West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Aston Villa FC

Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 19:15 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'

Jake Livermore 35' Y

Jake Livermore 36' R

Y 40' Kortney Hause

Karlan Ahearne-Grant 62' Y

Y 66' Tyrone Mings

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Lee Betts
Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Arsenal FC	38	85
5	Manchester City FC	38	78
6	Manchester United FC	38	71
7	Aston Villa FC	38	65
8	Liverpool FC	38	60
9	AFC Bournemouth	38	57
10	Sunderland AFC	38	54
11	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	53
12	Brentford FC	38	53
13	Chelsea FC	38	52
14	Fulham FC	38	52
15	Newcastle United FC	38	49
16	Everton FC	38	49
17	Leeds United FC	38	47
18	Crystal Palace FC	38	45
19	Nottingham Forest FC	38	44
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	41
21	Coventry City FC	0	0
22	Hull City AFC	0	0
23	Ipswich Town FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2019-05-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2019-05-11 Aston Villa FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2018-12-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	0–3	L
15 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–5	L
28 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Nov	Manchester United FC	A	0–1	L

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–0	W
17 Dec	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D
12 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	West Ham United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
08 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Aston Villa FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Anwar El Ghazi doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Ollie Watkins, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' Jake Livermore catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
36' Jake Livermore was booked on 36.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kortney Hause.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
62' A moment of madness from Karlan Ahearne-Grant on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. West Bromwich Albion FC will be frustrated.
66' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
77' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Matt Phillips exits the field as Charlie Austin enters on 77.
78' The crowd applauds Grady Diangana as he leaves the pitch. Branislav Ivanovic steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
83' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Karlan Ahearne-Grant is withdrawn and Callum Robinson gets his opportunity.
84' Bertrand Traore is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the right winger.
88' Brilliant from the ! Anwar El Ghazi makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 88.
Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats West Bromwich Albion FC

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Dara O'Shea
8
Jake Livermore C
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Kieran Gibbs
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Charlie Austin 77'
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Branislav Ivanovic 78'
2
Darnell Furlong
19
Romaine Sawyers
29
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Callum Robinson 83'
6
Semi Ajayi
18
Conor Gallagher

Bench

Coach Sam Allardyce

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anwar El Ghazi	5
Dwight Gayle	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Matheus Pereira	1
Mbaye Diagne	1
Tyrone Mings	1
Keinan Davis	1
Hal Robson-Kanu	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2020-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-12 Newcastle United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-11-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2020-11-21 Manchester United FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2020-12-17 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2020-12-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-11-30 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2020-11-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.05 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw28% Aston Villa FC45%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

73%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Aston Villa FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC19% Draw47% Aston Villa FC34%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

10.5%

0 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.