Aston Villa 1 - 2 Brighton and Hove Albion: Finished | 2020-11-21 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Emiliano Martínez	0	2	1

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Ollie Watkins	0	0	0	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
John McGinn	1	1	3
Trézéguet	4	1	0
Jack Grealish	1	0	7
Douglas Luiz 75'	2	0	1
Ross Barkley 5'	0	0	0

Defenders	G	S	FC	FW
Matthew Cash	0	0	0	1
Matt Targett	0	0	1	1
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo 47'	1	1	0	1
Tyrone Mings	0	1	1	1

Substitutes	GA	S	FC	FW
Bertrand Traoré 74'(Anwar El Ghazi)	1	1	1	3
Anwar El Ghazi 74'(Bertrand Traoré)	0	0	0	0
Conor Hourihane 75'(Douglas Luiz)	0	0	0	0
Marvelous Nakamba	0	0	0	0
Neil Taylor	0	0	0	0
Ahmed El Mohamady	0	0	0	0
Jed Steer	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Mat Ryan	0	1	3

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Danny Welbeck 12'	1	0	2	1	0
Neal Maupay 80'	0	0	2	3	2
Adam Lallana 45'	0	1	1	0	0

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Solly March 56'	1	0	1	1	0
Yves Bissouma	0	0	0	4	1
Tariq Lamptey	0	0	0	4	2
Pascal Groß 95'	0	1	0	3	0

Defenders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Adam Webster	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Dunk	0	0	0	0	0
Ben White	0	0	0	2	0

Substitutes	FC	FW
Joël Veltman 45'(Adam Lallana)	0	0
Dan Burn 80'(Neal Maupay)	0	0
Jayson Molumby 95'(Pascal Groß)	0	0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	0	0
Steven Alzate	0	0
Aaron Connolly	0	0
Jason Steele	-	-

90'+7'

That is all from this Premier League game, until next time!

90'+7'

Brighton collect their second win of the season but remain in 16th as they look ahead to hosting Premier League champions Liverpool next. Smith's men also remain relatively unmoved in sixth place and next face a trip to down south to West Ham.

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The Seagulls win for the first time at Villa Park as they defeat Smith's side 2-1. Welbeck opened the scoring with Konsa pegging Potter's side back after the break. March then grabbed the winner with a composed right-footed finish into the top corner. Late drama followed as Lamptey received two yellow cards within four minutes before referee Oliver gave and then overturned a penalty to Villa for a foul on Trezeguet in added time.

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FULL-TIME: ASTON VILLA 1-2 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

90'+5'

After the chaos surrounding the penalty, Molumby comes on to replace Gross in the final stages of this game.

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PENALTY OVERTURNED! Referee Oliver has a long look at the monitor before deciding March has got enough contact on the ball and overturns his original decision.

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PENALTY TO VILLA! Brighton are furious as Trezeguet goes down under the contact of March and the referee points to the spot. VAR has a quick check of it before asking Oliver to go over to the monitor on the touchline to check the decision.

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Lamptey is the youngest Englishman to be sent off in the Premier League since Luke Shaw in February 2015.

90'+1'

RED CARD! Things are heating up as Lamptey catches Grealish and referee Oliver deems it enough to give Brighton's right-wing back his second yellow of the game. The youngster was only given his first booking five minutes ago and now he has been given his marching orders!

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Grealish is booked for his involvement in the altercation with Veltman after the defender had clashed with Trezeguet off of the ball.

90'

Veltman goes down off the ball in what looks to be an altercation with Trezeguet. Grealish then gets far too involved and grabs the Brighton defender, which will surely earn him a place in Oliver's book.

89'

Off Lamptey goes again, speeding down the right wing before looking to find Welbeck on the counter-attack. Konsa does well to compose himself and deal with the whipped pass before playing down the pitch.

88'

Lamptey pops up in the centre of the park to bring down McGinn in order to stop Villa from breaking quickly.

88'

Lamptey is booked for his cynical foul on McGinn in the centre of the pitch.

87'

El Ghazi produces another great right-footed cross but no one in a Villa shirt is there to challenge in the air. The ball then sits up nicely for Trezeguet on the edge of the area but his volley goes well over Ryan's goal.

86'

Welbeck dispossesses Cash and nearly has the chance to make it 3-1 but Villa's right-back does well to step in before playing backwards to Martinez.

85'

Targett is offered no space to cross before Grealish's stray pass then trickles out of play, which offers Brighton the chance to waste more valuable minutes.

83'

The Seagulls camp even deeper as McGinn is cynically brought down in the middle of the park. Grealish then twists and turns before Bissouma produces the perfect sliding tackle to win possession back.

