Min By Min

1. 90+6' Full time

   It's all over at Villa Park, a game both teams will feel they could and should have won.

   Villa were in control and looking good at 2-1 up after Rogers put them ahead, but Brighton hit back through Lamptey to take a point.

   We move forward into 2025 and a game against Leicester City on Saturday.

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2. Full time

   Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

3. 90'+7' End of Second Half

   Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

4. 90'+6' miss

   Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

5. 90+6' Missed

   That was the chance to win it!

   Villa pile pressure on via a corner and the ball drops kindly for Watkins. He hammers a shot but it flies over the bar.

6. 90'+6' corner

   Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt O'Riley.

7. 90'+2' yellow card

   Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

8. 90+2' Shot blocked

   Villa break forward with Rogers laying a ball into the path of Watkins. He advances but can't get a shot away. 

9. 90'+2' attempt blocked

   Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

10. 90'+1' added time

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

11. 90'

    SIX minutes are added!

12. 89' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder.

13. 88' corner

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.

14. 88' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder with a cross.

15. 86' miss

    Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.

16. 86' substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Carlos Baleba.

17. 85' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

18. 84' miss

    Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

19. 83' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.

20. 83' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.

21. 83' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Boubacar Kamara.

22. 82' Substitute

    A triple change from Emery. On come Maatsen, Onana and Barkley. Off go Tielemans, Kamara and Digne. 

23. 81' goal

    Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.

24. 81' Goal

    Brighton equalise. Lamptey thumps a half-volley past Emi from the edge of the area to level it up at 2-2. 

25. 80' miss

    Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

26. 77' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Leon Bailey.

27. 77' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28. 77' free kick lost

    Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).

29. 77' Substitute

    A welcome return to the fold for Ramsey, who replaces Bailey. An excellent shift from the winger. 👏

30. 75' miss

    Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

31. 74' free kick lost

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

32. 74' free kick won

    Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33. 73' free kick won

    Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

34. 73' free kick lost

    Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).

35. 73'

    Bouba has been EVERYWHERE tonight, snapping into tackles, breaking up attacks and keeping Villa ticking. 💪

    
36. 72' yellow card

    Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37. 72' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38. 72' free kick lost

    Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).

39. 71' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.

40. 70' free kick won

    Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41. 70' free kick lost

    Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

42. 69' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

43. 69' substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Yasin Ayari.

44. 68' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).

45. 67' miss

    Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.

46. 68' Missed

    The ball ricochets kindly for Pedro and he's in on goal, but the forward swings wildly and misses the target. 

47. 66' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

48. 65' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

49. 65' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.

50. 64' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.

51. 63' free kick won

    Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52. 63' free kick lost

    Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).

53. Stepping in and stepping up so far from Ty, who came on in the first half for Pau. 

    
54. 62' corner

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

55. 62' free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56. 62' free kick lost

    Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).

57. 61' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.

58. 61' Saved

    Digne floats a cross in from the left and Watkins is there to meet it, powering a header at the 'keeper. 

59. 58' substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Brajan Gruda.

60. 58' substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Julio Enciso.

61. 58' substitution

    Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Simon Adingra.

62. 58' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63. 58' free kick lost

    Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

64. 56'

    It's all Villa now as the flow of pressure on the Brighton goal mounts. 

65. 53' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.

66. 53' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.

67. 🥶 

    
68. 51' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.

69. 50' free kick won

    Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

70. 50' free kick lost

    Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).

71. 49' offside

    Offside, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos is caught offside.

72. 48' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

73. 48' free kick lost

    Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).

74. 47' Goal

    The perfect start to the second half! 🔥

    Rogers chests down Watkins' pass and sends a shot across Verbruggen and inside the far post.

    
75. 47' goal

    Goal! Aston Villa 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a corner.

76. 46' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Igor Julio.

77. Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

78. 46' Kickoff

    The final 45 minutes of 2024!

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79. 45+12' Half time

    A half of two halves!

    Brighton were on top early on and took the lead via Simon Adingra after 12 minutes.

    Villa have come back into the game strongly, equalising via Ollie Watkins' penalty and pushing for a second.

    It's all to play for in the second half.

    
80. 45'+13' End of First Half

    First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

81. 45'+11' miss

    Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.

82. 45'+10' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

83. 45'+10' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.

84. 45+10' Shot blocked

    Dunk makes a last-ditch tackle to block Watkins' goalbound shot. The resulting corner sees the strike head narrowly over!

85. 45'+9' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

86. 45'+7' yellow card

    Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

87. 45'+7' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

88. 45'+7' free kick lost

    Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

89. 45+6' Missed

    Some superb footwork opens up space for Bailey to shoot, with the winger lashing an effort over the bar.

90. 45'+6' miss

    Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

91. 45'+5' free kick lost

    Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

92. 45'+5' free kick won

    Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

93. 45'+5' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.

94. 45'+4' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

95. 45'+3' yellow card

    Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

96. 45+4' Saved

    Pedro takes aim from distance but his low shot is of little trouble to Emi, who gets down to collect. 

97. 45'+3' free kick lost

    Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).

