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West Ham will be up against some old boys as they look to end their winless run tonight.

Aston Villa are likely to include defender James Collins in their ranks when they visit Upton Park for the Premier League clash, while former Hammers captain Nigel Reo-Coker could feature.

West Ham defender James Collins has swapped one claret and blue shirt for another after joining Aston Villa on a four year deal.

The Welsh defender passed a medical at Villa Park this afternoon and signed for the Villans for a fee believed to be around £5million.

It's transfer deadline day and West Ham have offloaded their club record signing just nine months after bringing him in.

Savio Nsereko has been sold to Italian side Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee, with Portuguese defender Manuel Da Costa coming to Upton Park as part of the deal.

Gianfranco Zola is praying all his West Ham players come through their international commitments this evening as he counts down to the Premier League kick-off.

Zola has a number of key players turning out for their countries this week, including three in the England squad against Holland.

Diego Tristan unwittingly scored a late winner to give West Ham the perfect end to 2008, and their first home victory in over three months.

Tristan deflected a Carlton Cole shot past Thomas Sorensen in the 88th minute to break the hearts of 10-man Stoke and register his first goal for the Irons.