Aston Villa vs Brighton

19 October 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Jack Grealish 45+2’
Matt Targett 90+4’

Adam Webster 21’

Match summary

Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brighton, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adam Webster put Brighton ahead with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Jack Grealish equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Frederic Guilbert, and Matt Targett won it in stoppage time, set up by Jack Grealish.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 3.12 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Brighton's 1.32 from 20. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

24 Shots 20

8 Shots on Target 5

7 Corners 5

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 1

2.97 xG 1.32

2.97 Non-penalty xG 1.32

7 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Aston Villa Brighton

Kick-off

21’

Adam Webster
Assist: Pascal Groß

0-1

Jack Grealish
Assist: Frederic Guilbert

1-1

45+2’

Half-time1-1

Matt Targett
Assist: Jack Grealish

2-1

90+4’

Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane

Brighton

Aaron Mooy
Martín Montoya
Solly March

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.

Aston Villa 3.12 xGBrighton 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Brighton attacking Aston Villa attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Tom Heaton	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Frederic Guilbert	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.71	1
Björn Engels	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.00	0
Tyrone Mings	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matt Targett	DEF	90	1		2	0.17	0.47	3
Marvelous Nakamba	MID	90			0	0.00	0.05	1
John McGinn	MID	90			6	0.61	0.22	3
Conor Hourihane	MID	66			3	0.41	0.07	2
Anwar El Ghazi	FWD	79			3	0.75	0.00	0
Wesley	FWD	79			2	0.19	0.00	0
Jack Grealish	FWD	90	1	1	3	0.85	0.33	6
Trézéguet	Sub	24			1	0.02	0.11	1
Douglas Luiz	Sub	11			2	0.04	0.00	0
Keinan Davis	Sub	11			1	0.06	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Mat Ryan	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Martín Montoya	DEF	73			2	0.40	0.12	1
Adam Webster	DEF	90	1		3	0.14	0.00	0
Lewis Dunk	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Dan Burn	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.05	2
Pascal Groß	MID	90		1	3	0.05	0.60	5
Davy Pröpper	MID	90			1	0.02	0.06	2
Dale Stephens	MID	90			1	0.03	0.10	2
Aaron Mooy	MID	34			0	0.00	0.00	0
Neal Maupay	FWD	84			6	0.35	0.18	2
Aaron Connolly	FWD	49			2	0.22	0.06	1
Solly March	Sub	41			2	0.12	0.03	1
Shane Duffy	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.00	0
Steven Alzate	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 40% Avg odds 2.39

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45

Brighton win 32% Avg odds 3.03

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa L D L D W

Brighton L D D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa, 18 Jan 20 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.