Saturday January 19, 2013 Day 23 Finished The Hawthorns

West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Aston Villa

  • Brunt 49’
  • Odemwingie 83’
  • Benteke 12’
  • Agbonlahor 31’

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    Premier League - West Brom fightback stuns Villa

    West Brom fought back from two goals down to hold Aston Villa to a 2-2 draw in the Midlands derby at the Hawthorns. More

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    Time:90'
    • West Bromwich Albion
    • Aston Villa
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+5' FULL TIME. Villa let a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 at West Brom. They will be gutted, but West Brom showed great spirit to fight back.
    • 90+4' Brunt is forced off with a knock and is replaced by George Thorne.
    • 90+2' Holman squares for Agbonlahor but Olsson puts in a fantastic tackle to prevent the Villa striker from getting a shot away.
    • 90+1' Holman looks to be guilty of a clear back-pass to Guzan, who catches the ball, but is goes unpunished. Bizarre.
    • 90' We will have four added minutes and the board coming up provokes a roar of hope from the home fans.
    • 89' Brunt with a corner but Clark heads clear. Now the ball comes back into the box but it goes behind for a goal-kick. Villa clinging on here.
    • 88' Lukaku! The striker races onto a pass to the edge of the box and hammers his effort off target! He should have done a bit better there.
    • 86' Stat from Infostrada: "Peter Odemwingie has now scored 8 goals in 10 West Midlands PL derbies. This was his 30th PL goal for the Baggies."
    • 84' GOAL! West Brom 2-2 Aston Villa! Guzan gives away a corner with a mistake as the ball comes off his legs, and Villa are punished. McAuley is left free to head back across goal and he finds Odemwingie, who lashes a volley home from eight yards out. Great finish.
    • 82' West Brom go all out for a second goal as Markus Rosenberg comes on for Dorrans.
    • 81' Stat from Infostrada: "This fixture has ended with a 2-1 scoreline in five of the last seven PL meetings."
    • 80' Benteke goes on a jinking run past one man but Olsson takes the ball off his toes. It rolls to Holman and his shot is dragged wide of the far post.
    • 79' Odemwingie now fires another shot over the bar, via a deflection, following a Thomas cross from the left. It's all West Brom at the moment.
    • 78' West Brom go close! Odemwingie cuts onto his left foot and fires in a classy low effort that sneaks just wide of the post.
    • 76' Benteke dummies to shoot, buys himself some time and then rolls the ball to Holman with a backheel. The Australian takes the shot on first time but gets under it - as so many of the players today have done.
    • 74' Right on cue, Brunt lifts a shot over the bar from 20 yards as West Brom come forward again.
    • 73' This game could go either way - West Brom certainly look capable of getting another goal or two in what remains.
    • 72' Stat from Opta: "Aston Villa have won just one of their last 12 Midlands derbies (W1 D8 L3) since they beat West Brom in December 2010."
    • 70' Jones goes on another run forward and collides with Lichaj in the box. Hopeful appeals for a penalty but nothing more than that.
    • 68' Big chance for West Brom! Odemwingie manages to knock the ball wide of Guzan but as he tries to slot the ball home at pace he gets under it and lifts his shot over the bar.
    • 67' A change for Villa as Bret Holman comes on for the influential but flaky N'Zogbia.
    • 66' Dorrans wins a corner when another of his piledrivers takes a touch of Lowton to squirm wide. McAuley meets the set-piece with a firm header that is cleared off the line by Bennett!
    • 66' Stat from Infostrada: "West Brom have never come back from two goals down to win a PL match. They last came back to pick up a point from this position in October 2011 – drawing 2-2 at Sunderland."
    • 65' Bannan whips in a dangerous corner but West Brom manage to clear at the second attempt. It's a pretty even game at this stage.
    • 63' Six bookings in the game now. It hasn't been the most bad-tempered local derby you will ever see, but there have been plenty of niggly fouls.
    • 62' Now Dorrans is booked for a cynical challenge to prevent Agbonlahor escaping on the break. He took one for the team.
    • 61' Lowton goes into the book for holding onto the ball and delaying play after committing a foul.
    • 59' Lovely from Agbonlahor as he shifts the ball out of his feet to escape McAuley but is then denied by a smart save from Foster.
    • 58' Eric Lichaj is into the book for a foul and West Brom have a free-kick. Brunt with the delivery but Villa manage to head clear.
