06 August 2021, 14:01 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion kicks-off at 19:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday April 25, 2021, venue: Villa Park.
Preview Aston Villa Premier League, Apr 25, 2021
Preview Aston Villa lost to Manchester City on Wednesday when they met at Villa Park in a game which saw a player sent off from both teams. The home side put themselves in the lead in the opening minutes through McGinn (1') - assisted by Ollie Watkins. But Villa conceded midway through the first-half after a well disguised cross by Bernardo Silva found Phil Foden (22') who was free, right in front of goal. Villa conceded again five minutes to the end of first half as Rodrigo's towering header found its way into the net (40') for Mancity's second and final goal of the game. 2-1! It ended in a loss for the Villains as the game came to an end with 10 men on both sides. That defeat leaves Aston Villa with only one victory in five Premier League games: DLWLL as they sit in 11th place after playing 31 matches. On goal stats, the Claret & Blue Army have scored 44 goals and conceded 35. They have a goal difference of +9 and 44 points from 13W, 5D & 13L. On goal scoring ratio, Villa have 1.42 goals per game. Coach Dean Smith is expected to adopt an attacking 4—3—3 formation with Ramsey, Watkins and Traore leading the attack as a trio when West Brom comes calling this Sunday. On availability, Wesley, Morgan Sanson, Trezeguet and Jack Grealish are all ruled out of this tie.
Preview West Bromwich Albion Premier League, Apr 25, 2021
Preview West Bromwich Albion were abysmal against Leicester City on Thursday – conceding three goals in a space of thirteen minutes – all in the first half. The Baggies sank to a 3-0 defeat, courtesy of goals from Jamie Vardy (23'), Jonny Evans (26') and Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho (36'). It was a very poor performance as the Baggies remained pinned-back for large parts of the game. Late into the second half, they tried to take the game to the Foxes but all their attacking efforts came to nothing as they lacked quality in the final third. That defeat leaves Sam Allardyce's quest to rescue West Brom from relegation hanging by a thread with only six more games left to play. Having a form that reads: DLWWL (Premier League), West Brom are in 19th place with 5W, 9D & 18L. They have scored 28 goals and conceded 62 - and hence, have a GD of -34. Their attack has been woeful all season, boasting of only 0.88 goals per game. Sam Allardyce's side must pick up as many points as possible in order to escape relegation. They remain nine points short of safety. We expect a 4—4—1—1 formation with Diagne leading the attack on Sunday just like we saw in the game against Leicester City. So far, West Brom have only 24 points in the English Premier League. Branislav Ivanovic who missed the game against the Foxes remains doubtful for this fixture against Aston Villa.