West Brom v Aston Villa result

Full-time · West Brom 0–3 Aston Villa

Premier League · Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:15 GMT · The Hawthorns

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

West Brom 0–3 Aston Villa — Aston Villa won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa won 3–0 at The Hawthorns in the Premier League on Sunday 20 December. West Brom are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Aston Villa led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: A. El Ghazi (5’, assisted by Bertrand Traoré; 88’ pen) and Bertrand Traoré (84’, assisted by Jack Grealish). J. Livermore (37’) was sent off.

Discipline

The bookings — West Brom: Karlan Ahearne-Grant (62’); Aston Villa: K. Hause (40’) and Tyrone Mings (66’).

What it changes

Aston Villa have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. El Ghazi (Aston Villa) 12.2, Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) 10.3 and Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) 10.0 led the match.

Next up

West Brom next travel to Preston on 24 October 2026.

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for West Brom: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: West Brom 0–3 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: The Hawthorns · West Bromwich
Referee: M. Atkinson
Head-to-head (last 4): West Brom 2 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 1 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: West Brom 1W 1D 3L · Aston Villa 2W 1D 2L

West Brom 0–3 Aston Villa (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.67 / 8.83

Corners

against 6 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.17 / 5.83

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 1.67

Cards

against 2 / 2.33 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	West Brom for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	8.83 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.67 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.5 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.83 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.17 for · 18.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

West Brom

West Brom — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Robson-Kanu n 8	42.9	3.4 7/4	1.8 4/3	—
J. Livermore n 8	81	2.5 8/5	0.4 3/0	B. Traoré
C. Austin n 8	40.3	2.5 3/2	1.1 3/1	—
M. Phillips n 8	40.8	2.2 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
C. Gallagher n 8	88.8	1.9 8/3	2 8/4	Douglas Luiz

West Brom — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Robson-Kanu n 8	42.9	2.1 7/1	1.3 4/1
K. Grosicki n 8	32.4	1.7 3/2	1 3/0
C. Gallagher n 8	88.8	1.4 5/2	0.5 3/1
K. Ahearne-Grant n 8	71.5	1.4 7/2	0.9 6/0
Matheus Pereira n 8	78.4	1.3 5/3	0.4 2/1

West Brom — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Robson-Kanu n 8	42.9	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
C. Gallagher n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Phillips n 8	40.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
C. Austin n 8	40.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
K. Edwards n 8	37.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

West Brom — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Gallagher n 8	88.8	3 7/6
G. Diangana n 8	69.3	2.9 7/6
J. Livermore n 8	81	2.5 8/6
F. Krovinović n 8	52.6	2.4 4/3
R. Sawyers n 8	68.6	2.1 6/4

West Brom — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	4.1 8/6

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Trézéguet n 8	78.8	2.6 7/5	0.6 2/2	—
Douglas Luiz n 8	81.8	2.1 7/4	2.5 7/5	C. Gallagher
M. Nakamba n 8	49.1	1.8 5/1	1.4 5/1	—
B. Traoré n 8	38.1	1.8 5/1	1.5 3/1	J. Livermore
J. Ramsey n 8	74.8	1.7 5/5	1.7 7/3	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. El Ghazi n 8	50	4.3 5/3	2 4/3
K. Davis n 8	35.4	2.2 5/2	1.3 2/2
J. Ramsey n 8	74.8	2 7/4	0.9 5/1
Trézéguet n 8	78.8	1.9 7/3	0.9 4/1
R. Barkley n 8	69.5	1.9 6/3	1 5/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Barkley n 8	69.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Grealish n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
K. Davis n 8	35.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	50	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
O. Watkins n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Trézéguet n 8	78.8	2.9 7/5
M. Nakamba n 8	49.1	2.5 4/2
M. Cash n 8	85.6	2.4 7/5
J. Ramsey n 8	74.8	1.7 6/3
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	53.5	1.5 5/2

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90	3.1 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
West Brom		Aston Villa
32%	Possession	68%
1	Shots	19
1	Shots on target	10
0	Shots off target	6
0	Blocked shots	3
0	Shots inside the box	11
1	Corners	7
1	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
7	Saves	1
282	Passes	576
67%	Pass accuracy	86%

West Brom player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
Darnell Furlong	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Ajayi	90	0	0	3	0	6
Dara O'Shea	90	0	0	2	0	6.3
K. Gibbs	90	0	0	2	0	6.3
R. Sawyers	90	0	0	2	0	6.5
C. Gallagher	90	0	0	4	0	6.7
K. Ahearne-Grant	83	0	0	0	Y	6.5
M. Phillips	78	1	1	0	0	6
G. Diangana	78	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Livermore	37	0	0	0	R	5.3
B. Ivanović sub	12	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Austin sub	12	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Robinson sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.5

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Cash	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
K. Hause	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.3
T. Mings	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.6
Douglas Luiz	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
J. McGinn	90	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	7.5
B. Traoré	90	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	8.9
J. Grealish	90	0	1	1	1	8	0	0	8.3
A. El Ghazi	90	2	0	6	6	0	0	0	8.9
O. Watkins	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind West Brom v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

West BromLWLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Aston VillaWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

West Brom 2 · 1 draw · Aston Villa 1 · 2.75 goals/game

2019-05-14 West Brom 2–0 Aston Villa
2019-05-11 Aston Villa 2–1 West Brom
2019-02-16 Aston Villa 0–2 West Brom
2018-12-07 West Brom 2–2 Aston Villa

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

West Brom#19 pos26 pts38 pl-41 GD

Aston Villa#11 pos55 pts38 pl+9 GD

Goals per game

West Brom scored0.92

Aston Villa scored1.45

West Brom conceded2

Aston Villa conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between West Brom and Aston Villa?: In their last 4 meetings, West Brom won 2, Aston Villa won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
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