English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 87': João Pedro
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1 - 0

Brighton snap winless run, make Villa wait for UCL qualification

Brighton snapped a six-match winless run in the Premier League when they beat Aston Villa 1-0 at home on Sunday after Joao Pedro scored an 87th-minute winner in a scrappy affair.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Webster.
  • 4': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 4': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 7': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 7': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 8': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John McGinn.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 20': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman is caught offside.
  • 26': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Morgan Rogers because of an injury.
  • 35': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
  • 35': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 42': Robin Olsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 45'+5': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 46': Hand ball by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  • 48': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 48': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 49': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 53': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 61': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 61': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 62': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball.
  • 63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 64': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 68': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
  • 71': VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa.
  • 73': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 77': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Simon Adingra.
  • 79': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 83': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 89': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
  • 89': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ezri Konsa.
  • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+2': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Simon Adingra.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+7': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Igor Julio.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+8': Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 1
47.5 Possession 52.5
2 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
383 Accurate Passes 423
443 Passes 490
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.3
29 Long Balls 27
11 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 16
14 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,596

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 13 +18 34
2 Arsenal 13 +12 25
3 Chelsea 13 +12 25
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 +5 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
4 Adam Webster
3 Igor Julio
34 Joël Veltman
9 João Pedro
11 Billy Gilmour
13 Pascal Groß Yellow Card
18 Danny Welbeck
24 Simon Adingra Yellow Card
40 Facundo Buonanotte

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Robin Olsen (GK)
14 Pau Torres
3 Diego Carlos
12 Lucas Digne
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Morgan Rogers
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
19 Moussa Diaby
31 Leon Bailey

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