stadium!

17 March 2024 13:30

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…

17 March 2024 13:00