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Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Aston Villa, Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Lindelöf 8′ (og)
  • De Cuyper 18′
  • Hinshelwood 30′, 31′

4–0

xG 3.77 – 0.29

Half time 4–0

Kick-off
Venue
American Express Stadium
Referee
Peter Bankes
Attendance
31,746

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Aston Villa. xG 3.8-0.3. Brighton & Hove Albion deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler

Avg rating 7.35

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery

Avg rating 5.50

  • Verbruggen

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Boscagli

    #21 · Left-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Dunk

    #5 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Vušković

    #44 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Wieffer

    #27 · Right-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    78′ played

    7.9

    Off 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Groß

    #13 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.27
  • Ayari

    #26 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    64′ played

    6.5

    Off 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • De Cuyper

    #29 · Left winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    78′ played

    8.6

    1 goalOff 78′

    xG
    1.47

    Passing

    xA
    0.21
  • Hinshelwood

    #8 · Attacking midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    64′ played

    9.0

    2 goalsOff 64′Player of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    1.41
  • Gómez

    #25 · Right winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    86′ played

    7.9

    1 assistOff 86′

    xG
    0.18

    Passing

    xA
    0.48
  • Rutter

    #10 · Forward · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.5

    1 assist

    xG
    0.08

    Passing

    xA
    0.44
  • Bizot

    #40 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Maatsen

    #22 · Left-back · Aston Villa

    82′ played

    4.8

    Off 81′

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Lindelöf

    #3 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    3.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Pau Torres

    #14 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    74′ played

    3.7

    Off 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Cash

    #2 · Right-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    5.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Kamara

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    5.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Gomes

    #35 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    40′ played

    4.1

    • Sent off

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Hemmings

    #53 · Left winger · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    6.5
    xG
    0.00
  • Barkley

    #6 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa

    74′ played

    6.0

    Off 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • McGinn

    #7 · Right winger · Aston Villa

    82′ played

    6.5

    Off 82′

    xG
    0.04

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Buendía

    #10 · Forward · Aston Villa

    86′ played

    6.5

    Off 86′

    xG
    0.13

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

Bench

  • Kostoulas

    #19 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    26′ played

    6.3

    On 64′

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
  • Costinha

    #20 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    26′ played

    6.5

    On 64′

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
  • Osman

    #15 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    12′ played

    6.4

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Yohanna

    #36 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    12′ played

    6.0

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Yalcouyé

    #35 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    4′ played

    On 86′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Mings

    #5 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    16′ played

    6.2

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Bogarde

    #26 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    16′ played

    6.1

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ruggeri

    #13 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    8′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Alysson

    #47 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    8′ played

    On 82′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Garnacho

    #17 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    4′ played

    On 86′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 73%Possession27%
    BHA 73%, AVL 27%.
  • 3.77Expected goals (xG)0.29
    BHA 3.77, AVL 0.29.
  • 3.77Non-penalty xG0.29
    BHA 3.77, AVL 0.29.
  • 3.59xG on target0.00
    BHA 3.59, AVL 0.00.
  • 21Shots6
    BHA 21, AVL 6.
  • 6On target0
    BHA 6, AVL 0.
  • 6Big chances0
    BHA 6, AVL 0.
  • 647Passes242
    BHA 647, AVL 242.
  • 93%Pass accuracy76%
    BHA 93%, AVL 76%.
  • 5Corners2
    BHA 5, AVL 2.
  • 21Tackles19
    BHA 21, AVL 19.
  • 10Interceptions8
    BHA 10, AVL 8.
  • 1.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)9.1
    BHA 1.9, AVL 9.1.
  • 12Fouls11
    BHA 12, AVL 11.
  • 2Yellow cards3
    BHA 2, AVL 3.
  • 0Red cards1
    BHA 0, AVL 1.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa
  1. Own goal, Lindelöf1–0
    8′
  2. Yellow card, Groß
    9′
  3. 9′
    Yellow card, Gomes
  4. Yellow card, Ayari
    11′
  5. Goal, De Cuyper (Rutter)2–0
    18′
  6. Goal, Hinshelwood (Gómez)3–0
    30′
  7. Goal, Hinshelwood4–0
    31′
  8. 33′
    Yellow card, McGinn
  9. 40′
    Red card, Gomes
  10. Substitution, Kostoulas (Off Hinshelwood / Ayari)
    64′
  11. Substitution, Costinha (Off Hinshelwood / Ayari)
    64′
  12. 74′
    Substitution, Mings (Off Barkley / Pau Torres)
  13. 74′
    Substitution, Bogarde (Off Barkley / Pau Torres)
  14. Substitution, Osman (Off Wieffer / De Cuyper)
    78′
  15. Substitution, Yohanna (Off Wieffer / De Cuyper)
    78′
  16. 81′
    Substitution, Ruggeri (Off Maatsen)
  17. 82′
    Substitution, Alysson (Off McGinn)
  18. Substitution, Yalcouyé (Off Gómez)
    86′
  19. 86′
    Substitution, Garnacho (Off Buendía)
  20. 90′
    Yellow card, Cash

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27 shots

Every shot

← AVL attack

BHA attack →

De Cuyper 18′Brighton & Hove Albion · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.99xGOT0.96xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Brighton & Hove Albion3.77xG

Aston Villa0.29xG

Full time3–1

0.01.02.03.04.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Lindelöf 8′ (OG)De Cuyper 18′Hinshelwood 30′Hinshelwood 31′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Brighton & Hove Albion on top96%

Aston Villa on top4%

HT0′–5′: Aston Villa on top5′–10′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top10′–15′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top15′–20′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top20′–25′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top25′–30′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top30′–35′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top35′–40′: Aston Villa on top40′–45′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top45′–50′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top50′–55′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top55′–60′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top60′–65′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top65′–70′: Aston Villa on top70′–75′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top75′–80′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top80′–85′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top85′–90′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top90′–95′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

37De Cuyper43Boscagli58Groß9Rutter26Gómez75Dunk19Verbruggen40Ayari71Vušković53Wieffer14Hinshelwood

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Brighton & Hove Albion · Starting XI until the first substitution (63')Busiest link: Vušković and Dunk, 35 passes.Centralisation index 0.09: Dunk made 1.9× an even share of the passes.
10Lindelöf9Kamara1Maatsen14Bizot8Hemmings14Cash8Pau Torres13Barkley10McGinn7Buendía

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Aston Villa · Longest unchanged XI, 39' to 73' (after an early red card)Busiest link: Cash and Hemmings, 4 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Bizot made 1.5× an even share of the passes.

Brighton & Hove Albion leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 75), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 35).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.