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 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.

At least five teams have progressed into the FA Cup fourth round. This follows the completion of more third-round fixtures on Friday night. Aston Villa

New West Ham coach Graham Potter has not got the start he wanted after Aston Villa came from behind to knock his team out of the FA Cup by 2-1 at Villa Park. Lucas Paquetá put the Hammers ahead after just nine minutes only for Amadou Onana to equalize for Villa with 19 minutes remaining on Friday.

The club is continuing its season-long celebration on Friday night when Unai Emery's side host West Ham in the FA Cup. To mark the fixture, which is nearly 150 years to the day of their first-ever recorded match, players will wear a one-off black kit.

Mohammed Kudus and his West Ham United teammates crashed out of the FA Cup in Graham Potter's first game in charge, losing 2-1 to Aston Villa on Friday.

Graham Potter's first game as West Ham United's Head Coach ended in a 2-1 Emirates FA Cup third round defeat at Aston Villa on Friday evening.

Aston Villa struck twice in five second-half minutes to stun West Ham and advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win, denying Graham Potter victory in his first game in charge of the Hammers.

Graham Potter emphasises Lucas Paquetas importance to West Ham ahead of their match against Crystal Palace, highlighting his recent performances.

Villa are a mixed bag at the moment results-wise but they are strong at home, suffering just two losses across all competitions so far this season. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 8pm GMT. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith at Villa Park.

It was just Villa's second FA Cup win in nine years. Before Friday night's success, their only win in the competition since 2016-17 came in the third round at Middlesbrough last season. A defeat to Stevenage two years ago, just over two months into Unai Emery's reign was a nadir in a sorry recent FA Cup record.

Graham Potter suffered defeat in his first game as West Ham boss as Aston Villa came from behind to reach the FA Cup fourth round ... up to Onana's leveller. Lucas Paqueta's ninth-minute opener ...