81'

These next ten minutes seem set to be attack versus defence which is perhaps why Potter has opted for yet another centre-back on the pitch. Grealish wins a free-kick on the right, which he then takes but one of Potter's many tall defenders deal with the cross.

80'

Despite deliberation over Welbeck's fitness, Maupay is the man chosen to come off for defender Burn as Potter looks to defend Brighton's 2-1 lead.

79'

The Seagulls look to break from Villa's third consecutive corner through Gross. After assisting the second goal, Gross looks to repeat the dose and finds Maupay at the back post but he can only head well wide of the target.

78'

Grealish and El Ghazi send in consecutive crosses from the right, Veltman deals with the final cross as heads out for another Villa corner. After playing short, Welbeck gets in the way to clear for yet another Villa set-piece.

76'

Targett's left-footed cross is poor towards the back post but, under no pressure, March opts to head behind for a corner to the hosts instead of using the option of Ryan.

75'

Hourihane comes on in a like-for-like change in midfield as he replaces Douglas Luiz.

74'

Substitute Traore is substituted off for El Ghazi as Smith looks to chase this game.

73'

WIDE! Maupay robs Grealish inside his own area before attempting an ambitious shot which Targett does well to deflect. Welbeck then latches on the rebound but can only volley wide of the goal on his left foot from near the six-yard area.

72'

Cash is forced into giving away a corner on the right-hand side as Brighton appear happy to start managing the game, running down the clock as they seem in no rush to take this corner.

71'

Lamptey again finds himself high up the pitch, this time finding Gross, whose cross towards Welbeck is headed clear but only to the feet of March. Brighton's left wing-back then gets it all wrong as he scuffs a left-footed shot into Mings and out for a corner.

70'

Traore's left-footed free-kick is far too strong and sails out for a Brighton goal-kick as it looks like Potter is getting ready to make some changes on the bench.

69'

Bissouma becomes the second booking of the game for his foul on Grealish.

69'

The Seagulls are dropping deeper and deeper as they look to protect their one-goal lead. Bissouma then needlessly fouls Grealish on the right-hand side to offer the hosts another set-piece in a decent area.

67'

Watkins sends Lamptey the wrong way and then stands up a left-footed cross towards the back post from the byline but there is no Villa shirt there to challenge March aerially.

65'

Maupay gets between both Mings and Cash before Villa's right-back fouls him. The Seagulls then take their time over the free-kick, before March delivers a dangerous cross which Konsa heads clear.

63'

Grealish and Traore cut open the Brighton defence but Veltman steps in at the crucial moment to deny Watkin a chance inside the penalty area.

62'

Lamptey has acres of room on the right-hand side but his cross is wasteful. Somehow, March manages to retrieve the cross and fire another left-footed cross back across the area which hits the hand of Cash. However, none of this will matter as the assistant suggests the ball had already gone out for a goal-kick.

60'

Villa look to immediately respond through Grealish but Lamptey is on hand to deal with Villa's captain before looking for Welbeck long down the right.

58'

Gross has assisted 17 PL goals for Brighton, nine more than any other player at the club. He has also been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Seagulls player since their promotion in 2017 (12 goals, 17 assists), overtaking Glenn Murray's 26 goals and 2 assists.

56'

Gross ignores the options in the centre and instead tees up March on the left of the area before the Brighton man produces a wonderful finish to put his side 2-1 up.

56'

GOALLL!! 2-1 BRIGHTON! Gross has space on the right of the area and drills a pass towards March on the other side. March then produces a measured right-footed finish into the top right corner from the edge of the area. Despite Martinez's best efforts, he cannot even get a fingertip to it as it flies into the net!

54'

Lamptey drives through the centre of the park and, despite being off balance, nearly manages to thread through Welbeck. Unfortunately for the visitors, Martinez is quick off his line and sweeps up before Welbeck can latch on to the throughball.

53'

There is a confrontation between Maupay and Douglas Luiz as the pair get into each other's faces. After a few disagreements and choice words with referee Oliver, play goes on but Maupay continues to niggle at the Villa man from afar.

52'

Mings drills a right-footed pass back towards Martinez but instead manages to give away a corner as his pass is wayward. Thankfully for the English centre-back, Brighton's corner is defended before being cleared long.

51'

Gross looks to find Maupay down the right but his left-footed througball is overhit to the feet of Martinez. After the change at the break, it looks like Gross has gone in to fill the role where Lallana was playing in the first half.

49'

Brighton have conceded more set-piece goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (9). They do look vulnerable every time Villa sling one into the area, how do Potter's side manage the danger?

48'

Villa have another set-piece but this time the Seagulls deal with Traore's cross better as Ryan comes out and claims the ball to try and calm things down.

