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 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

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

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. West Bromwich Albion FC host Aston Villa FC — let the battle begin!
5' Goal! Anwar El Ghazi scores his 35 goal in 361 matches.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 361 games and scored 505 goals.
15' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' 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.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Poor challenge from Jake Livermore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Livermore is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Red card on 36.
40' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' It’s high time Sam Allardyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
66' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 66.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Callum Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Charlie Austin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Phillips at the 77 minute mark.
78' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Grady Diangana exits the field as Branislav Ivanovic enters on 78.
83' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Callum Robinson on, Karlan Ahearne-Grant off on 83 minutes.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bertrand Traore makes no mistake. 0-2!
88' Anwar El Ghazi doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Jay Rodriguez	2
Dwight Gayle	2
Tyrone Mings	1
Keinan Davis	1
Hal Robson-Kanu	1
Tammy Abraham	1
Conor Hourihane	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.