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West Brom 3-0 Aston Villa: Sam Allardyce suffers in his first match in charge as Anwar El Ghazi double and Bertrand Traore finish see his side off - with Jake Livermore sent off in first half for Baggies

Sam Allardyce must make history if he is keep his relegation-free record intact after his first game as West Bromwich Albion manager ended in a dispiriting defeat by Aston Villa.

No team has avoided the drop in the Premier League era with fewer than eight points from their opening 14 games. Albion are stuck on seven, which illustrated the size of the task Allardyce faces since replacing the sacked Slaven Bilic last week.

His new side trailed after only five minutes to Anwar El Ghazi's strike and were reduced to 10 men eight minutes before half-time when captain Jake Livermore was sent off on VAR review for an ugly tackle on Jack Grealish.