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.

Football fans Down Under can watch FA Cup matches live on streaming service Optus Sport. With exclusive rights to stream select FA Cup and all Premier League matches live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games, streaming service Optus Sport is a particularly big draw for Aussie soccer fans.

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.

Aston Villa vs. West Ham United in the FA Cup is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

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,

Hence, Amadou Onana is the front-runner to pair up with the former name. No change at the right winger spot as Leon Bailey takes onto the field once again. However, Youri Tielemans might have to make way for Emi Buendia for the central role.

Graham Potter takes charge of West Ham United for the first time when the Londoners face Aston Villa tonight.The Hammers head to Villa Park in the FA Cup’s third round, looking to make a positive