English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLDLL 1
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American Express Stadium · 31,596 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 5-0

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 3Igor JulioLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 9João PedroAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Robin OlsenG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 19Moussa DiabyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Morgan Rogers because of an injury.
  2. 49' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  4. 63' Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Moussa Diaby.
  6. 87' Penalty saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 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.
  8. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Danny Welbeck.
  9. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
  10. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ezri Konsa.
  11. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Simon Adingra.
  13. 90'+9' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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