[Match Thread] Brighton Vs Aston Villa

Brighton Starting 11 Verbruggen; Veltman, Igor, Dunk; Gross, Joao Pedro, Gilmour, Webster; Bounanotte, Welbeck, Adingra

Aston Villa Starting 11 Olsen; Konsa, Diego Carlos, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Luiz, McGinn, Rogers; Diaby, Watkins

Brighton Subs Steele, Peupion, O'Mahony, Offiah, Moder, Fati, Enciso, Barco, Baleba

Aston Villa Subs Guaci, Chambers, Cash, Kesler Hayden, Lenglet, Moreno, Kellyman, Iroegbunam, Duran

Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa

Villa beat Brighton 6-1 back in the first fixture, Watkins scored a hattrick and Ramsey and Luiz each got a goal.

Match Events

Kick off

25 min: Rogers is injured and comes off for Cash

Half time. It’s 0-0. Very uneventful

Second half underway.

49 min: Gross is booked

60 min: Enciso on for Bounanotte

62 min: Adingra gets a yellow for pulling down Konsa

67 min: Gross scores… Adingra sets up Igor who crosses in the ball, and Gross taps in near post.

BUT. Is Gross in an offside position? VAR is checking

Offside! Goal doesn’t stand

72 min: Diaby is replaced by Duran

78 min: McGinn scores but is offside as Brighton can’t clear a corner and McGinn is left in the box. But he didn’t make it back onside fast enough

84 min: Konsa makes contact with Adingra and is brought down. It’s a penalty for Brighton

Pedro steps up… Olsen saves! But no… it comes back down to Pedro and he heads in the rebound. Brighton lead.

Two changes for Brighton, Welbeck and Gilmour come off for Baleba and Moder

89 min: Moreno and Chambers come on for Konsa and Digne

92 min: Brighton take off Adingra for Barco