Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 30 September 2023

Result

Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 30 September 2023, 11:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Aston Villa beat Brighton & Hove Albion 6-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 September 2023. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Aston Villa's goals came from Ollie Watkins (14'), Ollie Watkins (21'), an own goal by Pervis Estupiñán (26'), Ollie Watkins (65'), Jacob Ramsey (85') and Douglas Luiz (90+7'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Ansu Fati (50').

Discipline: Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aston Villa were 6th on 12 points from 6 and Brighton & Hove Albion 3rd on 15 points from 6. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 4th with 68 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 11th with 48.

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa (10.0), ahead of Matty Cash (7.9).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

7'Yellow card · Douglas LuizAston Villa
14'Goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 1-0
21'Goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 2-0
26'Own goal · Pervis EstupiñánAston Villa · 3-0
32'Yellow card · Lucas DigneAston Villa
39'Yellow card · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion
50'Goal · Ansu FatiBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-1
57'Yellow card · Ezri KonsaAston Villa
65'Goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 4-1
72'Yellow card · Ansu FatiBrighton & Hove Albion
79'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
84'Yellow card · Kaoru MitomaBrighton & Hove Albion
85'Goal · Jacob RamseyAston Villa · 5-1
90+5'Yellow card · Jhon DuránAston Villa
90+7'Goal · Douglas LuizAston Villa · 6-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Aston Villa 5, draws 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.

Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 28 May 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Aston VillaPremier League · 13 Nov 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Aston VillaPremier League · 26 Feb 2022
Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 20 Nov 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston VillaPremier League · 13 Feb 2021
Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 21 Nov 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Jakub ModerBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Tyrone MingsAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Julio EncisoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Meniscus Tear)
James MilnerBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Muscle Injury)
Steven AlzateBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Kortney HauseAston Villa · injury (Knee Surgery)
Adam LallanaBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Leon BaileyAston Villa · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Moussa Diaby, Nicolò Zaniolo, Ollie Watkins

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jason Steele, Joël Veltman, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupiñán, Jack Hinshelwood, Billy Gilmour, S. March, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma, E. Ferguson