Aston Villa vs Brighton

21 November 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo 47’
  • Danny Welbeck 12’
  • Solly March 56’

Match summary

Brighton beat Aston Villa 2-1 on the road. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Adam Lallana, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo equalised in the 47th minute, set up by Bertrand Traoré, and Solly March won it in the 56th minute, set up by Pascal Groß.

Aston Villa can feel hard done by, creating 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brighton's 1.52 from 7. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Aston Villa Brighton
15 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.77 xG 1.50
1.77 Non-penalty xG 1.50
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Aston Villa Brighton
Kick-off
12’
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Adam Lallana0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
Assist: Bertrand Traoré1-1 (Aston Villa)
47’
56’
Solly March
Assist: Pascal Groß1-2 (Brighton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Matt Targett
  • Jack Grealish
Brighton
  • Tariq Lamptey
  • Yves Bissouma

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 1.52 12’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 12’ 47’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), 1-1 47’ 56’ Solly March (Brighton), 1-2 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 1.52 12’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 Welbeck 12’ 47’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), 1-1 Ngoyo 47’ 56’ Solly March (Brighton), 1-2 March 56’
Aston Villa 1.94 xGBrighton 1.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Aston Villa attacking 
19’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 78’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 38’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 47’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.37 xG, goal 19’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 12’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 73’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 56’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 87’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 78’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 38’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.43 xG, saved 47’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.37 xG, goal 19’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 24’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 12’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 73’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 31’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 56’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 87’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
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 DEF9011 0.370.000
Tyrone Mings DEF901 0.430.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.000
John McGinn MID901 0.020.031
Douglas Luiz MID763 0.070.021
Trézéguet MID907 1.010.031
Ross Barkley MID40 0.000.000
Jack Grealish MID901 0.020.452
Ollie Watkins FWD900 0.000.082
Bertrand Traoré Sub7111 0.030.392
Anwar El Ghazi Sub150 0.000.031
Conor Hourihane Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 42% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Brighton win 31% Avg odds 3.11

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WWLLW
Brighton LDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa, 18 Jan 20 Next meeting: Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa, 13 Feb 21  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.