Post Match report for the Aston Villa game - Sunday, 28th May 2023

PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Aston Villa V Brighton - 28/5/23 P38


* * * * * TOUGH SCRAP IN SEASON FINALE * * * * *


RESULT: 2-1 ~ Undav . (h-t 2-1)


VENUE: Villa Park, Birmingham - nineteenth away match of 38 fixtures to date . Sun 4:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were on the road for the very last time this campaign.
There was to be a July vacation in the States for those fortunate enough, while trips into Europe beckoned for others in the not too distant future.
WEATHER: warm . GATE: tba . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: noisy locals in Brum.

ROBERTO de ZERBI reached last day of his first Prem season so revised previous strategy into one of exercising pragmatism.
RdZ formulated a starting eleven to fit circumstances and filled the bench with regulars and a few squadies.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 7 March 14 Lallana 19 Sarmiento.
SQUAD: 1 Sanchez 15 Moder 49 Moran
STARTING SHAPE: 4-4-2

TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 34 Veltman 4 Webster 6 Colwill 13 Gross
. 40 Buonanotte 26 Ayari 10 Mac Allister 20 Enciso
. . . . . 28 Ferguson . . . . 21 Undav

SUBS: 30 Estupinan (45), 25 Caicedo (45), 29 van Hecke (66), 22 Mitoma (66), 71 Hinshelwood (89)
BENCH: 38 McGill (gk) 5 Dunk 18 Welbeck 27 Gilmour


GOALS:
1-0 - 8 . a blunder in defence presents a simple goal-scoring opportunity for hosts to easily take in opening moments.
2-0 - 26 . travellers are caught on the ball again and present locals with a second goal that your granny could net.
2-1 - 38 . UNDAV scores and beats the offside check, set up from an assist by Gross after a set piece.


YELLOWS: 12 Undav, 63 Buonanotte, 73 Caicedo, 88 Gross.

INCIDENTS: 4 hosts hit bar, 9 Ferguson over, 19 VAR Undav o/s, 24 hosts wide, 29 Ferguson try, 30 Enciso effort, 32 Steele saves, 43 Undav effort, 45+ Steele takes,
54 Mac A over, 55 hosts miss, 64 Undav over, 72 Mac A try, 73 Steele saves, 81 hosts try, 83 hosts miss, 90+ Steele saves,

CHANGES: 45 Estupinan & Caicedo for Veltman & Ayari . 66 van Hecke & Mitoma for Webster & Enciso
89 Hinshelwood for Undav.


FIRST HALF: a sluggish start from visitors was punished inside ten minutes.
It got worse before too long.
Then VAR helped.
SECOND HALF: nip & tuck, cut & thrust during the forty-five minutes after turnaround produced little for effort expended.

IN THE END: a disappointing end to a fantastic campaign of success for the Sussex club building for a better future.

NUMBERS: poss 41%-59%, on target 5-4, off target 7-4, corners 4-3,
fouls 15-16, yellows 4-4, subs 1-5, shape 4231-442 . . . . . gd19 pt62 po6

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