West Bromwich Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester City FC 38 games · 78 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Coote
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Adam Nunn
Standings
# 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 26 Jan Manchester City FC H 0–5 L 19 Jan West Ham United FC A 1–2 L 16 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–2 W 09 Jan Blackpool FC A 2–2 D 02 Jan Arsenal FC H 0–4 L 29 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 5–0 W 23 Jan Cheltenham Town FC A 3–1 W 20 Jan Aston Villa FC H 2–0 W 17 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 4–0 W 13 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W 10 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester City FC0-151/–16-302/131-453/146-603/161-753/376+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 6' Ilkay Gundogan puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
- 11' 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.
- 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Goal! Joao Cancelo scores his 15 goal in 516 matches.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 62 goal in 431 matches.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Bartley. He replaces Callum Robinson on 46 minute.
- 47' Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores his 78 goal in 431 matches.
- 52' Aymeric Laporte is replacing Ilkay Gundogan for the Manchester City FC side.
- 57' Goal! Raheem Sterling scores his 113 goal in 431 matches.
- 59' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Robert Snodgrass is replaced by Matt Phillips.
- 60' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 60 minute. Bernardo Silva leaves to be changed by Gabriel Jesus.
- 61' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Jesus is hanging Bernardo Silva on the field on 61 minute.
- 64' The whistle greets Karlan Ahearne-Grant as he departs to be replaced by Hal Robson-Kanu.
- 69' Darnell Furlong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 74' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 79' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hal Robson-Kanu.
- 89' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Dara O'Shea is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-5.
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Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 23
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7
Callum Robinson ↓ Kyle Bartley 46'
- 2
- 19
- 29
- 6
- 12
Bench
- 14
- 21
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5
Kyle Bartley ↑ 46'
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10
Matt Phillips ↑ 59'
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4
Hal Robson-Kanu ↑ 64'
- 25
- 22
- 20
- 18
Coach Sam AllardyceManchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 31
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20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Gabriel Jesus 60'
- 5
- 7
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47
Phil Foden ↓ Ferran Torres 52'
- 11
- 26
- 16
- 27
- 3
Bench
- 25
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9
Gabriel Jesus ↑ 60'
- 2
- 22
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14
Aymeric Laporte ↑ 52'
- 82
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21
Ferran Torres ↑ 52'
- 13
- 50
Coach Pep Guardiola -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ilkay Gundogan 3 Raheem Sterling 1 Riyad Mahrez 1 Joao Cancelo 1 Semi Ajayi 1 Ruben Dias 1 Head to Head
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2021-01-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC L 2021-01-19 West Ham United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-01-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-01-09 Blackpool FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–4 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–5 Leeds United FC LManchester City FC Form
2021-01-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC W 2021-01-23 Cheltenham Town FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.82 West Bromwich Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.54 Manchester City FC xGI would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.36Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 36%Draw or Manchester City FC 85%West Bromwich Albion FC or Manchester City FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 11.2%0 – 3 9.2%1 – 2 8.9%0 – 1 8.6%1 – 1 8%1 – 3 7.5%0 – 4 5.8%0 – 0 4.8%1 – 4 4.8%2 – 2 3.6%2 – 3 3.1%0 – 5 ActualAsian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC
Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 2% 97% -1.5 3% — 97% -1 3% 6% 91% -0.5 9% — 91% +0.5 27% — 73% +1 27% 21% 52% +1.5 48% — 52% +2 48% 21% 31% +2.5 69% — 31% Clean Sheet
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.