English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 13, 2014
Aston Villa DDDWW 0
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West Bromwich Albion LLLLD 1
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The Hawthorns · 24,684 att.

Match Report

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Craig Gardner strikes to help West Brom ease pressure on Alan Irvine

West Brom 1-0 Aston Villa

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
51.4
Possession
48.6
7
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
357
Accurate Passes
338
439
Passes
397
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
32
0.2
Cross %
0.1
76
Long Balls
49
43
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
16
27
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
22
33
Clearances
22

Head to Head

AVL leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

WBA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 15Sébastien PocognoliLB
  5. 2Andre WisdomRB
  6. 17Graham DorransCM-L
  7. 7James MorrisonCM-R
  8. 27Silvestre VarelaLM
  9. 29Stéphane SessegnonRM
  10. 9Brown IdeyeF
  11. 8Craig GardnerRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  2. 4Chris BairdSUB
  3. 13Boaz MyhillSUB
  4. 25Craig DawsonSUB
  5. 18Saido BerahinoSUB
  6. 28Sebastián BlancoSUB
  7. 16Cristian GamboaSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 23Aly CissokhoLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 18Kieran RichardsonLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorLF
  11. 28Charles N'ZogbiaRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Fabian DelphSUB
  2. 10Andreas WeimannSUB
  3. 31Shay GivenSUB
  4. 34Matthew LowtonSUB
  5. 17Chris HerdSUB
  6. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  7. 4Ron VlaarSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Kieran Richardson (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  3. 42' Tom Cleverley (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Fabian Delph replaces Charles N'Zogbia.
  5. 63' Sébastien Pocognoli (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 65' Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 70' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Saido Berahino replaces Graham Dorrans.
  8. 72' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 78' Silvestre Varela (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ron Vlaar replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  11. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Aly Cissokho.
  12. 90'+5' Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

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