Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion, 20 November 2021

Score2-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,925

View Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Aston Villa won: 2 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 6 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion had now won one of the last 13 meetings in all competitions since December 1980 (lost seven).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 84 G
Tyrone Mings 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Shane Duffy Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Danny Ings 66
Ashley Young for Emi Buendía 74
Anwar El Ghazi for Jacob Ramsey 84

Substitutions:

Solly March for Marc Cucurella 64
Neal Maupay for Tariq Lamptey 79
Alexis Mac Allister for Pascal Gross 89

Cards:

Marvelous Nakamba 59 Y
Matty Cash 90 Y
Ezri Konsa 90 Y

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 49 Y
Adam Webster 67 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 15th Following the sacking of Dean Smith, Steven Gerrard became the first Aston Villa manager to win his first Premier League game in charge since his former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier in September 2010. Villa avoided losing six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2016. They became the ninth team to score in 700 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 8th Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in their last seven games in the Premier League (lost two). This was Albion's first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Arsenal on the final day of the previous season. They had now conceded nine goals in their last four games in the Premier League.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 84 G
Tyrone Mings 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Danny Ings 66
Ashley Young for Emi Buendía 74
Anwar El Ghazi for Jacob Ramsey 84

Cards:

Marvelous Nakamba 59 Y
Matty Cash 90 Y
Ezri Konsa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 15th Following the sacking of Dean Smith, Steven Gerrard became the first Aston Villa manager to win his first Premier League game in charge since his former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier in September 2010. Villa avoided losing six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2016. They became the ninth team to score in 700 games in the Premier League.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Shane Duffy Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Solly March for Marc Cucurella 64
Neal Maupay for Tariq Lamptey 79
Alexis Mac Allister for Pascal Gross 89

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 49 Y
Adam Webster 67 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento
Forward Jürgen Locadia
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 8th Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in their last seven games in the Premier League (lost two). This was Albion's first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Arsenal on the final day of the previous season. They had now conceded nine goals in their last four games in the Premier League.