Aston Villa Report

John Townley

GOAL: Villa are taking a battering here. Jack Hinshelwood with the third. Brighton 3-0 #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

Bizot has to turn Rutter's shot over the bar. Villa are just getting picked off in central areas constantly. Pau struggling. #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

#AVFC haven't actually started that badly with the ball. Yet when you have no strikers available, you cannot defend like they have. The defensive line all over the place, Lindelof and Pau on a different line and De Kuyper is there to tap in. 2-0

John Townley

GOAL: Brighton double their lead through Max De Cuyper, who taps in Georginio Rutter's cross. Brighton 2-0 #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

2-0 Brighton. #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

Joao Gomes has started this match with huge intensity. Demanding the ball in tight areas, buzzing about the pitch but he has been booked & is still flying into challenges. Brighton want a second yellow. Emery tells Brighton's coaching staff to get back in their area. Gomes has…

John Townley

Brighton have avoided defeat in their last eight matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 1-2 loss to Fulham on 24th January 2026. #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

Villa had started well and Emery was happy with how aggressive his players were being without the ball. Then Pau's pass intended for Bizot was cut out, resulting in De Kuyper's shot hitting the post before rebounding off Lindelof into the net Gomes now booked for asking for a…

John Townley

GOAL: Victor Lindelof own goal. Pau Torres gave the ball away in the box, allowing Max De Cuyper to aim at an open goal, with his effort hitting the post and then going in off Lindelof. Brighton 1-0 #AVFC

Jacob Tanswell

With Barkley dropping in, as expected, he and Buendia essentially two 10s. Usually, that system would require to wide forwards with pace to run in behind. #AVFC have not got that, so Maatsen and Cash's runs from deep likely to be key. Good cross from Maatsen just now