Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrighton snap winless run, make Villa wait for UCL qualification
Brighton snapped a six-match winless run in the Premier League when they beat Aston Villa 1-0 at home on Sunday after Joao Pedro scored an 87th-minute winner in a scrappy affair.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Webster.
- 4': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 4': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 7': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 7': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 8': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 8': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman is caught offside.
- 26': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Morgan Rogers because of an injury.
- 35': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 35': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Robin Olsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 45'+5': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+5': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 48': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 48': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 53': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 56': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 61': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 61': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 62': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
- 63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 64': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball following a fast break.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 68': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
- 71': VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa.
- 73': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 77': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Simon Adingra.
- 79': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 83': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 89': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 89': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ezri Konsa.
- 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 90'+2': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Simon Adingra.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 90'+7': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 90'+8': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 90'+8': Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 383 | Accurate Passes | 423 |
| 443 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,596
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,596
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | +35 | 56 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 24 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | +13 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 24 | +13 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 11 | Billy Gilmour |
| 13 | Pascal Groß  |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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