Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Villa Park
Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON SUBS: Solly March, Georginio Rutter, Jakub Moder, Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Jason Steele, Matt O'Riley, Joel Veltman, Ruairi McConville.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Igor Julio, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Tariq Lamptey; Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari; Simon Adingra, Julio Enciso, Brajan Gruda; Joao Pedro.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendia, Jaden Philogene, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana, Robin Olsen, Jacob Ramsey.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa; Youri Tielemans, Boubacar Kamara; Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Leon Bailey; Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Coming into this round of matches, no team has scored the first goal in more different Premier League away games than Brighton this season (seven). However, the Seagulls have only gone on to win three of these games (D2 L2). Brighton have lost their final game of the calendar year in just two of their seven seasons in the Premier League (W3 D2), with both defeats coming in home games against Arsenal (2020 and 2022). Fabian Hurzeler's side are winless in six straight Premier League games and currently sit in 10th place on 26 points.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Hosts Aston Villa are in ninth place on 28 points after 18 matches and were defeated 3-0 in their last Premier League match at St. James' Park against Newcastle United. Unai Emery's side are looking to win their final league game in consecutive calendar years for the first time since 2007/2008, following a 3-2 win against Burnley in their last game of 2023. Villa have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League home games (W7 D6), and are unbeaten in their last eight at Villa Park since a 2-0 loss to Arsenal in August (W5 D3). A win today would put them level on points with Manchester City, who currently sit in fifth place.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Brighton at Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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