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WEST BROMWICH ALBION v ASTON VILLA
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 23rd January 2016,
3.00pm
The Hawthorns
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 167th league and cup meeting between the two clubs. Villa
currently lead the way in terms of victories with 77 compared to Albion's 54. It
will be the 20th meeting at Premier League level with Albion so far winning four games
and Villa seven.
Albion's last game on this date came in 2011 when a
Roberto Di Matteo-led side lost 2-0 in a Premier League fixture at Blackburn
Rovers. The Baggies' last win on this date came in 2010 when they beat Newcastle
United 4-2 in a FA Cup 4th round tie at The Hawthorns. The club's last league
win on January 23 came in 1999 - a 2-0 win against Watford in a League Division
One clash at Vicarage Road.
Villa's last game on this date took place in 2010
when they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 in a FA Cup 4th round tie at Villa
Park. Their last league game took place in 1988, Villa recording a 2-0 win over
Manchester City in a Second Division meeting at Maine Road.
The two clubs have met once previously in league
action on this date - in 1915 when Albion beat Villa 2-0 in a First Division
clash at The Hawthorns, Arthur Swift and Fred Morris the goalscorers. The Baggies and
the Villans also met on this date in 1943 in a Wartime League Cup fixture at
Villa Park, Albion running out 5-3 winners.
Every one of the previous 19
Premier League meetings between the sides has ended as either a draw or with a one-goal
margin of victory.
Albion are looking to record
their first league double over Villa since the 1973/74 season and their first
top-flight double since 1964/65. The Baggies are
also looking to record successive home league wins over Villa for the first time
since 1984 and 1985.
Villa have gone 12 league and cup games away from
home without a win.
If he plays a part in the game, Saido Berahino will
make his 100th Albion appearance.
Albion striker Rickie Lambert
has scored four Premier League goals versus Aston Villa - more than against any
other opponent.
Albion's last six games: Bristol City (A, FAC) 1-0;
Southampton (A) 0-3; Chelsea (A)
2-2; Bristol City (H, FAC) 2-2;
Stoke City (H) 2-1; Newcastle United (H) 1-0.
Aston Villa's last six games: Wycombe Wanderers (H,
FAC) 2-0; Leicester City (H) 1-1; Crystal Palace (H) 1-0; Wycombe Wanderers (A,
FAC) 1-1; Sunderland (A) 1-3; Norwich City (A) 0-2.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Saido Berahino has recovered
from a stomach bug and looks likely to once again be named amongst the
substitutes.
Chris Brunt (calf), Darren
Fletcher (knee) and Jonas Olsson (hamstring) are all doubts, whilst James
Morrison (hamstring) is definitely missing.
Squad: Myhill, Foster, Dawson,
McAuley, Olsson, Pocognoli, Rondon, Evans, Sessegnon, Berahino, Brunt, Yacob,
McClean, Gardner, Anichebe, Chester, Lambert, McManaman.
Aston Villa
Villa may be without Gabby
Agbonlahor because of a hip injury, whilst Carlos Sanchez is also a doubt due to
a hamstring problem.
Alan Hutton, Adama Traore and
Jordan Amavi are all out.
Squad: Guzan, Bunn, Richards,
Bacuna, Clark, Lescott, Okore, Richardson, Lyden, Cissokho, Westwood, Sanchez,
Gil, Gana, Veretout, Grealish, Agbonlahor, N'Zogbia, Sinclair, Gestede, Kozak,
Ayew.
MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 21/20, Aston Villa Win: 3/1,
Draw: 21/10.
First Goalscorer
Albion: Berahino 5/1, Rondon 5/1, Anichebe 5/1,
Lambert 11/2, Sessegnon 13/2, Gardner 15/2, Roberts 15/2, McClean 8/1, Gnabry
9/1, McManaman 10/1, Brunt 14/1, Fletcher 14/1, Dawson 20/1, McAuley 25/1, Evans
25/1, Yacob 28/1, Chester 33/1, Olsson 33/1.
Aston Villa: Ayew 7/1, Gestede 7/1, Kozak 15/2,
Agbonlahor 9/1, Gil 10/1, Sinclair 10/1, Grealish 12/1, Bacuna 14/1, Westwood
25/1, Gueye 25/1, Lescott 25/1, Lyden 25/1, Veretout 25/1, Richardson 25/1,
Richards 28/1, Cissokho 33/1, Sanchez 33/1, Clark 33/1, Okore 33/1.
