English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 26, 2022
Aston Villa DWDLL 2
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLWLL 0
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AVL112
BHA000
American Express Stadium · 31,475 att.

Match Report

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Cash, Watkins strike as Villa down toothless Brighton

Aston Villa secured a 2-0 victory over Brighton on Saturday, with Matty Cash and Ollie Watkins on target.

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Team Stats

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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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BHA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 3Marc CucurellaCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCM-L
  6. 15Jakub ModerCM-R
  7. 8Yves BissoumaAM
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 2Tariq LampteyRM
  10. 11Leandro TrossardCF-L
  11. 9Neal MaupayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 58Evan FergusonSUB
  2. 25Moisés CaicedoSUB
  3. 24Shane DuffySUB
  4. 42Marc LeonardSUB
  5. 17Steven AlzateSUB
  6. 57Odeluga OffiahSUB
  7. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  8. 18Danny WelbeckSUB
  9. 13Pascal GrossSUB

AVL · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 6Douglas LuizDM
  5. 27Lucas DigneLB
  6. 2Matty CashRB
  7. 23Philippe CoutinhoAM
  8. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  9. 7John McGinnRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 20Danny IngsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  2. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  3. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  4. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  5. 58Tommi O'ReillySUB
  6. 31Leon BaileySUB
  7. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  8. 8Morgan SansonSUB
  9. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 1. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 19' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  4. 25' Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 25' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 40' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 40' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Jakub Moder.
  11. 68' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a through ball.
  12. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Douglas Luiz.
  13. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Danny Ings.
  14. 83' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Philippe Coutinho.

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