West Ham United v Aston Villa: match preview West Ham (Possible, 4-4-2): Jaaskelainen; Demel, Tomkins, Reid, Rat; Downing, Noble, Nolan, Jarvis; Morrison, Diamé. Out: Carroll (foot), Collins (hamstring), Diarra, McCartney (both knee), Petric, Taylor (both calf), Vaz Te (shoulder). Aston Villa (Possible, 4-3-3): Guzan; Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, Clark; Westwood, Delph, Tonev; Weimann, Benteke, Kozak. Out: Agbonlahor (ankle), Luna (hamstring), Bennett, Gardner (both back), Okore (knee), N'Zogbia (Achilles). Betting: Home 23-20, Away 23-10, Draw 12-5. Team News Winger Matthew Taylor misses West Ham's Upton Park encounter with Aston Villa after suffering a knock against Burnley in the midweek Capital One Cup victory. Mladen Petric is also out for a couple of weeks after aggravating an injury in an Under 21 run-out and fellow striker Ricardo Vaz Te is absent after dislocating a shoulder against Swansea on Sunday. The re-signed Carlton Cole is not yet ready for a Premier League start, according to his manager, Sam Allardyce, but the striker could feature from the bench. Meanwhile, Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor is missing with an ankle injury. The forward has been struggling with the problem for some time and will not be available for the trip to Upton Park. Left-backs Antonio Luna and Joe Bennett are also out, leaving Villa manager Paul Lambert with a hole to fill in the position. Jores Okore, Charles N'Zogbia and Gary Gardner are also long-term casualties. Match Notes A touch of claret on show but little room for relaxation as both teams search for much-needed points. West Ham have won once since the opening day of the season while Villa are struggling to score. However, the Hammers have lost just two of their last 13 Premier League games at home to Villa, while the visitors have lost one of their last six on the road. Stat of the game: Aston Villa have gone 285 minutes without scoring a goal in the Premier League. John Ley's prediction: West Ham United 1 Aston Villa 1.