No goalscorer: 13/2.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Madley (West Yorkshire)
Assistant Referees: Michael McDonough (Northumberland) & Marc Perry (West Midlands)
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Madley has taken charge of one Albion game this
season - the 3-2 defeat at home to Everton in September.
He refereed two Albion matches during the 2014/15
season - the 2-0 home win over Swansea City and the 4-1 defeat at Arsenal.
The West Yorkshire official has officiated two
Villa games so far this season - the 1-0 home win over Birmingham City in the
Capital Cup in September and the 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Villa Park in
August.
Madley has handed out 62 yellow cards and three red
in the 20 games he has refereed this season.
A full run down of Madley's record when taking
charge of Albion games can be found
here
TICKET INFORMATION
A very limited number of tickets remain on sale to
Albion season ticket holders and members
priced at £39 adults, £29
seniors (over 60s), £25 students/under-21s and £15 juniors.
WEATHER FORECAST
Light cloud, 9°C
FIXTURE HISTORY
 The first ever meeting of the two clubs came on December 9, 1882, in a
Staffordshire Cup 2nd round tie at Villa. In front of a reported crowd of almost
14,000, the game ended in a 3-3 draw with George Bell (2) and perhaps somewhat
ironically Harry Aston scoring the visitors' goals. The replay two weeks later
at the Four Acres saw Albion win with a solitary goal from George Timmins.
The
first league meetings took place during the inaugural Football League season of
1888/89. The first game, played at Perry Barr on January 19, ended in a 2-0
defeat for the Baggies, Dennis Hodgetts and
Albert Allen the Villa goalscorers. The return match at Stoney Lane
a week later saw the two teams share six goals in a 3-3 draw, Tom Pearson
and the aforementioned Allen scoring two goals each.
Albion’s biggest win against
Villa is 7-0 which came in a First Division match at
Villa Park on October 19, 1935. W.G. Richardson scored four of
the visitors' goals with Stan Wood, Jack Mahon and Jack Sankey the others on the
scoresheet.
Other big wins for the Baggies include 6-2 at The Hawthorns
in 1926/27 and 6-1 in a League Cup tie, again at The Hawthorns, in September
1966. Midfielder Bobby Hope scored three of the Albion goals in the
latter match.
Villa’s biggest win against Albion is 7-1, achieved in
a First Division game during the 1898/99 season. Bill Garraty, who would later
join the Baggies, scored a hat-trick.
Villa have also recorded a 6-3 win at Stoney Lane in
October 1893, and a 6-1 victory at Villa Park in a First Division game in April
1954.
Albion have lost just two of
their last ten league games against Villa, winning four and drawing four. Prior
to the first of those victories in April 2011, the Baggies had gone 17 league
and cup games without a win against their old rivals, a sequence spanning 26
years.
In total there have been 166 league and cup games between Albion and Villa with
the men from Aston having by far the better record with 77 wins to Albion's 54.
A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Saturday 7 March 2015 - Aston Villa 2-0 Albion - FA Cup Quarter Final - Villa Park
Saturday 13 December 2014 - Albion 1-0 Aston Villa - Premier League - The Hawthorns
Wednesday 29 January 2014 - Aston Villa 4-3 Albion - Premier League - Villa Park
Saturday 19 January 2013 - Albion 2-2 Aston Villa - Premier League - The Hawthorns
Sunday 10 April 2005 - Aston Villa 1-1 Albion - Premier League - Villa Park
Saturday 24 January 1998 - Aston Villa 4-0 Albion - FA Cup 4th Round - Villa Park
Saturday 17 February 1990 - Albion 0-2 Aston Villa - FA Cup 5th Round - The Hawthorns
Saturday 27 August 1983 - Aston Villa 4-3 Albion - First Division - Villa Park
Saturday 2 October 1982 - Albion 1-0 Aston Villa - First Division - The Hawthorns
Saturday 25 November 1978 - Albion 1-1 Aston Villa - First Division - The Hawthorns
LAST MEETING AT THE HAWTHORNS
 Albion
1-0 Aston Villa
Barclays Premier
League
Saturday 13th December 2014,
3:00pm
Albion:
Foster, Wisdom,
Lescott, McAuley, Pocognoli, Gardner, Dorrans (Berahino 70), Morrison, Varela,
Sessegnon, Ideye. Subs not used: Myhill, Baird, Dawson, Gamboa, Mulumbu,
Blanco.
