Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 May 2023

Result

Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Sunday 28 May 2023, 15:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Aston Villa won against Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 May 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Douglas Luiz opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Aston Villa's goals came from Douglas Luiz (8') and Ollie Watkins (26'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Deniz Undav (38').

Discipline: Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aston Villa were 7th on 58 points from 37 and Brighton & Hove Albion 6th on 62 points from 37. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 7th with 61 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 6th with 62.

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jacob Ramsey of Aston Villa (7.7), ahead of Ollie Watkins (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Aston Villa wins, 2 draws and 1 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Douglas LuizAston Villa · 1-0
  • 12'Yellow card · Deniz UndavBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 22'Yellow card · Matty CashAston Villa
  • 24'Yellow card · Jacob RamseyAston Villa
  • 26'Goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 2-0
  • 37'Yellow card · Tyrone MingsAston Villa
  • 38'Goal · Deniz UndavBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Facundo BuonanotteBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 67'Yellow card · John McGinnAston Villa
  • 73'Yellow card · Moisés CaicedoBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 88'Yellow card · Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Aston Villa 4, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.

Team news

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  • J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Metatarsal Fracture)
  • Tariq LampteyBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knee Injury)

Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)

Jason Steele, Joël Veltman, Adam Webster, Levi Colwill, Pascal Groß, Facundo Buonanotte, Yasin Ayari, Alexis Mac Allister, Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav, E. Ferguson