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

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Premier League · 2020-21

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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 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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

4/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! West Bromwich Albion FC vs Aston Villa FC — let the football do the talking.
5' A stunning finish from Anwar El Ghazi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
10' The 34-year-old Emiliano Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Kortney Hause is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
20' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Tyrone Mings has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' 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.
35' Poor challenge from Jake Livermore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Jake Livermore has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 36.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kortney Hause on 40.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' 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.
55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
60' England international Jake Livermore has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
66' Tyrone Mings has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
71' Aston Villa FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' Karlan Ahearne-Grant, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
77' Charlie Austin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Phillips on 77 minute.
78' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Grady Diangana by Branislav Ivanovic on 78 minute.
83' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Karlan Ahearne-Grant exits the field as Callum Robinson enters on 83.
84' Goal! Bertrand Traore scores his 35 goal in 437 matches.
88' What a moment for Anwar El Ghazi! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
West Bromwich Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Aston Villa FC were simply the better side today.

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
Conor Hourihane	1
Craig Dawson	1
Bertrand Traore	1
Tyrone Mings	1
Matheus Pereira	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.