Barclays Premier League |
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| Venue: The Hawthorns Date: Saturday, 23 January |
Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (5)
West Bromwich Albion
- 01 Foster
- 25 Dawson
- 23 McAuley
- 03 Olsson
- 06 Evans
- 29 Sessegnon (McManaman - 74' )
- 05 Yacob
- 24 Fletcher
- 14 McClean
- 08 Gardner (Berahino - 64' )
- 33 Rondón (Anichebe - 64' )
Substitutes
- 04 Chester
- 10 Anichebe
- 13 Myhill
- 15 Pocognoli
- 17 Lambert
- 18 Berahino
- 19 McManaman
Aston Villa
- 31 Bunn
- 04 Richards Booked
- 05 Okore
- 16 Lescott
- 43 Cissokho
- 07 Bacuna
- 08 Gueye
- 15 Westwood
- 25 Gil
- 27 Kozák (Veretout - 64' )
- 19 J Ayew
Substitutes
- 01 Guzan
- 06 Clark
- 09 Sinclair
- 17 Veretout
- 38 Lyden
- 39 Gestede (Veretout - 80' )
- 40 Grealish
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
90:00 +3:11 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
90:00 +0:36Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +0:36Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
90:00 +0:05Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
90:00 +0:05James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89:19Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
88:01Carles Gil (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88:01Foul by Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion).
86:44Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
86:30Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
84:55Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
81:34Attempt missed. Micah Richards (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
81:07Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Foster.
81:04Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
80:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Aston Villa. Jordan Veretout replaces Rudy Gestede because of an injury.
79:52Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79:02Delay in match Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
78:25Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
76:06Carles Gil (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James McClean (West Bromwich Albion).
75:19Foul by Carles Gil (Aston Villa).
75:19Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74:19Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joleon Lescott.
73:42 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum McManaman replaces Stéphane Sessegnon.
72:56Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aly Cissokho with a cross.
70:34Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Anichebe.
70:06Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
68:59Foul by Joleon Lescott (Aston Villa).
68:59Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66:42Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
63:51 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Victor Anichebe replaces Salomón Rondón.
63:28 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Aston Villa. Rudy Gestede replaces Libor Kozák.
63:09 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Saido Berahino replaces Craig Gardner.
62:30Foul by Jores Okore (Aston Villa).
62:30Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61:25Attempt saved. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
56:41Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Dawson with a cross.
55:47Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54:22Delay in match Carles Gil (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
52:16Attempt missed. Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
47:38Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a set piece situation.
46:31Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
46:31Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45:00Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
45:00 +0:53 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
45:00 +0:42Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
45:00Foul by Jores Okore (Aston Villa).
45:00James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44:07Foul by Libor Kozák (Aston Villa).
44:07Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42:46Attempt blocked. Libor Kozák (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joleon Lescott with a cross.
42:01Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
40:58 BookingBooking Micah Richards (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
40:51Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Stéphane Sessegnon.
36:31Offside, Aston Villa. Carles Gil tries a through ball, but Libor Kozák is caught offside.
33:42Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
33:42James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31:28Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carles Gil.
30:42Micah Richards (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30:42Foul by Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion).
26:27Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).
26:27Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26:18Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25:29Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
25:29Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23:27Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
21:16Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
21:16Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:39Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
20:07Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
17:41Attempt blocked. Stéphane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Fletcher.
14:24Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aly Cissokho.
13:00Micah Richards (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13:00Foul by Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion).
9:56Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
9:56James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7:55Foul by Micah Richards (Aston Villa).
7:55James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4:46Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4:46Foul by Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion).
3:39Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3:39Foul by Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion).
2:09Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Dawson tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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TEAM NEWS
West Brom striker Saido Berahino has recovered from a stomach bug, while fit-again goalkeeper Ben Foster could play his first league game this season.
Chris Brunt, Darren Fletcher and Jonas Olsson are all doubts, while James Morrison is out for eight weeks.
Aston Villa may be without Gabby Agbonlahor because of a hip injury, while Carlos Sanchez will also have a fitness test on his hamstring problem.
Alan Hutton, Adama Traore and Jordan Amavi remain sidelined.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Simon Brotherton: "A 2-1 home win over West Brom last season gave Tim Sherwood his first victory as Aston Villa's manager - helping to spark their successful fight against relegation.
"A similar result at The Hawthorns this weekend would be Remi Garde's first away win since taking over, and perhaps give them a faint glimmer of hope.
"But these are difficult days for those of a claret and blue persuasion and the club's hierarchy were not surprisingly grilled by fans at the Supporters Trust AGM this week.
"Matches between these two clubs always seem to be close and there's nothing to suggest anything different this time, with Albion looking to do the double over Villa in the top flight for the first time in just over 50 years."
Twitter: @SimonBrotherton
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "The more games you play the more injuries you pick up.
"The squad will be tested... we could be a little be threadbare, but we'll have a go."
Aston Villa manager Remi Garde on whether he will recall Micah Richards: "It is not an easy situation because Micah used to be the captain of the team for the start of the season.
"But then I have to consider as well the last two games we played were very interesting in many aspects.
"I have to be fair with everybody, with every player in my team."
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
I was surprised to see West Brom taken apart by Southampton last weekend. That is something that happens very rarely to a Tony Pulis side and it was typical to see them react by digging in and getting a win against Bristol City in the FA Cup on Tuesday.
I am expecting another positive result for the Baggies this time too, despite Aston Villa's mini-revival.
Prediction: 2-0
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- West Brom can do the double over Villa in the top flight for the first time since the 1964-65 season.
- The Baggies also won both fixtures in the 1973-74 campaign, when the sides were in Division Two.
- Albion have won two of their last 13 home games against Villa in all competitions (D5, L6).
- All 19 Premier League meetings have ended either as a draw or with a one-goal margin of victory.
West Bromwich Albion
- Their seven league wins this season have all been by a single-goal margin (1-0 or 2-1).
- The Baggies have won two of their last nine Premier League games (D4, L3).
- Rickie Lambert has scored four Premier League goals versus Aston Villa - more than against any other opponent.
Aston Villa
- The Villans have scored just eight goals in 11 Premier League games under Remi Garde.
- After earning three points in their opening-day win at Bournemouth, Villa have picked up just two in their subsequent 10 Premier League away games (D2, L8).
- They could go three league games without defeat for the first time since an eventual five-match unbeaten streak between November and December 2014.
- Aston Villa have received a league-high 48 yellow cards in this season's Premier League, but are one of only five teams yet to be given a red card.
SAM's verdict | |
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| Most probable score: 1-0 | Probability of draw: 28% |
| Probability of home win: 46% | Probability of away win: 26% |
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