    • 57' Good defending from Olsson as he clears from his own six-yard box when under pressure.
    • 56' Thomas drills in a cross from the left wing and Lukaku meets the ball, only to steer the ball well past the far post with a glancing header.
    • 54' Agbonlahor comes in from the right and pulls the trigger from a tight angle, but his effort soars high into the night air. A poor effort.
    • 53' Here is the change as Bannan comes on for Delph, who took a knock in the first half.
    • 52' Villa are getting Barry Bannan ready on the sidelines.
    • 51' That really was a tremendous finish from a player who really knows how to strike a ball.
    • 50' GOAL! West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa! A brilliant response! Odemwingie plays the ball into Lukaku in the box and he controls before laying it off to the advancing Brunt. He takes the shot on first time and clips it around Villa bodies and against the post and in.
    • 48' Liam Ridgewell delivers a dangers cross from the left but Lukaku can't quite get his head to the ball.
    • 47' Stat from Infostrada: "West Brom have lost all of the previous 6 PL matches they’ve been behind in at half-time this season."
    • 46' KICK OFF!
    • 45+4' HALF TIME. Goals from Benteke and Agbonlahor have Villa in control against West Brom.
    • 45+3' Brunt gets a lovely volley away from 20 yards but the ball flies straight at Guzan, who gets two hands behind it.
    • 45+2' N'Zogbia embarks on a lovely run but when he should offload he takes another touch and is dispossessed in the box. Selfish.
    • 45+1' Lukaku pulls the trigger from inside the box but his effort takes a touch off a Villa player and loops up for Guzan to pluck out of the air.
    • 45' We will have three added minutes.
    • 43' A naughty one from Lukaku as he slides in rather recklessly on N'Zogbia. He goes into the book.
    • 42' Villa go close! Foster pulls off an impressive close-range save after Lichaj gets on the end of an N'Zogbia pass to fire in a low effort.
    • 41' West Brom go close! The ball pops up nicely for Dorrans 20 yards from goal and he rifles a firm volley just wide of the post.
    • 40' West Brom enjoying more of the ball and Dorrans and Morrison look lively at the moment.
    • 38' Dorrans tries a very ambitious shot from range but it flies high over the bar. A waste in truth.
    • 37' Stat from Opta: "19 points is Aston Villa’s lowest ever points haul in the Premier League after 22 matches."
    • 36' Yacob, back after nine games out, is forced off due to injury having hurt his elbow. Jerome Thomas is on in his place.
    • 35' McAuley gets his head to a Brunt cross but when the ball bounces back out to Morrison he slams the ball into the ground and over.
    • 34' Now Morrison lifts a shot over the bar as West Brom push forward again.
    • 33' West Brom need a quick reply and Graham Dorrans unleashes from 20 yards. However, Guzan watches it all the way and produces a fine diving catch.
    • 32' GOAL! West Brom 0-2 Aston Villa! Agbonlahor doubles Villa's lead. The visitors break with purpose and find Agbonlahor. He loses McAuley with a fine touch and then finishes past Foster.
    • 30' Brunt swings a dangerous looking cross into the box but it has too much height on it and Guzan allows the ball to drift into his gloves.
    • 28' Ron Vlaar makes a burst to the near post to get his head to a corner but gets only the faintest of flicks to the ball. It's not enough to find the target.
    • 26' Great work from Benteke as he holds onto the ball under real pressure in midfield. So far he is winning the battle of the talent young Belgian strikers, by some distance.
    • 25' Stat from Infostrada: "West Brom have come back to beat Aston Villa after conceding the opening goal in each of the last two seasons – winning 2-1 at home (April 2011) and 2-1 at Villa Park (October 2011)."
    • 24' Delph boots Jones as the West Brom defender skips away from him and the Villa midfielder is hurt as a result. He should be able to run it off though.
    • 22' Benteke is wrongly called offside when chesting down a fine pass from Lichaj. Harsh.
    • 21' Still they mouth off to each other and now both players go into the book. Silly yellow cards.
    • 20' Agbonlahor accuses Jesper Olsson of handballing and the Swede doesn't take too kindly too it as he engages his opponent in a bout of pushing. Tempers flare and still they chip away at each other.
    • 19' Benteke clatters into Yacob and the Baggies midfielder will need a breather.
    • 18' Stat from Infostrada: "Christian Benteke scores his 7th PL goal of the season. The Villans are unbeaten in the previous 5 PL matches he has scored in. This includes 2 wins."
