Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa, 05 May 2024

Score1-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,596
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Drawn: 2 Aston Villa won: 6 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 8 Aston Villa scored: 18 . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to win six consecutive league meetings against the same opponent for the first time since versus Birmingham City from October 2005 to April 2010 in the Premier League.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

João Pedro 87 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Robin Olsen Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Julio Enciso for Facundo Buonanotte 61
Carlos Baleba for Billy Gilmour 88
Jakub Moder for Danny Welbeck 88
Valentín Barco for Simon Adingra 90+3

Substitutions:

Matty Cash for Morgan Rogers 26
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 73
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90
Calum Chambers for Ezri Konsa 90

Cards:

Pascal Gross 49 Y
Simon Adingra 64 Y

Cards:

Matty Cash 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Cameron Peupion
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward Mark O'Mahony

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

Comments:

League position: 11th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League without scoring for first time since March 2022. . Albion avoided conceding three or more goals in three consecutive league games for the first time since October 2011 in the League Championship. . João Pedro's penalty in the 87th minute was saved before he scored from the rebound. He had now become the first player to score 20 goals in a season for the Seagulls in all competitions since Glenn Murray in 2016-17 (23). . Pascal Gross scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now lost two of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season against a team in a bottom half of the table (won 12). . Villa had now failed to score in two of their last 15 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 19 of their last 41 games in the Premier League.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

João Pedro 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Julio Enciso for Facundo Buonanotte 61
Carlos Baleba for Billy Gilmour 88
Jakub Moder for Danny Welbeck 88
Valentín Barco for Simon Adingra 90+3

Cards:

Pascal Gross 49 Y
Simon Adingra 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Cameron Peupion
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward Mark O'Mahony

Comments:

League position: 11th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League without scoring for first time since March 2022. . Albion avoided conceding three or more goals in three consecutive league games for the first time since October 2011 in the League Championship. . João Pedro's penalty in the 87th minute was saved before he scored from the rebound. He had now become the first player to score 20 goals in a season for the Seagulls in all competitions since Glenn Murray in 2016-17 (23). . Pascal Gross scored in the 68th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robin Olsen Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Matty Cash for Morgan Rogers 26
Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby 73
Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 90
Calum Chambers for Ezri Konsa 90

Cards:

Matty Cash 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now lost two of their 19 games so far in this Premier League season against a team in a bottom half of the table (won 12). . Villa had now failed to score in two of their last 15 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 19 of their last 41 games in the Premier League.