Look on in sheer awe as Mystic Megson gazes into his crystal balls and casts his West Ham v Aston Villa score prediction for this weekend, including goal-scorers and his own unarguable low-down on each side…

Now this is what the ancient Romans used to call a tossilus titonicus! Will Paul Lambert’s men suffer a seventh defeat on the bouncy at Big Sam Furrydice’s in-form Hammers?

West Ham certainly showed backbouncability in their 2-2 draw at Stoke last time out, with Enner Valencia looking ever more of a prude edition and good old Stewart Downing looking nothing if not rejubilated.

Can they claim their steak for an unlikely Zooropa League finish? If they can keep the likes of Alex Song and Winston Reid fit and flaming then they’ll be in with a shouty one.

As for Villa, they’re losing games all over the shop and now they’ve got Christian Benteke suspended just after he’d returned from injury and the blockheads.

After a bright start to the seasonal, it looks like another grim battle against the dreaded plop awaits this famous old landmiddle outfit.

Now, here comes Mystic Megson’s West Ham United v Aston Villa score prediction for Saturday November 8th – place your balls, now!

Mystic Megson says West Ham 3-1 Aston Villa – Valencia, Diafra Sakho and Mark Noble putting the balls on Andreas Weimann’s shock opening. You can put your balls on it!