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Albion v Aston Villa match preview

ALBION host Aston Villa under the lights at The Hawthorns on Friday evening (ko 8pm).

The opposition

Villa currently sit eighth in the Sky Bet Championship table having collected 31 points from their 20 games so far this season.

Since appointing Dean Smith as manager in October following the departure of Steve Bruce, they have won five, drawn one and lost two of the eight fixtures that the former Walsall and Brentford boss has taken charge of.

Last time out

The most recent meeting between the sides was a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns back in January 2016.