English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League

Aston Villa
  • 84': Ollie Watkins
  • 89': Tyrone Mings
FT
2 - 0
Brighton & Hove Albion

    Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard off to winning start with win over Brighton

    Aston Villa struck late to claim a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday in new boss Steven Gerrard's first match.

    Match Commentary

    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 49': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Marc Cucurella.
    • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Danny Ings.
    • 67': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Tariq Lamptey.
    • 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Jacob Ramsey.
    • 84': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young following a fast break.
    • 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Pascal Groß.
    • 89': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,925

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +37 Arsenal 30 67 3
    +32 Manchester City 29 60 5
    +11 Manchester United 29 51 6
    +5 Aston Villa 29 51 8
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    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 0
    0 SHOTS 0
    0 ON GOAL 0
    0.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa Yellow Card
    3 Matt Targett
    2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
    19 Marvelous Nakamba Yellow Card
    41 Jacob Ramsey
    7 John McGinn
    20 Danny Ings
    11 Ollie Watkins
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    Substitutes:
    Ashley Young, Leon Bailey, Morgan Sanson, Keinan Davis, Kortney Hause, Jed Steer, Anwar El Ghazi, Carney Chukwuemeka, Axel Tuanzebe.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Jason Steele (GK)
    24 Shane Duffy
    5 Lewis Dunk
    4 Adam Webster Yellow Card
    15 Jakub Moder
    13 Pascal Groß
    8 Yves Bissouma
    3 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
    2 Tariq Lamptey
    14 Adam Lallana
    11 Leandro Trossard
    Substitutes:
    Alexis Mac Allister, Joël Veltman, Jürgen Locadia, Taylor Richards, Neal Maupay, Kjell Scherpen, Solly March, Dan Burn, Jeremy Sarmiento.

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