At 22:00 Beijing time on March 13, the 29th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season will usher in a focus battle: West Ham United in the four armies will face Aston Villa, coached by young coach Gerrard.
Although west ham united still theoretically still has the hope of competing for four, and Aston Villa has no hope of competing for European qualification, in fact, both can only be regarded as the "second echelon" in the Premier League, and the overall strength, combat strength and achievements are not comparable to BIG6.
In a make-up match of the 20th round of the Premier League in the early morning of March 11, Beijing time, Aston Villa won 3:0 away to Z United. With 36 points in 27 games, Aston Villa has risen to 9th in the Premier League table, while when Gerrard first took over, Aston Villa was only 16th in the Premier League table.
With 45 points in 28 games, West Ham are sixth in the Premier League table, just three points less than fourth-place Arsenal, and there is naturally hope of competing for Champions League qualification in theory, but in fact there is little hope. Fourth-place Arsenal are three rounds fewer than West Ham United, fifth-placed Manchester United are two points more than West Ham, and seventh-place Spurs are on the same page as West Ham but two rounds less. The top three are basically locked for Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, and Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are competing for the fourth place, who can West Ham United win?
Yes, although West Ham United's ranking and points in the Premier League standings seem to be one stop stronger than Aston Villa, in fact, the gap between the two sides is not large. By the end of the season, West Ham could at most get a Ticket to the European Cup.
And to compare the results achieved in the history of the entire English top flight, west ham and Aston Villa are incomparable.
Nicknamed the Hammers, West Ham United, hailed by the English media as the "Football Academy", is a veritable "star-making factory", from the old League One era to the Premier League era, West Ham United has long been a "lift", the team's history has never won the top league title, only 3 FA Cup titles, and the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup. Aston Villa won the English top flight seven times and the Champions League in 1982. The number of top-flight titles, Aston Villa is second only to Manchester United (20 times), Liverpool (19 times), Arsenal (13 times) and Everton (9 times).
West Ham United have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, and after losing 0-1 away to Sevilla in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, the fab, premier league and europa league have recently lost three consecutive games in the FA Cup, premier league and europa league.
Aston Villa have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, and have won 3 consecutive games in the last 3 Premier League games.
The two sides have met in the past 10 times, West Ham United 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss are in the upper hand, the Premier League last 3 meetings, West Ham United against Aston Villa to maintain three consecutive wins, the first leg of the Premier League this season, West Ham United won 4:1 away to Aston Villa.
In this game, in order to maintain the hope of fighting for the fourth place, West Ham United will inevitably strive to win, but against the team coached by Gerrard, who has a good record recently, there is no certainty of victory, and Aston Villa has a better chance of winning.