English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Brighton 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 8': Douglas Luiz
  • 26': Ollie Watkins
FT
2 - 1
  • 38': Deniz Undav

Aston Villa seal Conference League place with win over Brighton

Aston Villa secured a return to Europe in the Conference League next season with a 2-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion as goals from Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins on Sunday saw them end the Premier League campaign in seventh place.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 12': Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
  • 37': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Joël Veltman.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Moisés Caicedo replaces Yasin Ayari.
  • 63': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Adam Webster.
  • 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Julio Enciso.
  • 67': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 73': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Deniz Undav.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,212

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
59.7 Possession 40.3
8 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
357 Accurate Passes 213
427 Passes 283
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
27 Long Balls 43
18 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 2
2 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 14
0.2 Tackle % 0.4
3 Interceptions 12
14 Effective Clearances 7
14 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
7 John McGinn Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz
44 Boubacar Kamara
11 Ollie Watkins
41 Jacob Ramsey
31 Leon Bailey

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

No. Name
23 Jason Steele (GK)
6 Levi Colwill
4 Adam Webster
13 Pascal Groß
34 Joël Veltman
10 Alexis Mac Allister
26 Yasin Ayari
20 Julio Enciso
40 Facundo Buonanotte Yellow Card
28 Evan Ferguson
21 Deniz Undav Yellow Card

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