98. 45'+3' free kick won

    João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

99. 45'+2' free kick won

    Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

100. 45'+2' free kick lost

     Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).

101. 45'+1' free kick won

     Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

102. 45'+1' free kick lost

     Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).

103. 45' added time

     Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.

104. 45' end delay

     Delay over. They are ready to continue.

105. 45'

     With all the stoppages for injury and VAR, we're to have 12 minutes of injury time...

106. 45' start delay

     Delay in match because of an injury Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).

107. 45' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.

108. 43' free kick lost

     Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

109. 43' free kick won

     Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

110. 42' free kick lost

     Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).

111. 42' free kick won

     Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

112. 41' miss

     Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.

113. OW11. 🤩

     
114. 38' yellow card

     Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

115. 38' free kick lost

     Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

116. 38' free kick won

     Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

117. 36' penalty goal

     Goal! Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

118. 36' Goal

     GOAAALLLLL!!!

     Ollie buries the penalty, sending the 'keeper the wrong way.

     
119. 33' contentious referee decisions

     VAR Decision: Penalty Aston Villa.

120. 32' penalty won

     Penalty Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers draws a foul in the penalty area.

121. 32' penalty lost

     Penalty conceded by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.

122. 32' Penalty

     Frantic scenes from the resulting corner as Rogers is again felled, with Digne then driving a shot that's saved by Verbruggen. The referee heads to the monitor and awards a spot kick! 

123. 30'

     Villa Park is up in arms as Craig Pawson fails to award Rogers a penalty after he's brought down by a lunging van Hecke. VAR has a long look before deciding not to send him to the screen.

124. 30' corner

     Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

125. 28' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.

126. 27' miss

     Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross following a corner.

127. 27' corner

     Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

128. 26' attempt saved

     Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.

129. 27' Saved

     Emi dives across goal to tip Enciso's dipping drive wide. From the ensuing corner, van Hecke heads just wide. 

130. 26' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

131. 26' Shot blocked

     Villa are just unable to get the finishing touch as a chance to level evades them. Rogers drives forward and puts in a cross, with Bailey and Watkins seeing efforts blocked.

132. 23' free kick lost

     Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

133. 23' free kick won

     Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

134. 22' corner

     Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

135. 22' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.

136. 21' miss

     Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey.

137. 20' substitution

     Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres because of an injury.

138. 20' Substitute

     Villa are forced into a change as Pau goes off to be replaced by Mings after picking up a knock. 

139. 19' corner

     Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.

140. 19'

     Bailey looks to create something down the right, playing a one-two before winning a corner. The resulting set piece is cleared away. 

     
141. 16' free kick lost

     Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).

142. 16' free kick won

     Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

143. 14' free kick won

     Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

144. 14' free kick lost

     Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).

145. 12' goal

     Goal! Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.

146. 12' Goal

     Brighton hit the front. Adingra collects a loose ball in the box before curling a shot past Emi.

147. 11' offside

     Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.

148. 10' corner

     Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yasin Ayari.

149. 10' attempt blocked

     Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

150. 7' free kick lost

     Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).

151. 7' free kick won

     João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

152. 5' end delay

     Delay over. They are ready to continue.

153. 1' start delay

     Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).

154. 1'

     A clash of heads between Kamara and Pedro leaves both players in pain. The latter has come off worse and requires a spell of treatment. 

155. First Half begins.

156. 1' Kickoff

     For the final time in 2024, let's do this...

     UP THE VILLA! 🟣

     

157. Ready to go at VP. 👏

     

158. Back in from the start. Go well, Ollie!

     

159. The players are out and warming up at Villa Park.

     There are just 25 minutes left until kick-off here...🙌

160. Aston 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). 👊

161. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

162. Diego is back in the team and one of three changes for tonight's game. 

     Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey also come into the starting XI.

     

163. Skipper. 😀

     

164. The Villans have arrived. 🫡

     

165. Unai Emery confirmed pre-match that Jacob Ramsey would again be assessed ahead of the clash, as he nears his return from injury, having partaken in full training with his teammates ahead of the Newcastle Boxing Day defeat.

     Jhon Durán is suspended for the first of three outings, while Matty Cash also serves a one-match ban having accumulated his fifth booking of the season at St. James' Park. 

166. “Villa Park is where we have to feel strong with our supporters as well, and comfortable, and keep being consistent there. Of course, each match, three points are not coming back again, but we have to try to build the team, progressively getting better and of course correct how we can be competitive away. But at home, we have to keep trying to be consistent, like the last matches we did, with our supporters."

     

167. Ollie Watkins has scored more Premier League goals against Brighton than he has against any other opponent (6), netting a hat-trick in this exact fixture in a 6-1 win last season. 

     

168. For the final time this year... 🏠

     

169. Unai Emery's side will be looking to end the calendar year on a high, by returning to winning ways after a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Boxing Day. 

     Brighton, meanwhile, enter the clash on the back of a goalless draw at home to Brentford on Friday. 

170. It's matchday! ⚽️

     For the final time in 2024, we're in action this evening. 

     Brighton & Hove Albion visit Villa Park, with the game set to get underway from 7.45pm. 

     Follow live match updates, as always, right here! 🙌