Aston Villa FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Aston Villa FC

2 – 2

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Mon 30 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Villa Park 41,414 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Simon Adingra

Ollie Watkins pen 36' 1–1

Morgan Rogers 47' 2–1

2–2 81' Tariq Lamptey

Morgan Rogers 38' Y

Tyrone Mings 45' Y

Y 45' Yasin Ayari

Y 72' Carlos Baleba

Y 90' Igor Julio

Overview

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

Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan

5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 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

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
26 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–2	L
10 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	3–2	W
07 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Brentford FC	H	0–0	D
21 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
15 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#10	Position	#2
13	Points	22
10	Played	10
3 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	26
17	Conceded	7
-3	GD	+19
1.30	PPG	2.20
30%	Win %	70%

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

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC get this one started.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
12' Simon Adingra adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Pedro suffering a number of foals already.
20' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Pau Torres has done his job and it is now time for Tyrone Mings to step up.
25' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' 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.
35' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Julio Enciso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' Against the run of play, Ollie Watkins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Morgan Rogers argues furiously but the card stands.
43' Lucas Digne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
45' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
47' Against the run of play, Morgan Rogers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yankubah Minteh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
59' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Julio Enciso has done his job and it is now time for Georginio Rutter to step up.
64' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
69' Matt O'Riley is replacing Yasin Ayari for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
72' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Leon Bailey is replaced by Jacob Ramsey.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tariq Lamptey makes it 2-2.
83' Amadou Onana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Boubacar Kamara at the 83 minute mark.
86' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Carlos Baleba by Jakub Moder on 86 minute.
90' Igor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

23
Jason Steele
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 69'
34
Joel Veltman
14
Georginio Rutter ↑ 59'
15
Jakub Moder ↑ 86'
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 59'
7
Solly March
17
Yankubah Minteh ↑ 59'
44
Ruairi McConville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2024-12-21 West Ham United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-05 Fulham FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC33% Draw22% Brighton & Hove Albion FC45%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

67%

Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC21% Draw39% Brighton & Hove Albion FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	13%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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