English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 30, 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion WWLWL 1
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Aston Villa LWLWL 6
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BHA011
AVL336
Villa Park · 40,636 att.

Match Report

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Ollie Watkins scores hat trick as Aston Villa rout Brighton

A hat-trick from forward Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to a sensational 6-1 thrashing of high-flying Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
2
62
Possession
38
11
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
461
Accurate Passes
250
518
Passes
320
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
1
10
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
45
18
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
4
12
Effective Clearances
12
12
Clearances
12

Head to Head

AVL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 19Moussa DiabyAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 22Nicolò ZanioloAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 18Danny WelbeckAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 41Jack HinshelwoodRM
  9. 28Evan FergusonF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 7Solly MarchAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  3. 21' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  4. 26' Own Goal by Pervis Estupiñán, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aston Villa 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  5. 32' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 39' Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Danny Welbeck.
  8. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Evan Ferguson.
  9. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
  10. 50' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  11. 57' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
  12. 57' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
  14. 65' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  15. 72' Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 79' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby because of an injury.
  18. 84' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 85' Goal! Aston Villa 5, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  20. 86' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  21. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara because of an injury.
  22. 90'+5' Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 90'+7' Goal! Aston Villa 6, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

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