English League Championship

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

· 1st Leg
Aston Villa
  • 75': Conor Hourihane
  • 79': Tammy Abraham (P)
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
West Bromwich Albion
  • 16': Dwight Gayle
  • Red Card 88': Dwight Gayle

Aston Villa recover to beat West Brom in Championship playoff first leg

Midfielder Conor Hourihane's long-range thunderbolt and forward Tammy Abraham's penalty saw Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Villa Park.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
  • 5': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 10': Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
  • 11': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jay Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
  • 13': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
  • 16': Goal! Aston Villa 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 21': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 26': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 29': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
  • 33': Foul by Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 33': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Albert Adomah.
  • 35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 41': Delay in match Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+5': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tyrone Mears replaces Craig Dawson because of an injury.
  • 48': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 48': Ahmed Hegazi (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 49': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 50': Tyrone Mears (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Brunt following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrone Mears.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
  • 57': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 57': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 62': Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 63': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
  • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jacob Murphy replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Glenn Whelan.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andre Green replaces Albert Adomah.
  • 71': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 73': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 77': Andre Green (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 77': Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Penalty Aston Villa. Jack Grealish draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 82': Delay in match Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (West Bromwich Albion) because of an injury.
  • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James Morrison replaces Stefan Johansen because of an injury.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Foul by Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Jed Steer (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Second yellow card to Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) for a bad foul.
  • 89': Delay in match Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Anwar El Ghazi because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+5': James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyrone Mears.
  • 90'+8': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 3
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 1
30.8 Possession 69.2
5 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
170 Accurate Passes 490
256 Passes 554
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 37
0.2 Cross % 0.1
72 Long Balls 44
28 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 5
31 Effective Clearances 17
31 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,754

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Jed Steer (GK)
40 Tyrone Mings
4 Axel Tuanzebe
6 Glenn Whelan
3 Neil Taylor
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
10 Jack Grealish
7 John McGinn
22 Anwar El Ghazi
37 Albert Adomah
18 Tammy Abraham
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Conor Hourihane, Keinan Davis, Kortney Hause, Andre Green, Jonathan Kodjia, Mile Jedinak, Lovre Kalinic.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
26 Ahmed Hegazi Yellow Card
25 Craig Dawson
6 Stefan Johansen
11 Chris Brunt
3 Kieran Gibbs Yellow Card
68 Mason Holgate Yellow Card
19 Jay Rodríguez
16 Dwight Gayle
10 Matt Phillips
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Tyrone Mears, Conor Townsend, Jacob Murphy, Jefferson Montero, James Morrison, Sam Field, Jonathan Bond.

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