Game leaders
Scoring
1st Half
GoalGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer following a corner.
Own GoalOwn Goal by Pau Torres, Aston Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 0.
GoalGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
GoalGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
2nd Half
Goal - HeaderGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 3. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
GoalGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 4. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
GoalGoal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
Team stats
AVLBHA9Fouls10
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides4
6Corner Kicks5
4Saves6
43.6Possession56.4
14SHOTS16
10ON GOAL7
0.7On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
300Accurate Passes404
362Passes473
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
4Accurate Crosses4
15Crosses19
0.3Cross %0.2
38Long Balls38
15Accurate Long Balls15
0.4Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots3
13Effective Tackles13
23Tackles23
0.6Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions9
25Effective Clearances16
25Clearances16