Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
West Bromwich Albion FC
0 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against West Bromwich Albion FC and Aston Villa FC has kicked off!
  • 5' What a strike from Anwar El Ghazi! The score is 0-1.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 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' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' Jake Livermore was booked on 35.
  • 36' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 40' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
  • 50' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. John McGinn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 71' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Austin. 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' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Karlan Ahearne-Grant is replaced by Callum Robinson.
  • 84' What a strike from Bertrand Traore! The score is 0-2.
  • 88' Anwar El Ghazi with the second goal in the match!
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Allardyce

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
6%
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.