Graham Potter is celebrating his 24th anniversary as West Ham United manager and here the new boss speaks to ITV. “West Ham is a fantastic football club… great history, tradition… ambition… a family feel… a well-functioning academy… an ambitious board… it felt really right… I feel like I’ve come back stronger… a better person and coach… I’m really excited… we had a training session yesterday… met everyone… tried to find my way… prepared the team… also a day in the hotel today… the response was great… the players accepted little messages… We understand what we want to achieve with it Game.”

Aston Villa celebrates its 150th anniversary tonight. To mark the occasion, various matchday items are priced at £1.50 including lager, cakes, sausage rolls, soft drinks, scarves, beanies, caps, the commemorative program and the shuttle bus from Birmingham city center to Villa Park. That’s a nice gesture. The commemorative shirt may not cost £1.50, but let’s not expect the moon on a stick. In any case, that hasn’t stopped the jersey from already selling out online, and you can understand why, because it’s delicious: all black, reflecting the club’s first colors before they moved on to their famous burgundy and blue , with the retro crest of a rampant lion, no sponsors and no names on the back. Happy birthday, Villa!

Aston Villa are making three changes to their starting XI following their 2-1 Premier League home win over Leicester City last weekend. Emiliano Martínez makes way for Robin Olsen in goal. Morgan Rogers and Ian Maatsen feature, while Lucas Digne drops to the bench and captain John McGinn is out injured.

West Ham United also make three changes after the strange 4-1 defeat at Manchester City that promised more at times but ultimately cost Julen Lopetegui his job. Łukasz Fabiański replaces Alphonse Areola in goal. Konstantinos Mavropanos and Oliver Scarles come on, Vladimír Coufal is on the bench and Jean-Clair Todibo is out injured. 19-year-old midfielder Scarles, who has appeared as a substitute on a number of occasions in the Premier League, will make his first appearance for West Ham.

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