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BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa prevailed over Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Aston Villa to strike first with an early goal of Douglas Luiz at the 8′. Then scored again for Aston Villa in the ‘ minutean early goal. Eventually, O. Watkins reduced the distance for Brighton & Hove Albion (26’). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Brighton & Hove Albion lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the help of Simon Bennett and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 90 Attack 67
- 37 Dangerous attack 34
- 71 Ball safe 74
- 22 Free Kicks 15
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 59% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Aston Villa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (Matty Cash, J. Ramsey, T. Mings and John McGinn). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Deniz Undav, Facundo Buonanotte, Moisés Caicedo and Pascal Groß).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Aston Villa will have 61 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 62 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
37'
8'
69'
Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , Leon Bailey , John McGinn , Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Ashley Young, Travis Patterson, Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Emiliano Buendía , Diego Carlos, Sebastian Revan, Bertrand Traoré and Leander Dendoncker.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made only 1 change substituting L. Bailey for Emiliano Buendía (69′).
Best player: Jacob Ramsey
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Jacob Ramsey even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Roberto De Zerbi played with: Jason Steele , Joël Veltman , Adam Webster , Levi Colwill , Pascal Groß , Facundo Buonanotte , Yasin Ayari , Alexis Mac Allister , Julio Enciso , Deniz Undav and Evan Ferguson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lewis Dunk, Tom McGill, Kaoru Mitoma , Billy Gilmour, Danny Welbeck, Jack Hinshelwood , Jan Paul van Hecke , Pervis Estupiñán and Moisés Caicedo .
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Yasin Ayari for Moisés Caicedo Corozo (46′), Joël Veltman for Pervis Estupinan (46′), Julio Enciso for Kaoru Mitoma (65′) and Adam Webster for Jan Paul van Hecke (65′).
Best player: Pascal Groß
The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.
His rating is with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Liverpool – 4-4
- Manchester United – Fulham – 2-1
- Leicester City – West Ham United – 2-1
- Leeds United – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-4
- Everton – AFC Bournemouth – 1-0
- Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
- Chelsea – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Manchester City – 1-0
- Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Arsenal – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 5-0
