Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEmiliano Martinez steers Aston Villa to scoreless draw with Brighton
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez pulled off a string of superb saves to grab an unlikely point for Aston Villa in a 0-0 draw to a dominant Brighton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 3': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 3': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 7': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 7': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 10': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 10': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 15': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 15': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
- 20': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 21': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 22': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 24': Hand ball by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 27': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 28': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 30': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 30': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 32': Hand ball by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 38': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 38': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 39': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a cross.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 40': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 40': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 40': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Ross Barkley is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 54': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Alzate.
- 60': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 61': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 61': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Matthew Cash because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Steven Alzate.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 64': Attempt saved. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 67': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 67': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 68': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 70': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 70': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
- 72': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 75': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 75': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Ross Barkley.
- 77': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 77': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Neal Maupay.
- 82': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 84': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 84': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 87': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa).
- 89': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 281 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 372 | Passes | 509 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Steven Alzate  |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 20 | Ross Barkley |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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