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Sunday September 21, 2008 Finished The Hawthorns

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West Bromwich

  • Morrison 33’

Aston Villa

  • Carew 27’
  • Agbonlahor 29’
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    Villa too good for West Brom

    Goals from John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor sent Aston Villa fourth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win away to West Bromwich Albion. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Bromwich
    • Aston Villa
    • 90+4' Full-time! Aston Villa end a superb week with another win, and they go fourth in the table.
    • 90+3' Olsson has his foot up on Laursen, and that could be curtains for West Brom. Villa whack the ball away.
    • 90+1' West Brom corner.. Greening swings it towards Olsson, who heads over.
    • 90' John Carew comes off to a tremendous ovation. He is replaced by Carlos Cuellar.
    • 87' Mike Dean has been a busy man today - another yellow card and this time it is to Ashley Young.
    • 83' Morrison has a crack from long range... it keeps rising and goes well over.
    • 82' Kim plays a long ball towards the feet of Moore, but Curtis Davies nips in front of him and steals possession.
    • 79' Ashley Young strikes the free-kick, it hits the wall and goes wide.
    • 78' Milner goes on an incisive run and is brought down at the edge of the box by Kim.
    • 75' Carew is the fifth man booked, and that looks like it is a result of persistent fouling.
    • 73' Villa make a change with James Milner coming on for Nicky Shorey. Young has gone to left-back and Reo-Coker has been shoved to right-back, possibly to stop him from shooting.
    • 70' Reo Coker has annother crack from outside the area. He doesn't score many, and that's wide of the target.
    • 68' Nicky Shorey is the latest man in the book. West Brom put the free-kick into the mixer but it floats over everybody and Villa survive.
    • 66' Reo-Coker!! Tries his luck from range and Carson tips it behind for a corner. Zero closing down from West Brom there.
    • 63' Barry's corner is headed away but he regains possession and works the ball to Young on the left. He looks to be fouled but referee Mike Dean says play on. This is a really open game - thre's more goals in this.
    • 61' Can that be true? West Bromwich have allegedly enjoyed 64 percent possession.
    • 59' West Brom win a corner on their left-hand side - Greening to deliver - cleared for another corner. Then Barry makes a potentially goal-saving tackle with Luke Moore lurking.
    • 57' Here come those changes: Miller and Moore come on. Roman Bednar and Borja Valero are the men to make way.
    • 55' Tony Mowbray is looking to shake things up - it appears he is about to bring on tow strikers, Luke Moore and Ishmael Miller.
    • 53' Carew hits the post again!! He outjumps Barnett and glances his header goalwards, but that left-hand post denies him for the second time.
    • 52' Borja is in late and trips Stiliyan Petrov. Another yellow card. But West Brom defend the free-kick expertly.
    • 50' So close Carew!! He runs onto Nigel Reo-Coker's through ball and guides his shot past Carson, but it hits the outside of the post and goes wide.
    • 49' West Brom have started the second half in positive fashion with Robert Koren looking to pull the strings in midfield.
    • 47' Zuiverloon!! The Dutch full-back comes so close to bringing West Brom level, firing narrowly off target from the edge of the box!
    • 46' The second half gets under way in odd circumstances. Gabriel Agbonlahor has just been sick in the centre circle and does not look well at all.
    • 45+3' An eventful first half comes to a close with Villa 2-1 in front, but West Bromwich are halfway to staging a superb comeback.
    • 45+2' Villa corner deep in stoppage time. Young delivers and Carson is up well to punch the ball clear.
    • 45' West Brom take a free-kick quickly and play it out to Robinson on the left.. crosses for KIM!! His glancing header brings a great save from Brad Friedel!!
    • 43' Greening shrugs off a physical challenge by Laursen and hooks a cross into the area, where there is a mystifying lack of West Brom players.
    • 41' Zuiverloom tries his luck from way out, but he is off balance and the ball arrows into the crowd. A waste.
    • 39' Agbonlahor is dispossessed as he prepares to shoot and stays down. But he gets up as the ball comes back towards the West Brom box. Agbonlahor receives it, turns and sends a pacy cross in front of goal... just over the head of Nigel Reo-Coker!
    • 38' Stiliyan Petrov holds off two challenges before he is crudely hacked by Paul Robinson. Yellow card.
    • 37' James Morrison is penalised and reacts with disbelief as referee Phil Dowd waves a yellow card. Young delivers into the area again, but this time it is too deep.
    • 35' There is a surge of noise around the Hawthorns. Our of nothing, West Brom have been handed a lifeline. Unusual to see Brad Friedel make such a basic error.
    • 33' GOAL!!! It's not over yet!! West Brom back in the game! Friedel spills an inocuous-looking shot by Robert Koren and James Morrison pounces to stick away the rebound! Villa's lead reduced to 2-1.
    • 33' If Villa hold on to win this - and you have to assume they will - they will go third in the table.
    • 31' Leon Barnett came in as a late replacement for Adboulaye Meite and you have to say he's having a bit of a nightmare. Aston Villa took all of 32 seconds to score their second goal after West Brom kicked off.
    • 29' GOAL!!! It's two!! Gabriel Agbonlahor!! He collects Barnett's weak clearance completely unmarked, speeds past Olsson and fires a diagonal shot low into the left corner!
    • 27' GOAL!!! Aston Villa in front, and it's so simple!! Ashley Young lofts a free-kick into the area where John Carew towers above the defende to guide his header in off the left-hand post. Tony Mowbray won't be happy with that defending.
    • 23' West Brom work the ball smartly down the right flank... Greening's cross is blocked but this is good from the Baggies.
    • 21' Brunt has picked up a knock and will have to go off. On comes Kim Do-heon.
    • 19' Brunt crosses from the left for the unmarked Borja, but the ball sails over the Spaniard's head. That was a real chance.
    • 18' Villa win a corner on their left. As usual, it will be Ashley Young to deliver an inswinger... and punched clear by Scott Carson.
    • 17' Barry plays it down the right channel for Agbonlahor, who is muscled out of things by Olsson.
    • 14' Young swings in the free-kick for CAREW!!! Glances his header just wide of the near post. Good effort - that wasn't easy.
    • 13' A better spell of possession from Villa - their longest so far... and Agbonlahor wins a dangerous free-kick 35 yards from goal.
    • 11' Morrison dispossesses Shorey and drives a probing cross in front of goal... but it eludes everyone and goes out for a goal kick.
    • 9' Curtis Davies has kept his place ahead of Carlos Cuellar for the visitors - the big central defender is a former Baggie, of course.
    • 7' Bednar knocks the ball out off a defender and West Brom have the game's first corner. Villa defend it well.
    • 5' Gabriel Agbonlahor tangles with Gianni Zuiverloon in the West Brom box and both men tumble over, but there is no question of a penalty.
    • 3' Greening collects Bednar's lay-off and tries his luck from 25 yards. The shot is on target but lacks any real venom and Brad Friedel makes a fairly easy save.
    • 2' West Brom line up with just one recognised striker in Roman Bednar - he will be supported by Jonathan Greening. Borja Valero starts in midfield. Villa come out as expected.
    • 1' West Brom kick off, playing from left to right as we see it in their white and navy stripes. Villa are also in their home kit, claret and blue.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of a lunchtime West Midlands derby between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa!

