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

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 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

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
#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' The game is set. Brighton & Hove Albion FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Yasin Ayari, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
12' Against the run of play, Simon Adingra has scored! This game has turned on its head.
17' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Pau Torres by Tyrone Mings on 20 minute.
25' The 22-year-old Yankubah Minteh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Matt O'Riley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
36' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ollie Watkins makes no mistake. 1-1!
38' A moment of madness from Morgan Rogers on 38 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tyrone Mings on 45.
47' Assisted by Ollie Watkins with the perfectly-timed delivery and Morgan Rogers makes no mistake. 2-1!
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Carlos, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Dunk made 338 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Yasin Ayari has done his job and it is now time for Matt O'Riley to step up.
72' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Baleba.
77' Jacob Ramsey is replacing Leon Bailey for the Aston Villa FC side.
81' GOAL! Tariq Lamptey scores on 81. Assisted by Joao Pedro
83' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Boubacar Kamara is replaced by Amadou Onana on 83 minute.
86' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Carlos Baleba departs to be replaced by Jakub Moder.
90' That is a card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Igor will be fuming at that decision.
The final score is 2-2.

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
Jack Grealish	2
Douglas Luiz	2
Jack Hinshelwood	2
Matty Cash	2
Danny Ings	2
Maxim De Cuyper	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

1.4 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.65 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC29% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC51%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

71%

Aston Villa FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC17% Draw35% Brighton & Hove Albion FC48%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 3

7.3%

1 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

5.1%

1 – 4

4.8%

2 – 1

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

0 – 4

3.5%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	10%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	20%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	18%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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