Post Match report for the Aston Villa game - Saturday, 21st November 2020
PREMIER LEAGUE 20/21: Villa v Brighton - 21/11/20, P9.
ALBION WIN AWAY AND TAKE THE POSITIVES
RESULT: 1-2 ~ Welbeck, March . (h-t 0-1) . SHAPE: 5-3-2
VENUE: Villa Park, Birmingham - fifth away match of nine fixtures to date. Saturday 3pm k-o.
No fans in attendance as per current second covid lockdown rules & regulations.
BUILD UP: international diversions & shenanigans were fading like virus to a vaccine jab as the PL returned to action.
Brighton fans reviewed results thus far, plus forthcoming fixtures, in relaxed domestic comfort prior to their Prem fix, although remained wary of possible cause for concern while seeking undisturbed sleep during encompassing darkness tonight.
WEATHER: cloudy November afternoon . KIT: all blue.
GRAHAM POTTER had a fortnight since yet another game of dropped points, to ponder & evaluate his squad as start of this disjointed campaign moved toward end of first quarter assessment.
Dunk was back following suspension and March fit again after that two week break. The match-day eighteen also revealed alterations among substitutes.
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ryan
. 2 Lamptey, 3 White, 5 Dunk, 4 Webster, 20 March
. . . . . . . . . 13 Gross, 8 Bissouma, 14 Lallana
. . . . . . . . . . 9 Maupay . . . . . . . 18 Welbeck
BENCH: 24 Steele, 33 Burn (80), 34 Veltman (46), 17 Alzate, 16 Jahanbakhsh, 7 Connolly, 49 Molumby (96).
GOALS: 0-1 - 12. WELBECK receives the ball from Lallana inside visitors own half and goes on solo to lob the keeper.
1-1 - 47. Locals snatch a very quick equaliser after Seagulls concede a set piece.
1-2 - 56. The away outfit grab the lead again via a MARCH curling pop, when Gross sets up play going forward.
INCIDENTS: 6 - Villa forced into an early change due to injury . 40 - Ryan kicks clear from his goal-line.
45 - VAR check for possible hosts red card . 91 - Lamptey receives a second yellow and is sent off.
93 - penalty given to Villa, decision reversed.
YELLOWS: 70 - Bissouma, foul . 87 & 90+ - Lamptey, 2 fouls = RED.
SUBS: 46 - Veltman for Lallana . 80 - Burn for Maupay . 96 - Molumby for Gross.
SYNOPSIS: against run of play travellers opened the scoring from a counter attack with their first foray up field. Perceived former domination from hosts became reality as they created clear opportunities to score by way of response.
Albion worked more into the contest prior to approach of the interval. Bizarrely Villa now relied with breaking on transition.
All blue rode their luck while an echoing stadium clock steadily ticked past forty-five minutes.
On turnaround Veltman took up a spot in rearguard and White went into midfield. Villans netted a soft equaliser immediately and so even steven resumed... until Seagulls soon restored a lead before the hour mark.
Later change of personnel saw reshuffling of visitors player positions and formation. Defending was at a prime by stoppage.
In the event Albion saw it out during dramatic final stages with Ref also under pressure to make correct decisions.
MoM - Welbeck, strikers all round display.
NUMBERS: poss 55%-45%, on target 4-3, off target 11-4, corners 12-3, fouls 5-18, yellows 2-2, red 0-1, subs 2-3.
CONCLUSION: a valuable victory that redresses balance in levels of previous performances to results obtained.
FS
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