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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 9 (setup 4, season 35)
Aston Villa
v.
Brighton & HA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom HEATON1Mat RYAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Matty CASH626Joël VELTMAN
Matt TARGETT737Odel OFFIAH
John McGINN747Yves BISSOUMA
Cameron ARCHER65Adam WEBSTER
Carney CHUKWUEMEKA767Shane DUFFY
Emiliano BUENDIA Stati7Taylor RICHARDS
Anwar EL GHAZI8Adam LALLANA
Ollie WATKINS97Aaron CONNOLLY
Boubacar KAMARA710Alexis MAC ALLISTER
Tyreik WRIGHT11Julio César ENCISO Espínola
Manager
Bertrand TRAORÉ12Moises Isaac CAICEDO Corozo
Jacob RAMSEY613Leandro TROSSARD
Morgan SANSON14Jakub MODER
Aaron RAMSEY15Pascal GROSS
DOUGLAS LUIZ Soares de Paulo16Evan FERGUSON

Aston Villa 1 Brighton & HA 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 42,039, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Phil DOWD 6½)
53 KamaraScorers
54 El Ghazi <=> Ramsey, 76 Chukwuemeka <=> RamseySubstitutions
Sendings off
23 Watkins, 34 Cash, 40 El Ghazi, 56 Kamara, 69 WrightBookings
2Corners0
10Fouls5
0Offsides0
3Shots on3
6Shots off8
9Total shots11
1Shots saved3
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Tom HEATON
13A pin-point pass bobbled toward WATKINS and his deadly effort flew narrowly over.
14MAC ALLISTER nodded the ball wide from just outside the area.
16KAMARA fired the ball through a ruck of players but RYAN was a match for it as he dived to his left.
23WATKINS receives a yellow card by the ref.
31A cross from KAMARA left TARGETT in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
34A clinical foul gets CASH a yellow card.
40EL GHAZI given a yellow card for a poor foul on CONNOLLY.
42An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the 'keeper by RICHARDS.
 
50BUENDIA was put clear by MCGINN and he raced past the 'keeper but thrust his shot over.
51The 'keeper saved a clever shot from TARGETT.
53GOAL!! A weak drive from KAMARA seemed to hold no problem for the Brighton & HA 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (1-0 Aston Villa)
55RICHARDS dribbled away from TARGETT and poked a tame shot over.
56DOWD cautions KAMARA.
57Uncertainty in the Aston Villa defence enabled BISSOUMA to hit the ball over the bar.
67A tame strike from BISSOUMA trickled agonisingly wide.
69WRIGHT booked for violent conduct.
71A left foot shot from CONNOLLY was pushed round the post by HEATON.
73A useful ball from WRIGHT on the left found RAMSEY who scuffed his effort just beyond the near post.
76MAC ALLISTER flicked a right foot shot over the bar from close range.
82KAMARA rifled an easy chance past the far post.
84A corner found CONNOLLY who forced the ball over.
86BISSOUMA made space on the right and dragged the ball to MAC ALLISTER who clipped the ball over.
89CONNOLLY charged through the Aston Villa defence but shot straight at HEATON.
90+1MCGINN beat MAC ALLISTER and blasted the ball to TARGETT who fired his effort wide.
90+3ENCISO headed just wide.