45'+1'

The visitors will surely look to tighten things up in the second half as they look to defend their 1-0 lead. However, with Smith's side set to come out and chase this game, it may offer more opportunites for the pace of Maupay, Welbeck and Lamptey to counter-attack down the other end and potentially extend the Seagulls' lead.

47'

Traore delivers the perfect set-piece from wide on the left to find Konsa, who levels the scores with his right-footed effort at the back post.

47'

GOALLLL!!! 1-1! Villa equalise immediately after the break through Konsa. Initially, Traore whips in a wonderful left-footed free-kick before the centre-back ghosted in at the back post to volley past Ryan with his right foot.

45'+1'

Potter's travelling side go in 1-0 leaders at half-time, courtesy of Welbeck's calm, chipped finish over Martinez after 12 minutes. Both teams certainly went for it in the first 45 and the likes of Maupay, Mings, Watkins and Trezeguet should all feel disappointed they haven't got involved in the scoring yet, given the quality of their respective chances.

46'

Both sides are back out and referee Oliver gets the game back underway!

46'

Lallana does not return from the dressing room at half-time, after struggling with a tight groin, and is substituted off for Veltman before the second half can start.

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HALF-TIME: ASTON VILLA 0-1 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

45'

There will be one minute of added time here as the Seagulls look set to head in 1-0 up at the break.

44'

Targett feels he was caught by Maupay's hand but play goes on wide on the left. Villa's left-back then looks to seek revenge and clatters into Maupay, earning him a deserved booking from referee Oliver.

43'

Traore is extremely lucky to escape a booking after his fould on Lamptey near the right-hand touchline. Brighton's wing-back looked to be away down the wing before Villa's substitute cynically shoved him to the floor.

42'

Cash and Grealish both make promising runs down the right-hand side but both their crosses are in to too congested of an area and the Seagulls manage to combine to clear out for another Villa corner.

40'

WIDE! It is Grealish again probing down the right, this time he beats Webster before sliding in Watkins, who thinks he has a tap-in inside the six-yard area. White does brilliantly to slide in out of nowhere, deflecting the cross just wide of Martinez's left-hand post.

39'

OFF THE LINE! Grealish's free-kick finds Mings, who chips a volley over Ryan from inside the box. The Brighton goalkeeper then manages to scramble on his line and produces an unusual save as he volleys clear to keep the scores at 1-0.

38'

Grealish glides past Gross and is hacked down to earn a free-kick for Smith's side outside the area on the right.

37'

March finds Welbeck with a long, diagonal pass and the striker attempts to play in Lamptey but his flick is poor and easy for the hosts to intercept.

35'

Welbeck spins past Mings but the centre-back is too strong and wins possession back. Trezeguet is then played through at the other end before he unleashes a shot which is always rising over the bar from outside the area.

34'

Another corner comes for the hosts as Trezeguet's pass is deflected behind. McGinn then fires in the corner but the Seagulls stand firm to head away.

32'

A change in fortunes here for the Seagulls perhaps? Brighton have never won away at Villa Park in all competitions, drawing three and losing nine of their 12 games. Indeed, the visitors have lost all five of their visits to Villa Park in the top-flight.

31'

Lallana should do better from 12 yards out as Lamptey cuts the ball back to him, but the former Liverpool midfielder can only miscue a left-footed shot wide of Martinez's goal.

30'

Mings is lucky as he misses his clearance in the area but once again, Martinez is quick off his line to pressure Maupay and deal with the chance.

28'

Grealish curls a right-footed shot towards the far post from wide on the left. Despite it looking like it is going wide, Ryan pulls off a theatrical save to tip around the post for a corner.

27'

Lallana and Maupay are on the same wavelength as the pair speed away down the left. However, the former then scuffs a disappointing left-footed cross straight into Martinez's hands.

25'

Douglas Luiz lines up a right-footed shot but Webster is on hand to throw his body in the way of the effort. Cash then progresses down the right and crosses which forces Bissouma into heading away for a corner.

24'

CHANCE! Welbeck plays the deftest of touches to roll in Maupay. Martinez is aware of the danger and comes flying out, forcing Maupay into rushing his left-footed shot straight into the feet of the goalkeeper from the edge of the area.

23'

SAVE! Traore finds a yard of space as he cuts in on his left foot. The substitute then drills a low left-footed effort towards the bottom right corner but Ryan gets down well to parry the effort away.

22'

Lamptey, again, nicks possession off of McGinn before racing towards the area on the right wing. Fortunately for the hosts, Mings gets back well to clear the danger before Brighton's wing-back could find Maupay.

