Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Brighton: Sanchez, Gross, Colwill, Dunk, Estupinan, Mac Allister, Caicedo, March, Lallana, Trossard, Welbeck
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Ings, Buendia
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire)
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
Brighton get this Premier League match underway.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
Brighton have won just one of their six Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (D2 L3), winning 2-1 at Villa Park in November 2020.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
As for Villa, Emery makes five alterations to the team that lost to Manchester United during the week. Similar to Brighton, the away side change their goalkeeper and full-backs. Martinez retains his Premier League spot, coming in for Olsen, with Cash and Digne replacing Young and Augustinsson. The only defender to retain their place is Konsa, with Mings playing at centre-back instead of Chambers. Buendia starts at left wing with Ollie Watkins out of the squad, meaning that Ings leads the Villa attack.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
Brighton makes six changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the EFL Cup last time out. The first comes in the goalkeeping position, with Sanchez replacing Steele. At full-back, Veltman and Lamptey are replaced by Gross and Estupinan. In the midfield, Mac Allister is preferred ahead of Gilmour, with Trossard starting a left wing instead of Jeremy Sarmiento who is out of the squad. Finally, with Brighton dropping a striker for an attacking midfielder, Lallana takes the place of Enciso.
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