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Own Goal Sinks Brighton at Villa Park: Aston Villa Claims Victory
Birmingham, England – Aston Villa secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in a hard-fought match at Villa Park. The Premier League clash, part of the 26th round, saw both teams share possession equally (50% each), and a physical contest resulted in a high number of fouls (15 for Brighton and 9 for Aston Villa) and five yellow cards distributed throughout the game.
Despite Aston Villa’s higher number of shots (14 compared to Brighton’s 9), their accuracy was lacking, with only one shot on target. Brighton managed 3 shots on target. The game remained goalless until the final minutes when an unfortunate own goal sealed the win for Aston Villa. The Brighton defense commited errors that cost them the game. Brighton looked to change the course of the match making substitutions.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 22 C. Baleba came in and J. Milner went out., at minute 61 J. P. van Hecke came in and O. Boscagli went out., at minute 81 K. Mitoma came in and H. Howell went out., at minute 81 D. Gomez came in and Y. Minteh went out., at minute 81 D. Welbeck came in and C. Kostoulas went out.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 60 J. Sancho came in and L. Bailey went out., at minute 60 E. Buendia came in and R. Barkley went out., at minute 74 A. Onana came in and Alysson went out., at minute 75 O. Watkins came in and T. Abraham went out., at minute 84 Douglas Luiz came in and V. Lindelof went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
Brighton
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