20'

Dunk does excellently to throw himself backwards and head home to Ryan as Watkins looked to be through on goal. Down the other end, Cash wins the duel with March and Brighton will have a throw-in.

18'

OVER THE BAR! Watkins makes excellent progress down the left before finding Grealish, who drills a pass towards the back post. Watkins misses the initial shot but it falls to Trezeguet, whose first shot is expertly blocked by Webster on the line. Trezeguet then has a second chance but somehow smashes over with his left foot from near the six-yard area.

17'

Trezeguet goes one way and then the other before his cross is deflected off of Webster. McGinn then tries to cross towards Watkins from deep but Ryan comes out and claims the cross.

16'

Lamptey picks out Welbeck in the area but the striker's touch is far too heavy, which allows Martinez to dive on possession before the Brighton striker could double his tally here.

14'

Welbeck has scored five goals in his last five Premier League games against Villa - he's scored more top-flight goals against the Villains than he has any other side.

13'

Looking back at the goal, where were Mings and Konsa? Both centre-backs were nowhere to be seen as they both pushed high up the pitch, offering Welbeck the chance to get in behind and he duly obliged.

12'

Lallana wins the loose ball in midfield before prodding through to Welbeck, who races in from near the halfway line and opens the scoring.

12'

GOALLLL!!! 1-0 BRIGHTON! Out of nowhere, Welbeck finds himself completely unmarked on the halfway line. After receiving Lallana's pass, he travels half the length of the pitch before calmly chipping over Martinez from inside the area.

12'

Cash dances rounds Webster's tackle and then looks to cut a cross back towards the edge of the area. McGinn appears ready to pounce but Lallana dives in to avert the danger.

10'

Barkley's five-minute appearance is the shortest by a starting player in a Premier League game since October 2019, when Welbeck played four minutes for Watford versus Spurs.

9'

Traore forces a foul out of Bissouma and earns a free-kick on the left. The substitute then whips a left-footed set-piece into the penalty area, which evades every one and falls to Trezeguet but his effort doesn't test Ryan as it is deflected out for a corner.

8'

Watkins and Grealish, who impressed for England over the international break, attempt to exchange passes wide on the left before Lamptey tackles strongly and wins possession back for the visitors.

7'

Trezeguet finds Douglas Luiz, who tees up McGinn 25 yards out and the Scot then unleashes a left-footed effort that travels well wide of Ryan's goal.

5'

After pulling his hamstring two minutes into the game, Barkley is forced off and will be replaced by Traore.

5'

Grealish gets in a bit of a tangle with Lamptey inside Villa's area, however, neither referee Oliver nor Lamptey sees any thing wrong with the tackle and play goes on.

4'

Lamptey looks to loop a cross in to the head of Maupay, but Mings is on hand to clear long. March then whips one in from the opposite wing and, again, Mings heads away the danger.

2'

Barkley sends in the free-kick towards the front post, which the visitors deal with comfortably. However, it looks like Barkley has done some damage to his hamstring crossing the ball and the medical team rush on to tend to the midfielder.

1'

Grealish steals possession in the corner off of Lamptey and is then chopped down to earn the hosts a free-kick near the byline on the left.

1'

Referee Michael Oliver blows his whistle and gets this Premier League match underway!

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The players are making their way out at Villa Park and shortly this game will be underway.

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The visitors are winless in their last six Premier League matches (D3 L3). However, 12 of the Seagulls’ last 15 Premier League points have been won in away games (80%).

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Graham Potter makes two changes from his last selections against Burnley. Veltman and Burn are the two to drop out, with Dunk and March coming back in, after returning from suspension and injury respectively.

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Smith opts for the same starting eleven that succeeded away at Arsenal. On the bench, Traore returns after struggling with a groin injury.

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SUBS: Aaron Connolly, Jason Steele, Steven Alzate, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Jayson Molumby, Dan Burn, Joel Veltman.

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (3-5-2): Mat Ryan; Lewis Dunk, Ben White, Adam Webster; Solly March, Yves Bissouma, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana, Tariq Lamptey; Danny Welbeck, Neal Maupay.

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SUBS: Ahmed El Mohamady, Marvelous Nakamba, Anwar El Ghazi, Conor Hourihane, Neil Taylor, Bertrand Traore, Jed Steer.

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ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matt Targett, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Matthew Cash; Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Jack Grealish, Ross Barkley, Trezeguet; Ollie Watkins.

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Prior to the international break, Dean Smith’s Villains ran riot at the Emirates, winning 3-0 and climbing to joint-fifth in the top-flight. Contrastingly, the visitors were held to a 0-0 stalemate at home to Burnley and sit in 16th, despite impressive performances against the likes of Tottenham and Manchester United.

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