Albion take on Aston Villa at Villa Park today.

Here are some key facts and stats going it the game.

- Neal Maupay has four goals for Albion while no one has yet joined Pascal Gross on two assists.

- Danny Ings has three goals for Villa and is also on two assists, along with Douglas Luiz and Leon Bailey.

- Albion are sixth for possession share in away games while Villa rank 13th at home.

- Albion have only conceded one goal from the 65th minute onwards while Villa have let in six from the 75th.

- No team have conceded more first-half goals than Villa (ten) while Albion have yet to let one in away from home in the second half.

- Villa are bottom of the Prem current form table (last six games) while Albion are 15th.

- Match referee Anthony Taylor also controlled Albion’s game at Villa Park almost 12 years ago when they visited as a lower-table League One side in the FA Cup and lost 3-2.

- Robert Sanchez has come up one short of the equivalent of a full season between the sticks. Today’s suspension means his run of consecutive Prem appearances is halted at 37.

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- Both teams are in the Prem top four for yellow cards and have been show a total of 54 between them.

- Aston Villa average 11 goal attempts per match at home. That puts them 19th in the Prem – only Watford fare worse.

- Albion fans have never seen their team win at Villa Park. Their first ever success, at the 13th attempt, came behind closed doors last season.