Premier League: Aston Villa tops Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 on Saturday
FALMER. Aston Villa overcomes Brighton & Hove Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Cash (18') and a goal from O. Watkins (68').
FALMER. Aston Villa tops Brighton & Hove Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Cash (18′) and a goal from O. Watkins (68′). Brighton & Hove Albion was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who was helped by Neil Davies and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 65% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 12 times, 0 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (M. Cucurella, L. Trossard, Y. Bissouma and J. Veltman). On the other side, Aston Villa received 5 yellow cards (M. Cash, D. Luiz, T. Mings, O. Watkins and E. Martinez).
After playing this contest, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 33 points to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will have 27 points like Leicester City to move down in the 12th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
M. Cucurella
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18'18'
M. Cash
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20'20'
M. Cash
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29'29'
L. Trossard
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29'29'
D. Luiz
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40'40'
T. Mings
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41'41'
O. Watkins
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58'58'
Y. Bissouma
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59'59'
J. Veltman
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62'62'
D. Welbeck
J. Moder
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68'68'
O. Watkins
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72'72'
M. Sanson
D. Luiz
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80'80'
A. Young
D. Ings
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83'83'
E. Martinez
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85'85'
T. Iroegbunam
Coutinho
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Newcastle United on the 5th of March with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (5 draws).
Aston Villa will host Southampton on the 5th of March with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Graham Potter chose to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Lewis Dunk , Marc Cucurella , Tariq Lamptey , Jakub Moder , Yves Bissouma , Alexis Mac Allister , Solly March , Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made only 1 change substituting J. Moder for D. Welbeck (62′).
Top player: Marc Cucurella
The player who no doubt impressed Brighton & Hove Albion the most was Marc Cucurella.
His rating is with 71 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Ollie Watkins , Danny Ings and Philippe Coutinho .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 3 changes: D. Luiz for M. Sanson (72′), D. Ings for A. Young (80′) and Coutinho for T. Iroegbunam (85′).
Top player: Tyrone Mings
Probably the most impressive player in Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
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