Aston Villa FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Premier League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Referee Martin Atkinson
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D 21 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–2 L 10 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–2 L 04 Apr Fulham FC H 3–1 W 21 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L 12 Mar Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D 22 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–3 L 12 Apr Southampton FC H 3–0 W 03 Apr Chelsea FC A 5–2 W 13 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L 07 Mar Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Villa Park will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 9' Goal! Anwar El Ghazi scores his 32 goal in 337 matches.
- 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' Tyrone Mings has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' What a strike from Matheus Pereira! The score is 1-1.
- 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 33' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Targett made 336 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 47' What a strike from Mbaye Diagne! The score is 1-2.
- 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor Gallagher on 54.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Conor Gallagher on 55.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 337 games and scored 373 goals.
- 65' It’s high time Sam Allardyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 67' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Callum Robinson is replaced by Matt Phillips on 67 minute.
- 72' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
- 78' The whistle greets Douglas Luiz as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Ramsey.
- 82' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keinan Davis is hanging Ross Barkley on the field on 82 minute.
- 86' Dara O'Shea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles on 86 minute.
- 90' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Bertrand Traore departs to be replaced by Wesley.
- 90' GOAL! Keinan Davis scores on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 5
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20
Ross Barkley ↓ Keinan Davis 82'
- 18
- 11
- 4
- 27
- 21
- 7
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15
Bertrand Traore ↓ Wesley 90'
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6
Douglas Luiz ↓ Jacob Ramsey 78'
Bench
- 19
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9
Wesley ↑ 90'
- 1
- 30
- 3
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39
Keinan Davis ↑ 82'
- 22
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41
Jacob Ramsey ↑ 78'
- 52
Coach Dean SmithWest Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 1
- 14
- 5
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7
Callum Robinson ↓ Matt Phillips 67'
- 2
- 6
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12
Matheus Pereira ↓ Matt Phillips 67'
- 35
- 17
- 18
Bench
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27
Dara O'Shea ↑ 86'
- 8
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10
Matt Phillips ↑ 67'
- 4
- 25
- 11
- 22
- 19
- 29
Coach Sam Allardyce -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Anwar El Ghazi 5 Dwight Gayle 2 Jay Rodriguez 2 Mbaye Diagne 1 Tyrone Mings 1 Keinan Davis 1 Hal Robson-Kanu 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2021-04-25 Aston Villa FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-04-22 Leicester City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Southampton FC W 2021-04-03 Chelsea FC 2–5 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.52 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 West Bromwich Albion FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.85Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 68%Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC 59%Aston Villa FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 0 7.9%0 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 7.5%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 0 6.6%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.3%3 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 17% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.