Aston Villa are now without a win in four after West Brom secured a crucial 2-0 victory this afternoon against Dean Smith's men.

The hosts spurned a superb early chance when Tammy Abraham was denied by former Villa keeper Sam Johnstone, before the Baggies gradually began to take control.

And, they struck twice just before half-time, with goals from Hal Robson-Kanu and a deflected Jay Rodriguez effort giving them clear lead.

Despite having more of the ball after the break, Villa were pretty toothless going forward, although Abraham again should've done better late on.

Ultimately though, they could have few complaints about the result and they now face a huge uphill task to reach the play-offs.

Smith's side are seven points behind sixth-placed Middlesbrough, but they have two games in hand on Villa.

As you would expect, this result angered Villa supporters, who are dismayed at how this season has turned out.

Here's some of the reaction on twitter...