On 28 May, one of the matches in the 38th round of the English football championship took place. Aston Villa (England) and Brighton (England) met.
English Championship, round 38.
Aston Villa (England) v Brighton (England) 2-1 (2-1)
Goals: Douglas Louis (8), O. Watkins (26) - D. Undav (38)
Warnings: D. Undav (12), M. Cash (22), Jacob Ramsey (24), Mings (37), F. Buonanotte (63), McGinn (67), M. Caicedo (73), Gross (88)
Aston Villa beat Brighton 2-1 in a Premier League match played at Villa Park. The game started with an early goal from Aston Villa's Douglas Louis in the 8th minute, giving them an initial lead. However, Brighton's D Undav was shown a yellow card in the 12th minute, indicating their determination to level the game. Brighton thought they had managed to equalise in the 20th minute but the goal was cancelled out due to an offside situation. Aston Villa players M. Cash and J. Ramsey received yellow cards in the 22nd and 24th minutes respectively. O. Watkins then scored Aston Villa's second goal in the 26th minute, giving the team the lead. Aston Villa captain T. Mings was yellow carded in the 37th minute, but Brighton's D. Undav scored in the 38th minute to cut the lead to one goal.
At the beginning of the second half, Brighton made two substitutions: Yu Ayari and J. Weltman came on instead of M. Caicedo and P. Estupinan. Y. Ayari and Y. Weltman came on instead of M. Caicedo and P. Estuputto. On 63 minutes, Brighton's F Buonanotte was given a yellow card, and after two minutes, the team made two substitutions in a row: A. Webster and J. P. van Hecke came on instead of M. Caicedo and K. Mitoma. In the 67th minute, Aston Villa's J. McGinn was given a yellow card. Aston Villa made their first substitution in the 69th minute, with L. Bailey replacing E. Buendia and Brighton's M. Caicedo receiving a yellow card in the 73rd minute. In the closing stages of the match, Brighton player P. Gross was also yellow-carded in the 88th minute. Both teams played a competitive match but in the end Aston Villa won 2-1. In the 90th minute, Brighton made one last substitution: J. Hinshelwood came on instead of D. Undav. The match was an exciting and tense encounter between two Premier League sides.
| Aston Villa | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 12 | Shots | 8 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 15 | Offences | 16 |
| 3 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 41% | Possession of the ball | 59% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 270 | Total assists | 406 |
| 204 | Exact transmissions | 340 |
| 76% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |