Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
1 - 1
1 - 1
Jack Grealish strikes at the death as Villa deny Brighton Championship title
Jack Grealish strikes at the death as Villa deny Brighton Championship title
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Delay in match Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 4': Delay in match Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 10': Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Bree.
- 12': Hand ball by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 13': Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 13': Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
- 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 15': Fikayo Tomori (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 16': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
- 18': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
- 24': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Anthony Knockaert tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
- 28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Steve Sidwell.
- 31': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 32': Attempt missed. Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt missed. Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 36': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 36': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a through ball.
- 38': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 40': Foul by Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 40': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Delay in match Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Scott Hogan because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 45'+5': Delay in match Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 46': Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 46': Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 53': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 54': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Chester.
- 56': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
- 57': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Murphy with a cross.
- 58': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dale Stephens with a cross.
- 59': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Sam Baldock tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jamie Murphy.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Albert Adomah.
- 62': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Sam Baldock draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tommy Elphick replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Murray.
- 69': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steve Sidwell.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Murray.
- 71': Attempt missed. Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 73': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
- 75': Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 77': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 78': Attempt blocked. James Bree (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Solly March.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
- 78': Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 78': Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
- 79': Delay in match Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Liam Rosenior replaces Bruno because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 85': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
- 86': Foul by Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
- 90': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Sam Baldock.
- 90'+2': Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Foul by Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Rosenior with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Murray.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree.
- 90'+5': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 346 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 93 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 27 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 32,856
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 32,856
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 2 | Nathan Baker  |
| 12 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 5 | Henri Lansbury |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 23 | Jordan Amavi |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Stockdale (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 27 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Sébastien Pocognoli  |
| 2 | Bruno |
| 14 | Steve Sidwell |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 15 | Jamie Murphy |
| 11 | Anthony Knockaert |
| 17 | Glenn Murray |
| 9 | Sam Baldock |
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