GALLERY: Villa face Seagulls in Dubai

Aston Villa battled to a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Dubai desert.

The Villans stepped up their mid-season preparations during the club's week-long training camp in the Middle East, with 18 players getting minutes under their belt against the Seagulls.

Danny Ings, who scored a double when the two sides met in the league last month, bagged a brace in the behind-closed-doors fixture, opening the scoring when he pounced on a defensive mix-up midway through the second half.

Deniz Undav struck twice to fire Albion ahead before Ings struck again to level the contest in the 85^th minute.

You can view a gallery of images from the encounter below...