Goalscorer:
Gardner 72
Booked:
McAuley 18 (foul), Pocognoli 63 (simulation), Varela 78 (foul), Gardner 90+5
(foul)
Aston Villa:
Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark,
Cissokho (Vlaar 78), Sanchez (Weimann 78), Richardson, Cleverley, N’Zogbia (Delph
45), Agbonlahor, Benteke. Subs not used: Given, Lowton, Grealish, Herd.
Sent-Off:
Richardson 22 (serious foul play)
Booked:
Cleverley 42 (foul), Hutton 65 (foul)
Attendance: 24,684
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Craig Gardner eased the pressure
on West Brom boss Alan Irvine as the Baggies clinched a crucial 1-0 derby win
over 10-man Aston Villa. The former Villa trainee - who took a swipe at his
former club before the game - smashed in with 18 minutes left to settle a feisty
derby after Kieran Richardson was sent off. The visitors had to play 68 minutes
with 10 men following Richardson's reckless challenge on Stephane Sessegnon.
Christian Benteke poked wide late on but Villa's second-half surrender should
concern boss Paul Lambert. Inspired by the excellent Silvestre Varela, on his
full Barclays Premier League debut, the Baggies clinched just their second win
in 10 games and ended Villa's five-match unbeaten run.
The hosts started £10million
record signing Brown Ideye ahead of Saido Berahino, despite the striker failing
to score in the league since his summer move from Dynamo Kiev He replaced Victor
Anichebe, out with a groin problem, while Varela started with Youssouf Mulumbu
dropped. Richardson replaced Ashley Westwood, sidelined until next year with a
knee injury, for Villa while Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph returned to the bench
after injury. Sebastien Pocognoli stung Brad Guzan's palms and Graham Dorrans
skewed well wide in an even opening. The Baggies were calm while the pace of
Gabriel Agbonlahor sporadically threatened but a quiet game burst into life on
22 minutes with Richardson's
dismissal. The former Albion loan player - who helped them to their Great Escape
from relegation in 2005 - took a heavy touch and then dived dangerously into
Sessegnon. While there was no malice it was reckless and, despite Villa
complaints, their protests were muted. Unsurprisingly, it roused the Baggies
and, although they failed to create a serious chance, they had three penalty
claims turned down. First, Jores Okore seemed to give Ideye a nudge, before
Sessegnon's cross struck Carlos Sanchez's arm but referee Mike Dean remained
unmoved. Gardner
then tumbled under Sanchez's clumsy challenge as the
Albion pressure
grew. They finally forced Guzan into a smart save five minutes before the break
when he pushed out Sessegnon's low effort from Pocognoli's cross.
Villa replaced the anonymous
Charles N'Zogbia with Delph at the break to strengthen the midfield. It was
designed to add extra bite but Albion remained on top and Alan Hutton blocked
Varela's volley 10 minutes into the half. The winger curled over two minutes
later as the Baggies pressed with Ben Foster a spectator at the other end. Ideye
should have done better than to blaze over from 10 yards from the lively
Varela's cross before Berahino was introduced with 20 minutes left. The striker
made an immediate impact as he played a key part in Albion's winner just two
minutes after coming on. His cross caused havoc in the Villa defence and, when
Sessegnon's shot was blocked, Gardner, who questioned Villa's position as the
Midlands' biggest club pre-game, rammed in from eight yards. It jarred Villa
into action and the previously quiet Benteke poked a yard wide before Foster
parried Delph's 30-yard effort. In injury-time, Benteke sliced well wide from
18-yards and with it went any hopes of late derby heroics.
Sporting Life
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Villa defender Joleon Lescott joined Albion
from Manchester City in June 2014 and spent just over a year at The Hawthorns
before moving to Villa Park.
Albion keeper Boaz Myhill started his career
at Villa Park progressing through the club's youth system. The American-born
Welsh international failed to make a first team appearance for Villa and in
December 2003, after a number of loan spells at different clubs,
moved to Hull City in a £50,000 deal. Myhill spent a successful seven years at
Hull before joining the Baggies in July 2010 for a rumoured £1.5 million fee.
Baggies' midfielder Craig Gardner started
his career at Villa, making his first team debut in 2005. The Solihull-born
player joined Birmingham City in January 2010 but following the club's
relegation from the Premier League 18 months later he left for Sunderland in a
reported £6 million deal. He moved to The Hawthorns on a 'Bosman' free in May
2014.
Villa midfielder Kieran Richardson was a key figure during Albion's
'Great Escape' at the end of the 2004/05 season after joining the Baggies on
loan from Manchester United. He left Old Trafford in 2007 to join Sunderland
where he spent five years before moving onto Fulham. He joined Villa in July
2014 on a free transfer.
