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Aston Villa defeats Brighton in thrilling encounter
Aston Villa secured a 3-0 victory over Brighton in a captivating match at the American Express Stadium in Falmer, East Sussex on April 2nd, 2025, as part of the Premier League’s matchday 30. Despite Brighton’s dominance in possession (55%), Aston Villa proved more clinical in front of goal.
Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock in the 51st minute, assisted by Matty Rogers. Brighton had a goal disallowed for handball by S. Adingra in the 55th minute. In the second half, Marco Asensio netted Aston Villa’s second goal in the 78th minute, also assisted by Rogers. Donyell Malen added a late third in the 90th minute, assisted by Asensio, to seal the victory.
The match was a tense affair, with Brighton committing 16 fouls and Aston Villa 11. Brighton received one yellow card, while Aston Villa accumulated three, all in added time, to Emiliano Martínez, Axel Disasi and Ollie Watkins. Aston Villa registered 8 shots (5 on target) while Brighton had 11 shots (4 on target).
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 65 O. Watkins came in and M. Rashford went out., at minute 65 A. Onana came in and Y. Tielemans went out., at minute 65 M. Asensio came in and J. Ramsey went out., at minute 81 A. Disasi came in and M. Cash went out., at minute 88 D. Malen came in and M. Rogers went out.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 72 M. Wieffer came in and J. Hinshelwood went out., at minute 72 E. Cashin came in and L. Dunk went out., at minute 72 C. Baleba came in and D. Gomez went out., at minute 72 D. Welbeck came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 84 M. O’Riley came in and B. Gruda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brighton
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