Game #5125
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Lost
13th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 25,889
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
West Brom
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Gary McAllister loses his second game in charge as caretaker boss as Villa are beaten by Albion for the first time in over twenty five years to leave them 13th in the table with the gap to the relegation places closing to six points with three games left to play.
KEY MAN
Stewart Downing pushes Villa forward but they suffer defeat to Albion for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to leave them with the mathematical possibility of relegation with three to play, Saturday, 30 April 2011.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 2011
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Abdoulaye Méité
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Richard Dunne, Sub on, Ciaran Clark
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Peter Odemwingie
🟥 | 62’ Sending off, (West Bromwich Albion), Paul Scharner
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Nigel Reo-Coker, Sub on, Robert Pirès 🔴
🟨 | 73’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Youssuf Mulumbu
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Stiliyan Petrov, Sub on, Marc Albrighton
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Having lost to Wolves at Villa Park for the first time in three decades under Gérard Houllier, his assistant and caretaker manager Gary McAllister delivers Villa’s first league defeat to Albion in a quarter of a century as the folly of the appointment is once again laid bare.
Meanwhile one of the oddest signings in Villa’s history, Robert Pirès, made his final appearance for Villa as a substitute aged 37 having arrived as a free agent earlier in the season. Pirès made 12 appearances for Villa, 8 as a substitute, and scored once.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2010-11 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 30 April 2011
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Gary McAllister (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Motherwell, 2011
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Gary McAllister | 🏴 | Caretaker
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 1 | 0.50
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 19 Mar 11, Villa 0-1 Wolves (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Adam Watts, Scott Ledger
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
West Bromwich Albion
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces Emile Heskey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.66 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 39.98 |
Youngest Player |
RB Kyle Walker | 🏴 | 20.94 |
MANAGER
Gary McAllister | 🏴 | Caretaker
Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB James Collins | 🏴 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
RB Kyle Walker | 🏴 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🔁 |
W Stewart Downing | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 |
F Darren Bent | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Roy Hodgson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Scott Carson (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Jonas Olsson | 🇸🇪 |
LB Nicky Shorey (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Abdoulaye Méïté | 🇨🇮 |
CB Paul Scharner | 🇦🇹 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Gonzalo Jara | 🇨🇱 | 🔁 |
M James Morrison | 🏴 |
M Youssuf Mulumbu | 🇨🇩 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W Carlos Vela | 🇲🇽 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Odemwingie | 🇳🇬 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Simon Cox | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | for CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 | 51’ |
🔁 M Robert Pirès | 🇫🇷 | 🔴 | for M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 68’ |
🔁 W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | for M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gonzalo Jara | 🇨🇱 | (CB Gabriel Tamaş | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | W Carlos Vela | 🇲🇽 | (CF Marc-Antoine Fortuné | 🇬🇫 |)
🔁 | CF Peter Odemwingie | 🇳🇬 | (M Somen Tchoyi | 🇨🇲 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Andy Marshall | 🏴 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 |
M Michael Bradley | 🇺🇸 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Boaz Myhill | 🏴 |
CB James Hurst | 🏴 |
CB Pablo Ibanez | 🇪🇸 |
CF Ishmael Miller | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI: £79.35m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
Homegrown: 3/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £23.84m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Bomb Squad | 3 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
RB Habib Bèye | 🇸🇳 |
LB Stephen Warnock | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 8 |
CB Shane Lowry | 🇦🇺 | Sheffield United
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | Hull
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | Watford
CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 | Stoke
M Jonathan Hogg | 🏴 | Portsmouth
M Stephen Ireland | 🇮🇪 | Newcastle
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 | Leeds
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | Burnley
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Robert Pirès | 🇫🇷 |
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 50%
Possession A | 50%
Shots F | 7
Shots A | 4
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 7
Corners A | 8
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 9
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We are still looking up the table, definitely. There are nine points to play for.
"We have got Wigan at home and it is the only chance we've got to do a double over a team this season, which is a disappointing statistic.
"But it is a chance to beat a team that is below us and maybe get in the top half again.
"The disappointing thing today is we know what three points would have meant. Villa are still the biggest club in the midlands and we want to finish top of that pile."
Gary McAllister.
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 30 April 2011
*A late strike from Youssouf Mulumbu gave 10-man West Brom their first league victory against Aston Villa for more than a quarter of a century.*
The home side fell behind in the fourth minute when Abdoulaye Meite sliced a Stewart Downing cross into his own net.
West Brom hit back on the hour when Peter Odemwingie volleyed home a close-range equaliser.
Paul Scharner was dismissed moments later, but with six minutes left Mulumbu flicked home the winner.
It was another feather in the cap for West Brom manager Roy Hodgson, whose side not only overhauled Villa, all but extinguishing any lingering relegation fears, but also claimed their first league win against their local rivals since a 1-0 victory at the Hawthorns in April 1985.
Back in February, when Roberto Di Matteo was dismissed as manager with only goal difference separating the Baggies from the bottom three, that scenario would have been unimaginable.
Yet such is the alchemy wrought by Hodgson, who has overseen just one defeat in nine matches since his appointment, that his side now sit proudly above their three West Midlands rivals in the Premier League table.
That looked an unlikely outcome after four minutes, when West Brom’s hopes of keeping a clean sheet for the first time since the second game of the season were snuffed out in inept fashion.
Had Meite shown greater faith in his left foot, he would surely have completed a routine clearance from Downing’s flicked centre.
Instead, with Darren Bent lurking behind him on the six-yard line, the Ivory Coast international attempted to flick the ball away with the outside of his right boot, sending it spinning beyond the stranded Scott Carson.
To score one faintly comical goal may be regarded as a misfortune. But, when a Stiliyan Petrov effort deflected off the hapless Meite’s outstretched boot a few moments later, almost causing Carson further embarrassment, you began to suspect it was not going to be the Baggies’ day.
Looking to extend a four-game unbeaten run, Villa were as relentless in their onslaught as West Brom were ineffectual.
Mulumbu tried his luck for the home side from 25 yards, drawing an acrobatic save from visiting keeper Brad Friedel, while Carlos Vela’s first touch let him down following a defence-splitting ball from Simon Cox.
Otherwise, though, it was all Villa. Downing fired into the side netting when a pass to Bent or Gabriel Agbonlahor would surely have brought greater reward. Kyle Walker capped a lightning Villa break by standing up a far-post cross for Bent, obliging Carson to tip away. Agbonlahor drilled wide.
Villa would have cause to rue these moments of profligacy. Only Tottenham have equalled the home side’s ability to salvage points from a losing position this season, and when Odemwingie won a 60th-minute free-kick along the right channel, the worm began to turn.
James Morrison curled the resulting set-piece to the far post, Jonas Olsson sent a header back across goal and, as Cox’s scrambled effort popped up off Petrov, the Nigeria international stabbed home a close-range volley.
It was Odemwingie’s 14th Premier League goal since his August move from Lokomotiv Moscow, although the home support had little time to enjoy it.
Two minutes later, Scharner - earlier booked for unsporting behaviour by referee Phil Dowd - recklessly hauled Petrov to the ground and promptly received his marching orders.
A sustained spell of Villa pressure followed and, as Downing drew a sprawling save from Carson, it briefly looked as though the depleted home side might be overwhelmed.
But when Cox slotted the ball through to Mulumbu with six minutes remaining, the Congo international spun away from Ciaran Clark and lifted the ball over Friedel to bring West Brom’s 26-year wait for a win against Villa to a deliriously celebrated end.