Scott Sinclair spent an unsuccessful 2013/14 season on loan at The
Hawthorns from Manchester City. The winger joined Villa permanently last
summer following a successful loan spell at Villa Park.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the players to have turned out at various levels for
both clubs are: Albert Aldridge, Dean Bennett, Darren Bradley, Chris
Buckley, Franz Carr, Scott Carson,
Chris Charsley, Andy Comyn, Paul Crichton, Jack Crisp, Vic Crowe, Stan
Crowther, Jim Cumbes, Neil Cutler, Curtis Davies, John
Deehan, Jack Devey, Derek Dudley, Jimmy Dugdale, Lloyd Dyer, Ugo Ehiogu,
Albert Evans, Graham Fenton, George Garratt, Bill Garraty, Andy Gray,
Tommy Green, Willie Groves, Harry Hadley, George Harris, Tom Haywood,
Robert Hopkins, Steve Hunt, Dennis Jackson, George Johnson, Keith Jones,
Tom Jones, Phil King, Mark Kinsella, Zat Knight, Arthur
Loach, Christopher Mann, Ken McNaught, Luke Moore, Tony Morley, Dennis Mortimer,
Horace Parkes, Jesse Pennington, Tom Perry,
Kevin Phillips, Tony Rees, Cyrille Regis, John Reynolds, Liam Ridgewell, Bob Roberts, Riccardo Scimeca, Nicky Shorey, Jimmy Spencer, Nigel Spink, Kenny Swain,
Garry Thompson, Andy Townsend, Bert Trentham, Dave Walsh, Gavin Ward, Steve Watson,
Freddie Wheldon, Jimmy Williams, Charlie Wilson, Joe Wilson and Colin
Withers.
Ron Atkinson, Ron Saunders and Brian Little all
managed both clubs, Atkinson and Little also played for Villa; Former Baggies' boss Ron Wylie played for and
was later a coach at Villa; Another former Albion manager Alan
Ashman later scouted for Villa; Brian Whitehouse, an Albion
player during the 1950s and coach during the 1970s, coached at both clubs;
Ex-Villa defender Allan Evans was a coach at The Hawthorns under
Brian Little; Former Albion full-back Stuart Williams spent a short
time as trainer at Villa Park; Paul Barron, who kept goal for
Albion during the early 1980s, coached at Villa during the 1990s; Gary
Shelton played for Villa and was later a coach at The Hawthorns.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS ASTON VILLA
|
VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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Home |
81 |
33 |
21 |
27 |
126 |
111 |
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Away |
80 |
20 |
13 |
47 |
94 |
145 |
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Neutral |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
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Total |
166 |
54 |
35 |
77 |
225 |
262 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST ASTON VILLA
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DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
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Sat 19 Sep 2015 |
Premier League |
A |
1-0 |
Berahino |
36,321 |
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Sat 07 Mar 2015 |
FA Cup |
A |
0-2 |
Delph, Sinclair |
39,592 |
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Tue 03 Mar 2015 |
Premier League |
A |
1-2 |
Berahino - Agbonlahor, Benteke (pen) |
31,272 |
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Sat 13 Dec 2014 |
Premier League |
H |
1-0 |
Gardner |
24,684 |
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Wed 29 Jan 2014 |
Premier League |
A |
3-4 |
Brunt, Delph (og), Mulumbu - Weimann, Bacuna, Delph, Benteke (pen) |
36,083 |
|
Mon 25 Nov 2013 |
Premier League |
H |
2-2 |
Long 2 - El Ahmadi, Westwood |
24,902 |
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Sat 19 Jan 2013 |
Premier League |
H |
2-2 |
Brunt, Odemwingie - Benteke, Agbonlahor |
25,583 |
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Sun 30 Sep 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
1-1 |
Long - Bent |
34,489 |
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Sat 28 Apr 2012 |
Premier League |
H |
0-0 |
|
25,984 |
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Sat 22 Oct 2011 |
Premier League |
A |
2-1 |
Olsson, Scharner - Bent (pen) |
34,152 |
OTHER PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Saturday 23rd January
12:45pm - Norwich City v Liverpool.
3:00pm - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur;
Leicester City v Stoke City; Manchester United v Southampton; Sunderland v
Bournemouth; Watford v Newcastle United.
5:30pm - West Ham United v Manchester City.
Sunday
24th January
1:30pm - Everton v Swansea City.
4:00pm - Arsenal v Chelsea.
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