Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Aston Villa FC

6 – 1

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Ollie Watkins 14' 1–0

Ollie Watkins 21' 2–0

Pervis Estupinan og 26' 3–0

3–1 50' Ansu Fati

Ollie Watkins 65' 4–1

Jacob Ramsey 85' 5–1

Douglas Luiz 90+8' 6–1

Douglas Luiz 7' Y

Lucas Digne 32' Y

Y 39' Danny Welbeck

Ezri Konsa 57' Y

Y 72' Ansu Fati

Y 78' Lewis Dunk

Y 84' Kaoru Mitoma

Jhon Duran 90' Y

Overview

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Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-30 Aston Villa FC 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-11-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC 2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC 2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	6–1	W
24 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
16 Sep	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–1	W
03 Sep	Liverpool FC	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Burnley FC	A	3–1	W
20 Aug	Everton FC	H	4–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Aston Villa FC	A	1–6	L
24 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	3–1	W
21 Sep	PAE AEK	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W
02 Sep	Newcastle United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#16	Position	#3
4	Points	10
5	Played	5
1 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
4	Scored	16
9	Conceded	5
-5	GD	+11
0.80	PPG	2.00
20%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Villa Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
7' Douglas Luiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 7.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
14' What composure from Matty Cash! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
19' Lewis Dunk, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
21' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ollie Watkins makes no mistake. 2-0!
26' Pervis Estupinan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
32' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Joao Pedro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' Danny Welbeck has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Welbeck departs to be replaced by Joao Pedro.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ansu Fati makes it 2-2.
55' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
56' Jacob Ramsey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolo Zaniolo on 56 minute.
57' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Ezri Konsa gets a Yellow card.
62' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Solly March trudges off to be replaced by Simon Adingra on 62 minutes.
65' GOAL! Ollie Watkins fires home to make it 3-2!
70' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
72' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Ansu Fati will be fuming at that decision.
77' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Yellow card on 78.
79' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Moussa Diaby exits the field as Jhon Duran enters on 79.
79' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Lewis Dunk gets a Yellow card.
84' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Kaoru Mitoma gets a Yellow card.
85' What a strike from Jacob Ramsey! The score is 4-2.
86' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Jack Hinshelwood is replaced by Carlos Baleba on 86 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jhon Duran is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Boubacar Kamara is replaced by Youri Tielemans on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC share the spoils 6-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Emiliano Martinez
12
Lucas Digne
2
Matty Cash
11
Ollie Watkins
4
Ezri Konsa
7
John McGinn
19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Jhon Duran 79'
44
Boubacar Kamara ↓ Youri Tielemans 90'
6
Douglas Luiz
14
Pau Torres
22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↓ Jacob Ramsey 56'

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

8
Mahmoud Dahoud
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro ↑ 46'
3
Igor Julio
1
Bart Verbruggen
31
Ansu Fati ↑ 46'
2
Tariq Lamptey ↑ 46'
24
Simon Adingra ↑ 62'
20
Carlos Baleba ↑ 86'

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	7
Deniz Undav	3
Matty Cash	2
Danny Ings	2
Jack Grealish	2
Douglas Luiz	2
Jack Hinshelwood	2
Simon Adingra	1

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-09-30 Aston Villa FC 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-09-24 Chelsea FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2023-09-16 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2023-08-27 Burnley FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2023-08-20 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Everton FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-09-30 Aston Villa FC 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-09-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-09-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 PAE AEK L 2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2023-08-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.27 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC46% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC35%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	51%	49%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

54%

Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC30% Draw34% Brighton & Hove Albion FC36%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

1 – 1

5.6%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

3 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 4

3.4%

1 – 4

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	15%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	17%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	13%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.