West Bromwich Albion vs Aston Villa, 2018-19 English League Championship, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - AVL advance 4-3 on penalties

West Bromwich Albion

29': Craig Dawson
80': Chris Brunt

FT - Penalties
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - AVL advance 4-3 on penalties

Aston Villa

Villa into playoff final after shootout win over West Brom

Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 4-3 on penalties to reach the Championship playoff final on Tuesday after the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
3': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
3': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Andre Green (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion).
5': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
5': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
15': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
15': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
16': Hand ball by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
16': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
16': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Mason Holgate is caught offside.
18': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
18': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
19': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Green.
25': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
25': Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Ahmed Hegazi tries a through ball, but Kyle Bartley is caught offside.
28': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
29': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
33': Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
34': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion).
34': Jed Steer (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
35': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
36': Foul by Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion).
36': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
44': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
44': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
45'+1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
47': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
51': Delay in match because of an injury Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
53': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
57': Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
58': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
58': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
60': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
61': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
62': Attempt missed. Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazi following a corner.
63': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
63': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Holgate.
66': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
66': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James Morrison replaces Stefan Johansen because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
72': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
73': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
75': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Andre Green.
75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rekeem Harper replaces Matt Phillips.
78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rekeem Harper.
79': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
79': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Second yellow card to Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) for a bad foul.
81': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Jacob Murphy.
84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
87': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
87': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
88': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
88': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
89': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
89': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
90'+3': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
93': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jonathan Leko replaces Jay Rodriguez.
95': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
95': Hand ball by Jonathan Leko (West Bromwich Albion).
96': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
97': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
97': James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
98': Hand ball by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
99': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Jonathan Leko is caught offside.
101': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
105': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
105'+1': Attempt blocked. Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
105'+1': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
107': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
107': Tosin Adarabioyo (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
109': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
110': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
114': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Ahmed El Mohamady.
117': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
119': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
119': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
120': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rekeem Harper.
120'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
120'+1': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
120'+2': Substitution, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak replaces Axel Tuanzebe.
120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
120': Penalty Shootout begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
120': Penalty saved! Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0(1). Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty saved! Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Aston Villa 0(2). Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1(3), Aston Villa 0(4).
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1(1), Aston Villa 0(2). Tosin Adarabioyo (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1(1), Aston Villa 0(3). Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1(2), Aston Villa 0(3). Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Albert Adomah should be disappointed.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1(3), Aston Villa 0(3). James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1(3), Aston Villa 0(4). Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, West Bromwich Albion 1(3), Aston Villa 0(4).

Statistics

AVL		WBA
10	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	4
15	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	6
73.3	Possession	26.7
24	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
631	Accurate Passes	159
749	Passes	272
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
7	Accurate Crosses	2
37	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.1
70	Long Balls	95
37	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
10	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	16
17	Tackles	25
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
2	Interceptions	12
13	Effective Clearances	35
13	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,702

Line-Ups

West Bromwich Albion (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
5	Kyle Bartley
26	Ahmed Hegazi
25	Craig Dawson
3	Kieran Gibbs
68	Mason Holgate
11	Chris Brunt
6	Stefan Johansen
70	Jacob Murphy
10	Matt Phillips
19	Jay Rodríguez

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Conor Townsend, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jonathan Leko, James Morrison, Jefferson Montero, Rekeem Harper, Jonathan Bond.

Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Jed Steer (GK)
40	Tyrone Mings
4	Axel Tuanzebe
3	Neil Taylor
27	Ahmed Elmohamady
14	Conor Hourihane
10	Jack Grealish
7	John McGinn
18	Tammy Abraham
22	Anwar El Ghazi
19	Andre Green

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Keinan Davis, Jonathan Kodjia, Lovre Kalinic, Mile Jedinak, Kortney Hause, Albert Adomah, Glenn Whelan.

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