In this week 7 match on Sep 30th, Aston Villa hosts Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Aston Villa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Chelsea. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 73rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Chelsea couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 3-1 win against AFC Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 25th minute, then Kerkez Milos tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion on an own goal in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Kaoru Mitoma to cap off a wild match. Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa last played eachother at the The American Express Community Stadium on Wed Sep 25th. Aston Villa was victorious by a score of 3 to 1 in front of almost 15000 spectators. Jota Peleteiro struck first for Aston Villa in the 22nd minute, then Conor Hourihane added another in the 33rd minute.
Both Ferguson and João Pedro have been the hottest scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Both Matty Cash and Douglas Luiz have been the hottest scorers for Aston Villa in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Aston Villa will be without Tyrone Mings, Bertrand Traoré, Álex Moreno, Diego Carlos and Jacob Ramsey, while Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Pascal Groß.