    • 17' Chris Brunt delivers the set-piece and after Villa fail to clear, Lukaku tries to hook a shot over his shoulder and in. Guzan spots it and catches the ball though.
    • 16' Jones and Odemwingie combine well down the right but Delph comes across with a tackle to put the ball behind for a Baggies corner.
    • 14' West Brom are now on course to lose a fourth Premier League game in succession. It hasn't been a good 2013 for Steve Clarke's side so far.
    • 13' That was an absolutely thunderous shot - though we have come to expect the spectacular on occasion when it comes to Benteke.
    • 12' GOAL! West Brom 0-1 Villa! What a hit! The ball is played square to Benteke, and he feints one way before spinning the other to lose Yacob and smashing an unstoppable shot inside the far post from 20 yards out. Wow.
    • 10' Agbonlahor has been busy so far. He is playing off Benteke, along with N'Zogbia.
    • 8' Nice work from Brad Guzan as he claims a cross from the left well as Odemwingie arrives.
    • 7' Stat from Opta: "After winning none of the first nine Premier League meetings with Villa (W0 D4 L5), West Brom are unbeaten in their last four (W2 D2 L0)."
    • 6' That will require a reshuffle at the back for Villa and Lichaj appears to have gone to the right, with Ciaran Clark coming to the left of the three.
    • 5' Poor Nathan Baker. He injured himself when Odemwingie turned him and will have to come off. Eric Lichaj is getting ready and does come on.
    • 4' Chance for West Brom! Jones pumps a ball down the line for Peter Odemwingie, and after he jinks inside his man he squares for Lukaku, who sees a shot deflected behind for a corner.
    • 2' Now Villa threaten again as Billy Jones deflects a driving effort from Fabian Delph wide for a corner. Benteke is penalised for pushing when the ball is delivered.
    • 1' An early opening for Villa as Gabriel Agbonlahor gets free on the left. However, his cross has far too much on it and flies right across goal.
    • 1' KICK OFF! Villa kicking right to left.
    • 17:30 A minute's applause is observed for former West Brom hero Derek 'The Tank' Kevan.
    • 17:25 Villa's defence bolstered by Vlaar but their back three has looked unconvincing at times - even if Lambert seems loathe to change it. This game also provides a nice contrast between Benteke and Lukaku - two promising young Belgium strikers.
    • 17:20 Villa come into this game in 19th place after Reading's win at Newcastle. QPR drew at West Ham to add further pressure on Paul Lambert's side. Premier League scores and scorers
    • 17:15 Aston Villa have won just two of their last 19 Premier League away matches (W2 D7 L10). The Villans have netted five goals in their last three away Premier League games, matching the total that they had netted in the previous 13 on the road.
    • 17:10 After winning none of the first nine Premier League meetings with Villa (W0 D4 L5), West Brom are unbeaten in their last four (W2 D2 L0).
    • 17:05 Villa's Paul Lambert has refuted claims his team lacks experience: "We have got experienced players here. I think some people are overlooking that. Ron is experienced, Ciaran Clark has played a lot of games now, Brad Guzan has played a lot of games. Charles N'Zogbia has played a lot of games. Gabby Agbonlahor has played loads of games. Because they're young, doesn't necessarily mean they've not played many games."
    • 17:00 Steve Clarke pulled no punches when asked about Aston Villa's dismal form this season: "I can believe that Villa are in the bottom three, because you look at the results this season and they haven't been good enough to get them further up the league. That's what happens in football. The size of the stadium or the size of the crowd doesn't give you a God-given right to be in the Premier League. They are probably a club in a little bit in transition."
    • 16:55 Claudio Yacob starts after passing a late fitness test, but Shane Long and Marc-Antoine Fortune miss out. Meanwhile, Aston Villa skipper Ron Vlaar is back after a seven-week layoff.
    • 16:50 TEAMS: WEST BROM: Foster, Olsson, McAuley, Jones, Ridgewell, Dorrans, Yacob, Morrison, Brunt [c], Odemwingie, Lukaku... Subs: Popov, Rosenberg, Myhill, Thomas, Thorne, Dawson, Tamas. // ASTON VILLA: Guzan, Vlaar [c], Clark, Bennett, Baker, Lowton, Westwood, Delph, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Benteke... Subs: Marshall, Bent, Ireland, Lichaj, Holman, Bowery, Bannan
    • 16:45 Welcome to live coverage of the Premier League's only Midlands derby as West Bromwich Albion take on Aston Villa at The Hawthorns.

