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West Brom 1-0 Aston Villa (3-4 Pens): Report, Ratings & Reaction as Villans Reach Final

Aston Villa needed penalties to beat West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night to progress to the Championship playoff final at Wembley.

Despite losing the second leg 1-0, Villa beat the home side 4-3 on penalties to take them one game away from a return to the Premier League.

Following their 2-1 victory over the Baggies on Saturday afternoon, Villa knew that avoiding defeat would book their place at Wembley for the second consecutive year. West Brom, meanwhile, knew that nothing but a win would do.

Despite the tension on both sides, it was a largely uneventful first half before Craig Dawson leapt highest from a long throw to nod the ball into the far corner with a little help from the woodwork.