Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion

What it means

• West Brom has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Aston Villa has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

West Brom9th in English League Championship

Lineup

1. 1Ben FosterG
2. 2Jonas OlssonCD-L
3. 3Gareth McAuleyCD-R
4. 4Billy JonesLB
5. 5Steven ReidRB
6. 6Youssouf MulumbuCM-L
7. 7Paul ScharnerCM-R
8. 8Jerome ThomasLM
9. 9Chris BruntRM
10. 10Peter OdemwingieCF-L
11. 11Shane LongCF-R

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup

1. 1Shay GivenG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Alan HuttonRB
6. 6Chris HerdLM
7. 7Stilian PetrovRM
8. 8Darren BentF
9. 9Barry BannanRCF
10. 10Gabriel AgbonlahorAM-L
11. 11Charles N'ZogbiaAM-R

Head to head

Last 5

WBA

• Wvs WOL2-0
• T@ SUN2-2
• Tvs FUL0-0
• L@ EVE1-2
• L@ SWA0-3

AVL

• L@ MNC1-4
• Wvs WGA2-0
• T@ QPR1-1
• Lvs BOL0-2
• Tvs NEW1-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 34,152

Officials

P Dowd (Referee), Philip Dowd (Referee), P Dowd (Referee)