{"id":409552,"date":"2011-04-29T09:56:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T09:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/29\/west-brom-v-aston-villa\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T09:56:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T09:56:41","slug":"west-brom-v-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/29\/west-brom-v-aston-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom v Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 30 April 2011<\/p>\n<p>Barclays Premier League<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table is for live text and stats\" caption=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Home Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Score<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Away Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Time<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>West Brom<\/td>\n<td>v<\/td>\n<td>Aston Villa<\/td>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"subrow\" colspan=\"4\"\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"team right\" id=\"homeTeamScorers\"\/>\n<td\/>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>WEST BROM<\/p>\n<p>ASTON VILLA<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Possession<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>West Brom<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Aston Villa<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Attempts on target<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>West Brom<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Aston Villa<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Attempts off target<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>West Brom<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Aston Villa<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Corners<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>West Brom<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Aston Villa<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Fouls<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>West Brom<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Aston Villa<\/span> <span>0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Barclays Premier League<\/strong><br \/><strong>Venue:<\/strong> The Hawthorns <strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 30 April <strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 1500 BST<br \/><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio WM; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEAM NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Brom captain Chris Brunt is a major doubt after suffering a hamstring strain in training on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steven Reid and Jerome Thomas are definitely ruled out, but Scott Carson has overcome a minor problem.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa assistant manager Gary McAllister will again be in charge of the team as Gerard Houllier recuperates after a heart scare.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Bannan has been recalled from his loan spell at Leeds, but Villa could be unchanged for a third straight match.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>West Brom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doubtful<\/strong>: Brunt (hamstring), Cech (groin)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: Dorrans (ankle), Reid (calf), Thomas (hamstring\/groin)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH PREVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prince William would have been too young to remember the last time his beloved Aston Villa lost this fixture. The royal newlywed would doubtless wish that, as his honeymoon begins, Roy Hodgson&#8217;s comes to an end.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"231\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<tr readability=\"4\">\n<td width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/0ca56104o.gif.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>We still need one or two points but if we do survive then it will be an achievement for this club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/div>\n<p>West Brom boss Roy Hodgson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hodgson has only lost one of his eight matches in charge of West Brom &#8211; and that defeat came against Chelsea. Before his arrival, the club were above the relegation zone only on goal difference; now they are six points clear and chasing a top-10 finish.<\/p>\n<p>That, too, is the target for Villa, who go into this local skirmish a point and a place above their hosts following a four-match unbeaten run.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides know a win in this game would banish any lingering threat of relegation. Yet victory in this fixture has eluded West Brom for more than quarter of a century since Carl Valentine&#8217;s winner at The Hawthorns in April 1985. Prince William, who was two years old then, will not be amused by an overdue home win on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Aston Villa are unbeaten in their nine Premier League games against West Brom, with their five victories all coming by a 2-1 scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Albion have not beaten Villa in 17 league and cup matches (W10, D7) spanning 26 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Brom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Albion have only been beaten once in nine matches, the last eight of which have come under head coach Roy Hodgson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 West Brom have gone 32 Premier League games without a clean sheet, an ongoing record for the division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 They have gained an unsurpassed 23 points from losing positions this season, a record they share with Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Peter Odemwingie is vying to become the first West Brom player to score in four successive Premier League matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Villa have won two and drawn two of their last four league matches, equalling their longest unbeaten run of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 They have dropped 23 points from winning positions, the equal-most in the Premier League along with Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gabriel Agbonlahor is hoping to make the 200th start of his club career. He needs one goal to reach 50 in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Richard Dunne should make his 500th club career appearance, while Luke Young is poised for his 350th league game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Brom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Odemwingie: 13 goals (13 league);<br \/>Mulumbu: 5 goals (5 league); Vela: 5 goals* (3 league)<\/p>\n<p><em>*Includes 2 goals (0 league) for Arsenal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bent: 18 goals* (15 league); A Young: 8 goals (6 league)<\/p>\n<p><em>*Includes 11 goals (8 league) for Sunderland.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCH OFFICIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee<\/strong>: Phil Dowd<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant referees<\/strong>: Scott Ledger &#038; Adam Watts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourth official<\/strong>: Anthony Taylor<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Brom<\/strong> (D2-2 v Tottenham, a): Carson; Reid (Jara 45), Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Mulumbu, Scharner (Cox 77), Thomas (Morrison 70), Odemwingie, Vela. Subs not used: Myhill, Tchoyi, Ibanez, Fortune.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa<\/strong> (D1-1 v Stoke, h): Friedel; Walker, Dunne, Collins, L Young, Downing (Albrighton 67), Petrov, Reo-Coker, A Young, Bent, Heskey (Agbonlahor 79). Subs not used: Marshall, Pires, Makoun, Clark, Cuellar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/9469202.stm\" title=\"West Brom v Aston Villa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Brom v Aston Villa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \u00a0 Saturday, 30 April 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time West Brom v Aston Villa 15:00 WEST BROM ASTON VILLA Possession West Brom 50% Aston Villa 50% Attempts on target West Brom 0 Aston Villa 0 Attempts off target West Brom 0 Aston Villa 0 Corners West Brom 0 Aston Villa 0 Fouls West Brom 0 Aston Villa 0 Barclays Premier League Venue: The Hawthorns Date: Saturday, 30 April Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio WM; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles TEAM NEWS West Brom captain Chris Brunt is a major doubt after suffering a hamstring strain in training on Thursday. 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