Tournament – English Premier League;
Date – 30/09/2023;
Kick-Off – 12:30 GMT;
Venue – Villa Park (Birmingham).
Both teams have been involved in high scoring games this season, with all but one of their games involving at least three goals. Coincidentally, games involving both teams only failed to record over 2.5 goals when they met Chelsea, with the two games ending in one nil score lines.
Aston Villa have surprisingly been the top side in this feature in recent times, enjoying four straight premier league victories against Brighton & Hove Albion, not a lot of teams, if any, can boast of this sort of record against the seagulls in the last two seasons.
Aston Villa suffered what was a shock defeat against Everton during the midweek, as they got knocked out of the league Cup, an Everton side they already beat four nil this season. They will be hoping to bounce back against Brighton & Hove Albion, a tough task but the head to head stands in their favour. Aston Villa’s record this season stands at four wins and two defeats in the league this season, and they currently occupy 6th place in the league with 12 points from six games
Brighton & Hove Albion also suffered league cup defeat in mid week, they have won both of their Premier League away games so far in 2023/24 though, the most recent being the 1-3 defeat of Manchester United. The seagulls will be looking to avoid four defeats in a row to Aston Villa. Roberto De Zerbi’s side have not only lost four matches against Aston Villa but also conceded 2+ goals each time. The Seagulls are 3rd in the premier league at the moment with 15 points from six games, having suffered just one loss in the league this season (W5, D0, L1).
Aston Villa: Martinez, Digne, Lenglet, Konsa, Cash, Tielemans, Doughlas Luiz, Zaniolo, McGinn, Bailey
Brighton: Verbruggen, Milner, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan, Grob, Gilmour, March, Welbeck, Mitoma, Pedrod
This game will be played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Kick-off time is 12:30 GMT. 02.09.2023.