Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion, 30 December 2024

Score2-2
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,414
Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Aston Villa won: 6 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Aston Villa scored: 20 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 10 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won on one of their 17 visits to Aston Villa in all competitions; a 2-1 win in the Premier League on 21 November 2020.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Ollie Watkins penalty 36 P
Morgan Rogers 47 G

Goals:

Simon Adingra 12 G
Tariq Lamptey 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 20
Jacob Ramsey for Leon Bailey 77
Ross Barkley for Youri Tielemans 83
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 83
Amadou Onana for Boubacar Kamara 83

Substitutions:

Yankuba Minteh for Brajan Gruda 58
Kaoru Mitoma for Simon Adingra 58
Georginio Rutter for Julio Enciso 58
Matt O'Riley for Yasin Ayari 69
Jakub Moder for Carlos Baleba 86

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 38 Y
Tyrone Mings 45+3 Y

Cards:

Yasin Ayari 45+7 Y
Carlos Baleba 72 Y
Igor Julio 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Comments:

League position: 9th . Aston Villa were now unbeaten in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Their only defeat in their last 15 games in the division at Villa Park was against Arsenal in August 2024. . Villa had now not kept a clean sheet in 17 of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 12 of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . Aston Villa were awarded a penalty in the 33rd minute following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion remained unbeaten in their final away league game of a year since a 2-0 loss at Coventry City in the League Championship in 2011. . 103 goals were scored in Albion's 38 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 46, against 57). . The Seagulls had now drawn 20 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 16).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins penalty 36 P
Morgan Rogers 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 20
Jacob Ramsey for Leon Bailey 77
Ross Barkley for Youri Tielemans 83
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 83
Amadou Onana for Boubacar Kamara 83

Cards:

Morgan Rogers 38 Y
Tyrone Mings 45+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene

Comments:

League position: 9th . Aston Villa were now unbeaten in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Their only defeat in their last 15 games in the division at Villa Park was against Arsenal in August 2024. . Villa had now not kept a clean sheet in 17 of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 12 of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . Aston Villa were awarded a penalty in the 33rd minute following a VAR review.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Simon Adingra 12 G
Tariq Lamptey 81 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Igor Julio Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Yankuba Minteh for Brajan Gruda 58
Kaoru Mitoma for Simon Adingra 58
Georginio Rutter for Julio Enciso 58
Matt O'Riley for Yasin Ayari 69
Jakub Moder for Carlos Baleba 86

Cards:

Yasin Ayari 45+7 Y
Carlos Baleba 72 Y
Igor Julio 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brighton and Hove Albion remained unbeaten in their final away league game of a year since a 2-0 loss at Coventry City in the League Championship in 2011. . 103 goals were scored in Albion's 38 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 46, against 57). . The Seagulls had now drawn 20 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 16).