Aston Villa vs West Brom 2019 (AVFC-WBA 2019)
Final score and result:- Aston Villa vs West Brom 2-1 (Hourihane, Abraham pen/Gayle)
Villa Park- 11 May, 2019- Championship semi-final playoff, first leg- Saturday
Dwight Gayle is sent off as Aston Villa edge the first leg of their playoff semifinal against local rivals West Bromwich Albion
This Dwight Gayle second yellow card vs Aston Villa (VIDEO BELOW) saw the West Bromwich Albion striker sent off in the 88th minute of their first leg playoff semifinal on 11 May, 2019. Gayle was shown his second yellow for his challenge on opposition goalkeeper Jed Steer. Controversial in the eyes of some, but it means he’ll be unavailable for the return leg
This Leeds vs Aston Villa incident (VIDEO BELOW) saw five minutes of controversial drama in the game between the Whites and AVFC on 28 April, 2019. Leeds appeared to pretend to put the ball out as Kodjia lay injured but then scored via Mateusz Klich. Villa’s players were furious and it lead to a fight which saw Anwar El Ghazi sent off. Marcelo Bielsa then ordered his players to concede an equaliser from kick off, from which Adomah scored. Real controversy and drama, and it also saw Bielsa and Terry exchange words on the sideline. With these two goals, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.