English League Championship

FT Friday, November 18, 2016
Aston Villa DWWDW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion DWWWW 1
1st2ndT
AVL101
BHA101
American Express Stadium · 30,107 att.

Match Report

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Brighton's Murray cancels out Aston Villa's Baker in draw

Aston Villa extended their unbeaten record under manager Steve Bruce to six Championship games in a row with a 1-1 draw at second-placed Brighton.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
12
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
41.1
Possession
58.9
14
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
218
Accurate Passes
376
316
Passes
474
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
101
25
Accurate Long Balls
63
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
28
20
Clearances
28

Head to Head

AVL leads series 1-0

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 14Steve SidwellCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 8Jiri SkalakLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 9Sam BaldockCF-L
  11. 17Glenn MurrayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Oliver NorwoodSUB
  2. 20Solly MarchSUB
  3. 12Sébastien PocognoliSUB
  4. 1Niki MäenpääSUB
  5. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  6. 15Jamie MurphySUB
  7. 10Tomer HemedSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Pierluigi GolliniG
  2. 2Nathan BakerCD-L
  3. 12James ChesterCD-R
  4. 23Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 25Mile JedinakCM
  7. 22Gary GardnerLM
  8. 15Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF
  10. 26Jonathan KodjiaLF
  11. 37Albert AdomahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  2. 28Aly CissokhoSUB
  3. 10Jordan AyewSUB
  4. 6Tommy ElphickSUB
  5. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  6. 14Rudy GestedeSUB
  7. 31Mark BunnSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 1. Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 1. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
  3. 55' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jordan Ayew replaces Gabriel Agbonlahor because of an injury.
  4. 58' Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Gary Gardner.
  6. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Sam Baldock.
  7. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  8. 90'+1' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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