Aston Villa vs Brighton

28 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Douglas Luiz 8’
  • Ollie Watkins 26’
  • Deniz Undav 38’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 2-1 at home to Brighton. Aston Villa led 2-1 at half-time.

Douglas Luiz put Aston Villa ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey, and Deniz Undav pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 38th minute, set up by Pascal Groß.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Brighton's 1.23 from 8.

Match stats

Aston Villa Brighton
12 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.56 xG 1.23
2.56 Non-penalty xG 1.23
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Aston Villa Brighton
Kick-off
Douglas Luiz
Assist: Jacob Ramsey1-0 (Aston Villa)
8’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Jacob Ramsey2-0 (Aston Villa)
26’
38’
Deniz Undav
Assist: Pascal Groß2-1 (Brighton)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Tyrone Mings
  • John McGinn
  • Jacob Ramsey
Brighton
  • Pascal Groß
  • Facundo Buonanotte
  • Deniz Undav
  • Moisés Caicedo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 1.23 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-0 8’ 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 26’ 38’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), 2-1 38’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 1.23 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-0 Luiz 8’ 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 Watkins 26’ 38’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), 2-1 Undav 38’
Aston Villa 2.56 xGBrighton 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Aston Villa attacking 
56’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 38’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), set piece, 0.38 xG, goal 45’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90+5’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 9’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 4’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 89’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 45’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 38’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), set piece, 0.38 xG, goal 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90+5’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 9’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 4’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 83’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Deniz Undav (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF901 0.100.041
Douglas Luiz MID9013 0.420.011
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.000
Leon Bailey MID722 0.120.731
John McGinn MID901 0.070.000
Jacob Ramsey MID9022 1.031.123
Ollie Watkins FWD9012 0.710.071
Emiliano Buendía Sub181 0.100.301

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.04
Brighton win 25% Avg odds 3.83

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WLLWD
Brighton LWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-2 Aston Villa, 13 Nov 22 Next meeting: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton, 30 Sep 23  All Aston Villa vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.