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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
That is the third or fourth mention of referee Martin Atkinson in the opening 15 minutes.
Does not bode well for the rest of the game.
Summary
El Ghazi (2) & Traore earn Aston Villa win at West Brom
Livermore sent off in miserable start for new Baggies boss Allardyce
Result: Man Utd 6-2 Leeds - hosts up to third after thrilling game
McTominay scores twice in opening three minutes - a PL first
Result: Tottenham 0-2 Leicester - Vardy penalty & Alderweireld own goal
Foxes go above Spurs into second in Premier League
Result: Brighton 1-1 Sheff Utd - late Welbeck strike earns hosts point
Bogle gave 10-man Blades lead after Lundstram red card
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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Jack Grealish makes a driving run forward and slips a pass through to Ollie Watkins.
The Villa striker takes a tumble under pressure from Semi Ajayi, but Martin Atkinson waves play on again.
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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Villa midfielder John McGinn is capable of the spectacular but not on this occasion, smashing a left-footed drive way over.
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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Referee Martin Atkinson had has a look at a couple of challenges from West Brom which have left Villa skipper Jack Grealish in a heap on the turf.
No action taken by the Yorkshireman though.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
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Sam Allardyce being likened to Red Adair? The latter was hired to put out fires but let's hope that Big Sam can actually start one at WBA!
Alan, London
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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
10 minutes in and it has been the perfect start for Aston Villa.
Scotland international John McGinn shows good pace to dart into the box but his run is halted by Grady Diangana's well-timed challenge.
Sam won't like thatpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Simon Stone
BBC Sport at The HawthornsThat is not what Sam Allardyce wanted.
Straightforward ball to the far post. Allardyce watched on with his arms folded, then stuffed his hands into his pockets as he tried to work out what to do.
He wasn't happy at Emiliano Martinez escaping without punishment for the handball by the way. He was making a rather forceful point to the fourth official
I think we might hear more about that later.
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West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Fireman Sam needs to take control of this before it erupts into a raging inferno for his side.
Postpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Anwar El Ghazi has scored in back-to-back away league games for Aston Villa (two goals).
He only scored in two of his first 34 league appearances for the club on the road before this (three goals).
Postpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa
Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveGood play from Traore but Furlong has to do better, he should have seen El Ghazi behind him. It's a good finish, but poor defending.
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GOAL - West Brom 0-1 Aston Villapublished at 5 mins
Anwar El Ghazi
Breakthrough!
Terrible defending from West Brom all round. They stand off Bertrand Traore on the edge of the box, allowing him time and space to look up and curl a perfect cross to the back post.
Dutchman Anwar El Ghazi ghosts in behind Darnell Furlong and coolly converts a first-time finish past Sam Johnstone.
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West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
The free-kick is headed away by a Villa man, who still have their full allocation of 11 on the pitch.
Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveBy his reaction, you can tell he knew he'd handled it and it's the right decision by the referee.
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West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
No red?
Not even a yellow from Martin Atkinson, just a free-kick.
That's deliberate handball.
And don't tell me "it's early in the game!"
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West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
Trouble here for Emiliano Martinez, who has handled outside his own area.
Postpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveIt's a big derby, but not as big as Villa - Birmingham, because I scored in that one! It would be even better with the fans for Sam's first game, and these are the games when you miss the fans, but we are in a pandemic and we have to look after each other.
Image source, Getty ImagesCLOSE!published at 1 min
West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
Not the best start from West Brom, shaky at the back and Ollie Watkins is almost in but Dara O'Shea gets back to cover.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa
Under way in the West Midlands derby at a bitterly cold Hawthorns.
So much so, that Jack Grealish has got gloves on.
The big grey woolly type ones you used to wear when your mum used to drag you to school on a winter morning.
Quick startpublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom v Aston Villa (19:15 GMT)
Aston VillaAston Villa can reach 20 points after 12 fixtures of a Premier League season for the first time since 2009-10 under Martin O'Neill.
Big Sam in the housepublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020
West Brom v Aston Villa (19:15 GMT)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport at The HawthornsSam Allardyce is preparing to begin his latest rescue mission.
Allardyce said he was being compared to famous firefighter Red Adair by his friends, so accustomed is he at being asked to drag Premier League clubs out of the relegation mire.
This one might be tricky. Until Leeds' fiasco today, West Brom had the worst defensive record in the Premier League - and they are not exactly prolific at the other end.
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