This is the first FA Cup meeting between Aston Villa and West Ham since March 1980, with the Hammers winning a quarter-final tie 1-0 en route to winning the trophy.
Aston Villa beat West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League in August – they’ve not won consecutive meetings with the Hammers in all competitions since completing the league double over them in 2010-11.
Having lost seven consecutive FA Cup third round matches between 2016-17 and 2022-23, Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at this stage of the competition last season. They last reached the fourth round in consecutive campaigns in 2014-15/2015-16.
West Ham were eliminated by Bristol City in the FA Cup third round last season. They’ve not gone at this stage of the…