23 October,2011 06:54 AM IST | | AFP
West Brom beat 10-man Aston Villa 2-1 for a win which lifted Roy Hodgson's side into the top half of the table.
Darren Bent fired Villa ahead on 23 minutes with a penalty.
West Brom's Peter Odemwingie (right) shields the ball from
Aston Villa's Richard Dunne during Saturday's EPL match.
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But Villa were reduced to 10 men when Chris Herd was sent off for a straight red card offence. Chris Brunt levelled the scores at stroke of half-time, when his corner was headed in by Olsson for 1-1. Paul Scharner put West Brom 2-1 up on 57 minutes when he hooked in past Shay Given.
Other results
'u00a0Liverpool 1-1 Norwich
'u00a0Newcastle 1-0 Wigan
'u00a0Wolves 2-2 Swansea
'u00a0Bolton 0-2 Sunderland
