Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion, 21 November 2020

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park

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Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Aston Villa won: 1 Drawn: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored more than one goal in a league game against Aston Villa for the second time; previously in a 2-1 win at the Goldstone Ground in League Division Three on 25 March 1972.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Ezri Konsa 47 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 12 G
Solly March 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Ross Barkley 5
Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 74
Conor Hourihane for Douglas Luiz 75

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Adam Lallana 46
Dan Burn for Neal Maupay 80
Jayson Molumby for Pascal Gross 90

Cards:

Matt Targett 44 Y
Jack Grealish 90 Y

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 69 Y
Tariq Lamptey 88 Y
Tariq Lamptey 90 Y
Tariq Lamptey 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

League position: 6th Following their 7-2 win against champions Liverpool, Aston Villa had now lost their next three home games in the Premier League. Two of Villa's last 15 games in the Premier League had now ended in a draw (won seven, lost six). They had now taken 15 points from their opening eight games of this Premier League season; seven more points than at the same stage of the previous season. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty for a foul in the third minute of added time at the end of the game but the decision was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored in eight consecutive away games in the top division for the first time. Solly March scored his first goal in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 2-1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth on 15 September 2017. Pascal Gross became the fourth player to make 100 appearances in the Premier League for Albion after Mat Ryan, Lewis Dunk and Davy Pröpper.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ezri Konsa 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Bertrand Traoré for Ross Barkley 5
Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 74
Conor Hourihane for Douglas Luiz 75

Cards:

Matt Targett 44 Y
Jack Grealish 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 6th Following their 7-2 win against champions Liverpool, Aston Villa had now lost their next three home games in the Premier League. Two of Villa's last 15 games in the Premier League had now ended in a draw (won seven, lost six). They had now taken 15 points from their opening eight games of this Premier League season; seven more points than at the same stage of the previous season. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty for a foul in the third minute of added time at the end of the game but the decision was reversed after a VAR review.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 12 G
Solly March 56 G

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Ben White Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Adam Lallana 46
Dan Burn for Neal Maupay 80
Jayson Molumby for Pascal Gross 90

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 69 Y
Tariq Lamptey 88 Y
Tariq Lamptey 90 Y
Tariq Lamptey 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now scored in eight consecutive away games in the top division for the first time. Solly March scored his first goal in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 2-1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth on 15 September 2017. Pascal Gross became the fourth player to make 100 appearances in the Premier League for Albion after Mat Ryan, Lewis Dunk and Davy Pröpper.