Brighton vs Aston Villa

26 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Matthew Cash 17’
  • Ollie Watkins 68’

Match summary

Aston Villa took a 2-0 win at Brighton. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Matthew Cash put Aston Villa ahead in the 17th minute and Ollie Watkins made it 0-2 in the 68th minute, set up by Tyrone Mings.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Brighton's 0.63 from 12.

Match stats

Brighton Aston Villa
12 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.63 xG 1.30
0.63 Non-penalty xG 1.30
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brighton Aston Villa
Kick-off
17’
Matthew Cash0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
68’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Tyrone Mings0-2 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Joël Veltman
  • Marc Cucurella
  • Yves Bissouma
  • Leandro Trossard
Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Matthew Cash
  • Tyrone Mings
  • Douglas Luiz
  • Ollie Watkins

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 1.30 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 0-1 17’ 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.63 1.30 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), 0-1 Cash 17’ 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 Watkins 68’
Brighton 0.63 xGAston Villa 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Brighton attacking 
34’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 26’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 31’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 68’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 71’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 26’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 56’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 31’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF900 0.000.061
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.010.000
Tariq Lamptey MID902 0.040.000
Solly March MID901 0.020.302
Alexis Mac Allister MID902 0.080.000
Yves Bissouma MID902 0.050.021
Jakub Moder MID651 0.050.021
Leandro Trossard FWD901 0.060.000
Neal Maupay FWD901 0.040.112
Danny Welbeck Sub251 0.280.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 43% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.26
Aston Villa win 27% Avg odds 3.53

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DDWLL
Aston Villa DWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton, 20 Nov 21 Next meeting: Brighton 1-2 Aston Villa, 13 Nov 22  All Brighton vs Aston Villa 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.