It was the start of the match that defined high-quality performances by the two teams.
Aston Villa and Brighton and Hove Albion made two really good performances in a match that was full of chances and entertaining.
The first ten minutes saw Brighton in action with Pervis Estupinian, but Aston Villa had the response with style.
Matty Cash passed for Ollie Watkins and the attacker made no mistake, scored, and sent the match into a new situation. The combination of McGinn-Cash-Watkins produced an amazing result.
Watkins tried in the 17th, but his shot went well wide. Aston Villa had some really good minutes.
Watkins corrected his aim in the 21st scoring in the right post and sending Aston Villa two goals ahead. The VAR checked the goal and everything was considered correct by the referee’s assistants.
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Diaby tripled the advantage after a deflection by Estupinian and the game was closed at this point after the 27th minute.
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Aston Villa had control of the game.
Estupinian cut off the run of John McGinn and Villa had a free-kick that didn’t change anything. Three goals were more than enough to secure Aston Villa a comfortable game.
Digne pulls down Solly March in the 32nd and receives a yellow card. Boubakar Kamara was tripped by Mitoma in the 35th and the game was totally under the control of Aston Villa, who were much more active in the opposition half.
Lucas Digne tried from the free kick in the 38th minute, but his shot was blocked by the wall.
Kamara was the target of Brighton and Hove Albion as Danny Welbeck committed a foul on him and received a yellow card.
Four minutes were added on and the two squads had to plan their last moves before going to the dressing rooms. Ollie Watkins and Mousa Diaby combined and Diaby had a chance to score, but his shot was blocked by Lewis Dunk.
The first half ended and saw Aston Villa win with three goals and conceding none as Watkins was the man of the match in the first half.
Ansu Fati scored after an assist by Joao Pedro and his position was considered onside by the referee after checking the goal with VAR.
Brighton and Hove Albion had something to build on in the second half and chose to wait for the subs as Aston Villa moved first with the subs.
Nicolo Zaniolo was replaced by Jacob Ramsey in the first substitution of the game. Ezri Konsa received a yellow for time wasting in the 57th minute as they prepared for a Brighton domination in the second half.
Solly March was replaced by Simon Adingra in the 62nd and after this minute Brighton’s shine was paled.
They conceded with Watkins as he scored the third goal after a pass from McGinn in the 65th. It was his day and for Webster and Dunk, there was nothing they could do to stop Watkins from completing his hat trick.
Ansu Fati received a yellow card in the 72nd and the good moment they had in the first minutes of the second half seemed to be over.
Brighton attacked in the 77th with Mitoma who shot after a pass from Ansu Fati, but his shot was blocked by Cash, with Brighton appealing for a handball.
Subs coming on
Moussa Diaby was subbed with Duran in the 79th and this sub brought fresh legs. Kauru Mitoma received a yellow card for pushing Matty Cash.
Jakob Ramsey scored in the 86th sixth goal and made the gap bigger for Aston Villa with the tab that says five.
Jack Hilshenwood was replaced by Carlos Baleba in the 87th as Baleba had the challenge to mark Kamara. He fouled Boubacar Kamara in a challenge that would mark the third foul by Brighton players in his address in the second half.
Torres started Watkins in the last minutes of the game but his run was interrupted by Dunk in the 91st. Jhon Duran kicked the ball in frustration.
Ollie Watkins had a 1v1 with Steele but the keeper saved his shot; Douglas Luiz was there to shoot and find the sixth goal for Aston Villa.
The match was closed with six goals scored by Villa and Brighton, which need to find a balance between the European games and the Premier League.
Ollie Watkins said at the end of the match that this was a win against a team that did good things and commented on his record of goals in this game.
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