West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
22 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 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 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 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' Welcome to The Hawthorns that hosts another battle between West Bromwich Albion FC and Aston Villa FC.
- 5' GOAL! Anwar El Ghazi scores on 5.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 368 games and scored 394 goals.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matt Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 35.
- 36' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jake Livermore gets a Red card.
- 40' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 45' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Romaine Sawyers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 62.
- 66' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Tyrone Mings gets a Yellow card.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 76' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Matt Phillips is replaced by Charlie Austin on 77 minute.
- 78' The whistle greets Grady Diangana as he departs to be replaced by Branislav Ivanovic.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Callum Robinson. He replaces Karlan Ahearne-Grant on 83 minute.
- 84' What a strike from Bertrand Traore! The score is 0-2.
- 88' GOAL! Anwar El Ghazi scores on 88.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Aston Villa FC players.
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Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 8
- 1
- 3
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10
Matt Phillips ↓ Charlie Austin 77'
- 11
- 2
- 19
- 29
- 6
- 18
Bench
- 21
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15
Charlie Austin ↑ 77'
- 25
- 22
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7
Callum Robinson ↑ 83'
- 13
- 24
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20
Branislav Ivanovic ↑ 78'
- 17
Coach Sam AllardyceAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 5
- 18
- 2
- 11
- 30
- 10
- 21
- 7
- 15
- 6
Bench
- 19
- 27
- 3
- 39
- 14
- 12
- 24
- 22
- 41
Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Anwar El Ghazi 5 Dwight Gayle 2 Jay Rodriguez 2 Hal Robson-Kanu 1 Tammy Abraham 1 Conor Hourihane 1 Craig Dawson 1 Bertrand Traore 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 LAston 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 accuracy1 / 41.05 West Bromwich Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Draw 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Aston Villa FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 6%1 – 3 4.9%2 – 2 4.8%0 – 3 Actual2 – 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.