Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton — EFL Championship, 7 May 2017
Aston Villa and Brighton drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 7 May 2017 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Jack Grealish scored for Aston Villa; G. Murray for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Aston Villa and Brighton have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
Match timeline
- 45+2'out: Keinan Davis
- Half-time0-0
- 61'
- 61'
- 63'
- 0-164'Penalty
- 65'out: T. Elphick
- 81'
- 1-189'assist: N. Taylor
- 90'
- 90'out: T. Hemed
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.8Conor HourihaneM
- 7.6James ChesterD
- 7.2Leandro BacunaM
- 7.1Jack GrealishM
- 6.9Neil TaylorD
- 6.8Albert AdomahM
- 6.8James BreeD
- 6.7Samuel JohnstoneG
- 6.6Keinan DavisF
- 6.5Henri LansburyM
- 6.4Tommy ElphickD
- 6.4Jordan AmaviD
- 6.3Scott HoganF
- 5.7Nathan BakerD
Brighton
- 8.3David StockdaleG
- 7.4Bruno SaltorD
- 7.3Fikayo TomoriD
- 7.3Steve SidwellM
- 7.2Dale StephensM
- 7.2Glenn MurrayF
- 7.0Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.9Lewis DunkD
- 6.9Sam BaldockF
- 6.7Jamie MurphyM
- 6.4Solly MarchM
- 6.2Liam RoseniorD
- 5.9Sebastien PocognoliD
Line-ups
Brighton4-4-2
Aston Villa4-3-3
Substitutes
Aston VillaS. Bruce
Substitutes
- 36Callum O'HareF
- 31M. BunnG
- 6T. Elphick65'D6.4
- 39Keinan Davis45+2'F6.6
- 40Jack Grealish89'61'M7.1
- 22G. GardnerM
- 4M. RichardsD
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 3G. BongD
- 7B. KayalM
- 20S. March61'M6.4
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 10T. Hemed90'F
- 8J. SkalákM
- 23L. Rosenior81'D6.2
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
14Total shots15
10Shots on target3
1Shots off target9
3Blocked shots3
7Corners3
0Offsides2
9Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves9
389Total passes346
286Accurate passes244
74%Pass accuracy71%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Hourihane | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Jack Grealish | 29 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Neil Taylor | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Albert Adomah | 61 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| James Bree | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Keinan Davis | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Henri Lansbury | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tommy Elphick | 25 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Amavi | 65 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Scott Hogan | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Nathan Baker | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Bruno Saltor | 81 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Fikayo Tomori | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Steve Sidwell | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sam Baldock | 89 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jamie Murphy | 61 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Solly March | 29 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Liam Rosenior | 9 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 18 Nov 16Brighton1-1Aston Villa
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolves | 46 | -4 | 58 |
Before and after
Aston Villa
- Previous: Blackburn 1-0 Aston Villa, 29 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Aston Villa 1-1 Hull City, 5 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 0-1 Bristol City, 29 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 0-2 Manchester City, 12 Aug 2017 · Premier League
Data updated