Brighton vs Aston Villa

18 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leandro Trossard 38’
  • Jack Grealish 75’

Match summary

Brighton and Aston Villa shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Leandro Trossard put Brighton ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Neal Maupay and Jack Grealish equalised in the 75th minute, set up by Douglas Luiz.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Aston Villa 1.02 from 8.

Match stats

Brighton Aston Villa
10 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.30 xG 1.02
1.30 Non-penalty xG 1.02
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brighton Aston Villa
Kick-off
Leandro Trossard
Assist: Neal Maupay1-0 (Brighton)
38’
Half-time1-0
75’
Jack Grealish
Assist: Douglas Luiz1-1 (Aston Villa)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Adam Webster
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Neal Maupay
Aston Villa
  • Marvelous Nakamba
  • Daniel Drinkwater
  • Conor Hourihane

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 1.30 1.02 38’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-0 38’ 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 1-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 1.02 38’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), 1-0 Trossard 38’ 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 1-1 Grealish 75’
Brighton 1.30 xGAston Villa 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Brighton attacking 
88’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.57 xG, off target 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 21’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 46’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 38’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 88’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 52’ Daniel Drinkwater (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Daniel Drinkwater (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.57 xG, off target 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 21’ Aaron Mooy (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 46’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 38’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 38’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 88’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 52’ Daniel Drinkwater (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Daniel Drinkwater (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Steven Alzate DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Webster DEF901 0.570.051
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.020.081
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.281
Aaron Mooy MID831 0.280.000
Davy Pröpper MID900 0.000.000
Dale Stephens MID901 0.060.041
Leandro Trossard MID8311 0.080.071
Neal Maupay FWD9014 0.240.081
Aaron Connolly FWD701 0.050.061
Martín Montoya Sub200 0.000.000
Pascal Groß Sub70 0.000.021
Glenn Murray Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.16
Aston Villa win 20% Avg odds 4.84

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LLWDL
Aston Villa LWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton, 19 Oct 19 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton, 21 Nov 20  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.