Villa will visit as something of an unknown prospect after their appointment of Paul Lambert in the summer following the dismissal of Alex McCleish.
The Hammers then head west to visit Swansea City in their first away game of the season on the 25th August.
A juicy trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal looms on Boxing Day and the final game of the season will see the visit of Reading to the Boleyn Ground on Sunday 19th May 2013.