  • Team Stats

    West Bromwich Stats Aston Villa
    62% Possession 38%
    12 Shots 11
    4 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 1
    5 Corners 6
    17 Fouls 22
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 22
    350 Accurate passes 180
    89 Bad passes 41

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • West Bromwich
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0
      3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 55 21 1
      22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 29 2 3
      26 Jonas Olsson 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 35 3 2
      5 Leon Barnett 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 22 1 1
      27 James Morrison 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 4 5
      7 Robert Koren 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 39 14 1
      28 Borja Valero 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 38 7 3
      8 Jonathan Greening 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 42 10 4
      11 Chris Brunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1
      9 Roman Bednar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 6 0
      30 Ryan Donk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Marek Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Luke Moore 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0
      2 Carl Hoefkens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Do-Heon Kim 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 19 8 1
      1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ishmael Miller 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 1
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 1
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 1
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1 3
      5 Martin Laursen 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 16 2 1
      7 Ashley Young 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 10 6 3
      6 Gareth Barry 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 31 9 5
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 36 8 4
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 3
      10 John Carew 1 4 1 8 2 0 0 11 2 0
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 James Milner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 70' Reo Coker has annother crack from outside the area. He doesn't score many, and that's wide of the target.
    • 66' Reo-Coker!! Tries his luck from range and Carson tips it behind for a corner. Zero closing down from West Brom there.
    • 53' Carew hits the post again!! He outjumps Barnett and glances his header goalwards, but that left-hand post denies him for the second time.
    • 50' So close Carew!! He runs onto Nigel Reo-Coker's through ball and guides his shot past Carson, but it hits the outside of the post and goes wide.
    • 47' Zuiverloon!! The Dutch full-back comes so close to bringing West Brom level, firing narrowly off target from the edge of the box!
    • 45' West Brom take a free-kick quickly and play it out to Robinson on the left.. crosses for KIM!! His glancing header brings a great save from Brad Friedel!!
    • 33' GOAL!!! It's not over yet!! West Brom back in the game! Friedel spills an inocuous-looking shot by Robert Koren and James Morrison pounces to stick away the rebound! Villa's lead reduced to 2-1.
    • 29' GOAL!!! It's two!! Gabriel Agbonlahor!! He collects Barnett's weak clearance completely unmarked, speeds past Olsson and fires a diagonal shot low into the left corner!
    • 27' GOAL!!! Aston Villa in front, and it's so simple!! Ashley Young lofts a free-kick into the area where John Carew towers above the defende to guide his header in off the left-hand post. Tony Mowbray won't be happy with that defending.
    • 19' Brunt crosses from the left for the unmarked Borja, but the ball sails over the Spaniard's head. That was a real chance.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of a lunchtime West Midlands derby between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    Starting line-up

    • S. Carson
    • G. Zuiverloon
    • L. Barnett
    • J. Olsson
    • P. Robinson Yellow Card
    • J. Morrison Goal Yellow Card
    • V. Borja Yellow Card Substitution Out (57′)
    • R. Koren
    • C. Brunt Substitution Out (21′)
    • J. Greening
    • R. Bednar Substitution Out (57′)

    Subs

    • D. Kiely
    • L. Moore Substitution In57′
    • M. Cech
    • I. Miller Substitution In57′
    • D. Kim Substitution In21′
    • R. Donk
    • C. Hoefkens

    Injured

    • N. Clement
    • F. Teixeira

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Martin Laursen

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • L. Young
    • C. Davies
    • M. Laursen
    • N. Shorey Yellow Card Substitution Out (73′)
    • N. Reo-Coker
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Barry
    • G. Agbonlahor Goal
    • A. Young
    • J. Carew Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (89′)

    Subs

    • M. Harewood
    • Z. Knight
    • C. Cuellar Substitution In89′
    • J. Milner Substitution In73′
    • M. Salifou
    • C. Gardner
    • B. Guzan

    Injured

    • W. Bouma
    • S. Sidwell

    Suspended

    None