Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion, 30 September 2023

Score6-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance40,636

View Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Aston Villa won: 6 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 18 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 7 . This became Aston Villa's biggest-ever win against Brighton and Hove Albion; previously 4-1 at Villa Park in League Division One in October 1980.

6 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 14 G
Ollie Watkins 21 G
Pervis Estupiñán own goal 26 OG
Ollie Watkins 65 G
Jacob Ramsey 85 G
Douglas Luiz 90+7 G

Goals:

Ansu Fati 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Nicolò Zaniolo 57
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 79
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 90

Substitutions:

Ansu Fati for Evan Ferguson 46
João Pedro for Danny Welbeck 46
Tariq Lamptey for Pervis Estupiñán 46
Simon Adingra for Solly March 62
Carlos Baleba for Jack Hinshelwood 87

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 7 Y
Lucas Digne 32 Y
Ezri Konsa 57 Y
Jhon Durán 90+5 Y

Cards:

Danny Welbeck 39 Y
Ansu Fati 72 Y
Lewis Dunk 78 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa scored six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 7-2 win against Liverpool on 4 October 2020. . Ollie Watkins became the second player to score two hat-tricks in the Premier League for Villa after Christian Benteke. . Douglas Luiz became the first player to score in five consecutive home games in the Premier League for Villa after Dwight Yorke in December 1996.

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion conceded six or more goals in a league game for the first time since a 6-0 loss at West Ham United in the League Championship on 14 April 2012. . Albion had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2018. . They had now conceded three or more goals in seven of their last 23 games in all competitions.

6 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 14 G
Ollie Watkins 21 G
Pervis Estupiñán own goal 26 OG
Ollie Watkins 65 G
Jacob Ramsey 85 G
Douglas Luiz 90+7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Nicolò Zaniolo 57
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 79
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 90

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 7 Y
Lucas Digne 32 Y
Ezri Konsa 57 Y
Jhon Durán 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa scored six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since their 7-2 win against Liverpool on 4 October 2020. . Ollie Watkins became the second player to score two hat-tricks in the Premier League for Villa after Christian Benteke. . Douglas Luiz became the first player to score in five consecutive home games in the Premier League for Villa after Dwight Yorke in December 1996.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Ansu Fati 50 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Ansu Fati for Evan Ferguson 46
João Pedro for Danny Welbeck 46
Tariq Lamptey for Pervis Estupiñán 46
Simon Adingra for Solly March 62
Carlos Baleba for Jack Hinshelwood 87

Cards:

Danny Welbeck 39 Y
Ansu Fati 72 Y
Lewis Dunk 78 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion conceded six or more goals in a league game for the first time since a 6-0 loss at West Ham United in the League Championship on 14 April 2012. . Albion had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2018. . They had now conceded three or more goals in seven of their last 23 games in all competitions.