Aston Villa host West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Tuesday evening in a match that will have a big impact on the relegation battle. Aston Villa were five points and four places above the Baggies on New Year's Day but since then things went downhill fast for the Villans. They have earned just one point in 2015 and things didn't get any better after manager Paul Lambert was replaced by Tim Sherwood. The new manager lost his first two matches in charge, last time out they were defeated 1-0 at Newcastle on Saturday.
West Bromwich had a reverse path after appointing Tony Pulis as their new manager, the new boss moved the team eight points clear of the relegation zone. Last weekend West Brom defeated European hopefuls Southampton 1-0, their sixth victory out of ten matches and the seventh clean sheet under the new manager.
Strikers Saido Berahino and Brown Ideye are in doubt for West Brom though, so Tony Pulis might be forced to play Stephane Sessegnon in attack. Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar will make his return from suspension while Aly Cissokho is back to full fitness and should start while Libor Kozak, Philippe Senderos, Chris Herd and Nathan Baker remain sidelined. Last season Aston Villa defeated West Brom 4-3 at Villa Park, with Christian Benteke netting the winning goal. However, the Belgian forward has scored just six more since then.
Probable line-ups:
Aston Villa: Guzan - Hutton, Vlaar, Clark, Cissokho - Sinclair, Cleverley, Delph, Gil - Agbonlahor, Benteke
West Brom: Foster - Dawson, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt - McManaman, Fletcher, Yacob, Gardner - Sessegnon, Ideye
My prediction: 0-0 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Aston Villa win - 13/8 Draw - 21/10 West Brom win - 21/10
kruno1414
9 years ago
It was a very good match by Aston Villa squad they played attacking football , which wasnt expected by their side and that must be something that new coach bring in. When you see their squad with a striker like Benteke you can say that this team really have a chance of staying in the Premier LEague .
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
On the other side,this can bring some mess into a West Bromwich Albion squad.It is always tough to loose in the last minutes of the match,especially if you receive a goal from a penalty.West Bromwich Albion is still safe,but if they dont start playing better they will be in trouble.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
This is very important win for team from Birmingham.This will help them to avood eelegation.Also it is big boost of confidence.Every win is Important,especially if you win by scoring a pemalty in additional time.Hope that they will avoid relegation,Premier League would not be the same without thwm.
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sharpe
9 years ago
This is a must game for Aston Villa, they are currently at 19th place and this is a win or die situation for them. Sometimes the new manager can lift the team spirit in no time and I really expect this to be the case for Villa and they just can't afford to loose any points in this one, so have to be a Villa win.
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seculla
9 years ago
Tonight's match between Aston Vila and West Bromwich Albion can be one of the most important matches for both clubs, especially for Aston Vila. They are on position that lead to relegation from Premier League with only 22 points and they are also on a very bad role, in last five matches they lost every match. On the other...
Tonight's match between Aston Vila and West Bromwich Albion can be one of the most important matches for both clubs, especially for Aston Vila. They are on position that lead to relegation from Premier League with only 22 points and they are also on a very bad role, in last five matches they lost every match. On the other side WBA are on 13th place and they are "safe" at this moment but there are many matches until the end of the season so they must continue with good games, in last five matches WBA won on two, get one point from two and they lost just one game from Tottenham. I think that we will not see many goals from this two teams so my prediction is Under 2.5. :D
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h34dhunt3r
9 years ago
Aston Villa has been just horrible during entire season. Team that has been part of Premier League for a decade is on the edge, and West Bromwich Albion can make final kick to the Championship. Strikers like Agbonlahor and Benteke are in huge no-goal-break, since Aston Villa crushed all the club records for amount of games...
Aston Villa has been just horrible during entire season. Team that has been part of Premier League for a decade is on the edge, and West Bromwich Albion can make final kick to the Championship. Strikers like Agbonlahor and Benteke are in huge no-goal-break, since Aston Villa crushed all the club records for amount of games without scoring. I'm not expecting them to score this game either, since Foster has been doing good job this season saving WBA's sheet. My prediciton: 0:1 for West Bromwich Albion after an borring game.
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h34dhunt3r
9 years ago
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
On the other side,Aston Villa is in a big problem.They are currently in relegation zone and they will try to win this match.Their players must give their best today.This is kind of match they should be winning if they want to stay and compete in Premier League next season.Pressure is big on them,but it will motivate them...
On the other side,Aston Villa is in a big problem.They are currently in relegation zone and they will try to win this match.Their players must give their best today.This is kind of match they should be winning if they want to stay and compete in Premier League next season.Pressure is big on them,but it will motivate them even more.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
Before this match,West Bromwich Albion is in better position than Aston Villa.They can considere themselves safe from relegation zone,so they wont have a pressure to win this match,but every point earned today is just one step which brings them closer to staying in the Premier League.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
These match will be interesting to watch.Two teams that dont have top quality squads,but they have managed few times to surprise favourites.Villa has an advantage of home pitch.It is very important in matches like this.West Bromwich Albion players wont feel themselves comfortable at Villa Park.
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kruno1414
9 years ago
Another tough one in Premier League , Aston Villa need this one much more than West Brom because if you wanna stay in ellite you must win matches like this . I don't think West brom will give this one easily , its not like they are 100% safe , but anyway i predict Aston Villa in this one with some minimal victory.
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