  • Summary

    • 88' Lukaku! The striker races onto a pass to the edge of the box and hammers his effort off target! He should have done a bit better there.
    • 84' GOAL! West Brom 2-2 Aston Villa! Guzan gives away a corner with a mistake as the ball comes off his legs, and Villa are punished. McAuley is left free to head back across goal and he finds Odemwingie, who lashes a volley home from eight yards out. Great finish.
    • 78' West Brom go close! Odemwingie cuts onto his left foot and fires in a classy low effort that sneaks just wide of the post.
    • 68' Big chance for West Brom! Odemwingie manages to knock the ball wide of Guzan but as he tries to slot the ball home at pace he gets under it and lifts his shot over the bar.
    • 66' Dorrans wins a corner when another of his piledrivers takes a touch of Lowton to squirm wide. McAuley meets the set-piece with a firm header that is cleared off the line by Bennett!
    • 59' Lovely from Agbonlahor as he shifts the ball out of his feet to escape McAuley but is then denied by a smart save from Foster.
    • 50' GOAL! West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa! A brilliant response! Odemwingie plays the ball into Lukaku in the box and he controls before laying it off to the advancing Brunt. He takes the shot on first time and clips it around Villa bodies and against the post and in.
    • 45+3' Brunt gets a lovely volley away from 20 yards but the ball flies straight at Guzan, who gets two hands behind it.
    • 42' Villa go close! Foster pulls off an impressive close-range save after Lichaj gets on the end of an N'Zogbia pass to fire in a low effort.
    • 41' West Brom go close! The ball pops up nicely for Dorrans 20 yards from goal and he rifles a firm volley just wide of the post.
    • 33' West Brom need a quick reply and Graham Dorrans unleashes from 20 yards. However, Guzan watches it all the way and produces a fine diving catch.
    • 32' GOAL! West Brom 0-2 Aston Villa! Agbonlahor doubles Villa's lead. The visitors break with purpose and find Agbonlahor. He loses McAuley with a fine touch and then finishes past Foster.
    • 28' Ron Vlaar makes a burst to the near post to get his head to a corner but gets only the faintest of flicks to the ball. It's not enough to find the target.
    • 12' GOAL! West Brom 0-1 Villa! What a hit! The ball is played square to Benteke, and he feints one way before spinning the other to lose Yacob and smashing an unstoppable shot inside the far post from 20 yards out. Wow.
    • 4' Chance for West Brom! Jones pumps a ball down the line for Peter Odemwingie, and after he jinks inside his man he squares for Lukaku, who sees a shot deflected behind for a corner.
    • 16:50 TEAMS: WEST BROM: Foster, Olsson, McAuley, Jones, Ridgewell, Dorrans, Yacob, Morrison, Brunt [c], Odemwingie, Lukaku... Subs: Popov, Rosenberg, Myhill, Thomas, Thorne, Dawson, Tamas. // ASTON VILLA: Guzan, Vlaar [c], Clark, Bennett, Baker, Lowton, Westwood, Delph, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Benteke... Subs: Marshall, Bent, Ireland, Lichaj, Holman, Bowery, Bannan

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      Goal Substitution Out90′ 6.1 8
      Goal 6.7 8
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  1. No more laps of honour or kissing and dancing in the­ streets,singing "we shall get a champions league­ spot".We are dropping like a stone and very firmly­ still in Aston Villas shadow.What a laughing stock we­ have become since a few weeks ago and all our squealing­ and prancing like we had actually won something,where­ has it all gone wrong.Oh this Villa shadow hangs so­ heavily around our necks and it looks like it will­ remain there forever,and ever and ever,ect.ect.ect.

    From Kickassruss, on Sun 20 Jan 8:55

  2. Not the right place to put this but why can't Yahoo­ put a p for the games postponed instead of 0-0? Very­ poor!

    From D ATTENBOROUGH, on Sat 19 Jan 19:31

  3. two nill up an you ###### it all up

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:28

  4. a bit of fergie time i think

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:23

  5. Apparently we're clinging on....we know where that­ leads to...

    From DSM, on Sat 19 Jan 19:22

  6. ffs :(

    From Dj, on Sat 19 Jan 19:22

  7. made you all look again

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:20

  8. its 3-2 now

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:20

  9. i think villa could even loose now

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:17

  10. Sigh. Here we go again. What's the betting we lose­ 3-2. Defence, Defence, Defence.

    From DSM, on Sat 19 Jan 19:17

  11. i told you all first

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 19:16

  12. come on you baggies

    From CLAIRE, on Sat 19 Jan 19:15

  13. 92% of stats from infostrada are 56% annoying 79% of­ the time

    From Dave D, on Sat 19 Jan 18:59

  14. WILL VILLA HOLD ON ??/

    From Kev, on Sat 19 Jan 18:57

  15. come on villa we need this!!!!!

    From Dj, on Sat 19 Jan 18:54

  16. made you all look

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 18:53

  17. its 2-2 now

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 18:53

  18. this could end up a draw

    From Borat, on Sat 19 Jan 18:49

  19. come on boys show baggies what you made of boys

    From MARYANN, on Sat 19 Jan 18:48

  20. Hopefully this is where we see the influence of Vlaar­ with the defence, if not we could be in trouble with­ WBA getting that goal.

    From DSM, on Sat 19 Jan 18:47
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