English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 84': Ollie Watkins
  • 89': Tyrone Mings
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2 - 0

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
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
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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

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

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