West Ham fans will get a sense of the players' new manager Graham Potter is most keen on now that his first starting line-up since taking the job has been announced with Lukasz Fabianski back in the side. Potter was appointed officially on Thursday morning after the sacking on Wednesday of Julen Lopetegui.

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.

Graham Potter takes charge of the Hammers for the first time in this third-round cup clash. New West Ham boss Graham Potter will look to make an immediate impact today as his team travel to face Aston Villa in this all-English Premier League third-round FA Cup match.

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has made his predictions for all 32 FA Cup third round games and given his verdict on who will make it into round four. For this week's matches he is up against actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton,

Aston Villa welcome West Ham to the Midlands this evening as the two clubs commence their FA Cup campaigns.Unai Emery will be hoping for success in this competition as he looks to turn impressive

West Ham United, now under the management of former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter face Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round at Villa Park.