English Premier League

FT Tuesday, March 3, 2015
West Bromwich Albion DWWDW 1
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Aston Villa LLWLL 2
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WBA011
AVL112
Villa Park · 31,272 att.

Match Report

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Tim Sherwood earns first Aston Villa win thanks to last-minute penalty

Christian Benteke's last-gasp penalty clinched a crucial 2-1 win for Aston Villa over West Brom as they escaped the relegation zone.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
0
5
Saves
0
41.8
Possession
58.2
3
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
232
Accurate Passes
401
348
Passes
506
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.3
93
Long Balls
59
30
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
46
28
Clearances
46

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

AVL · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 15Ashley WestwoodDM
  5. 34Matthew LowtonLB
  6. 21Alan HuttonRB
  7. 28Charles N'ZogbiaAM
  8. 16Fabian DelphLM
  9. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  10. 20Christian BentekeCF-L
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 11Chris BruntLB
  5. 25Craig DawsonRB
  6. 18Saido BerahinoAM
  7. 5Claudio YacobLM
  8. 24Darren FletcherRM
  9. 9Brown IdeyeF
  10. 8Craig GardnerAM-L
  11. 7James MorrisonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a through ball.
  2. 42' Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Joleon Lescott (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Charles N'Zogbia.
  5. 66' Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joleon Lescott with a headed pass following a corner.
  6. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Tom Cleverley.
  7. 81' Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Gabriel Agbonlahor.
  9. 86' Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 88' Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 88' Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Baird replaces James Morrison.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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