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Graham Potter suffered a painful start to his West Ham reign as Aston Villa's late surge sealed a 2-1 win in the FA Cup third round on Friday.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

Villa are on a seven-match unbeaten run on home soil, with Arsenal and Crystal Palace the only teams to come away from Villa Park with victory this season. West Ham fans, though, will be hoping their side is buoyed by a change of manager, with Graham Potter announced this week as Julen Lopetegui’s replacement.

Our Aston Villa vs West Ham United betting tips feature selections priced at 23/20, 14/5 and 5/1, including a positive result for the Hammers

Villa Park is set for an electrifying encounter as Aston Villa and West Ham, two Premier League stalwarts, clash in the FA Cup's third round on Friday night. Both teams are keen to send a fellow league rival packing, with West Ham particularly motivated to make a strong impression under their new management.

Here was an instant crash course in the weird and wonderful world of West Ham United for Graham Potter. After just one training session, Potter experienced the new manager bounce and then a late collapse in the space of 96 mad minutes to underline why he will require patience repairing the damage of Julen Lopetegui’s tenure.

Graham Potter's reign at West Ham United began with a spirited performance but ended in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round.

Graham Potter has wasted no time in making a transfer request to the West Ham board, with Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell set to become his first signing. After Julen Lopetegui was finally dispensed with, the Hammers announced the worst kept secret in football.

West Ham United manager Graham Potter has started working towards saving the season for the Hammers.They started the season poorly under Julen Lopetegui even after spending heavily on new signings in