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22/08/2054, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League
Villa Vs Brighton

Villa play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: V Flanagan (GK) , G McAlister (CB) , N MacBride (CB) , S Dann (RB) , A McCammack (LB) , L Edwards (CM) , J East (CDM) , G Hughes (CDM) , C Clapperton (RW) , Z Sloan (LW) , J McGee (ST) And the subs are: I Greenlees (CB) , C Brewster (CB) , K Ferries (CM) , A Wren (CM) , J McCalley (ST)

Brighton play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: G Anderson (GK) , G Black (CB) , J Burns (CB) , J Johnston (CB) , C Hughes (CM) , G Stitt (CM) , C Walker (CM) , O Ewing (CAM) , D Evans (RW) , B Gaiter (LW) , D Burns (ST) And the subs are: P Veitch (CB) , J McColl (CB) , C Matthew (CM) , J Brewster (CM) , I Ruddock (ST)
Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Brighton.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 40666.

1' - Villa kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Jeremy East passes a long ball to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards whips in a cross, but opposing player John Johnston takes possession.  

8' - Colin Clapperton successfully tackles John Johnston and takes possession.  Colin Clapperton tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Colin Clapperton for Villa!  The ball went in off the upright!

8' - Brighton kick the ball off for the restart.  

11' - John Johnston slides the ball to John Burns.  John Burns plays the ball to Charlie Walker.  Charlie Walker sees Chris Hughes making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris Hughes is able to control the ball.  Chris Hughes looks to place the ball past the keeper...and Chris Hughes scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Brighton player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

11' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

15' - Gethin McAlister passes to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride plays the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Gareth Stitt successfully tackles Griffith Hughes and the ball goes loose.  Brighton launch a counter attack.  Declan Evans tries to beat Seth Dann using his ball skills, but is brought down illegally.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Seth Dann the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Brighton.  

18' - James McGee sees Zach Sloan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Charlie Walker passes the ball to Glynn Black.  Glynn Black passes a long ball to Chris Hughes.  Chris Hughes runs with the ball, beating Gethin McAlister.  

22' - Chris Hughes sees a run from David Burns.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David Burns is able to take the ball.  David Burns reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and is able to find Gareth Stitt.  Gareth Stitt takes a shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

31' - Gethin McAlister sees Zach Sloan making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Zach Sloan takes the ball.  Zach Sloan tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Luke Edwards will take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box and finds Zach Sloan.  Zach Sloan gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Charlie Walker is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

32' - Luke Edwards speeds past David Burns.  

33' - Luke Edwards tries to beat Chris Hughes using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

35' - Luke Edwards passes the ball to James McGee.  James McGee tries to use ball skills to beat John Johnston.  The opposing player is unable to stop James McGee who takes the ball forward!  

36' - James McGee tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

37' - Gregor Anderson sees a run from Bryan Gaiter.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Bryan Gaiter has strayed offside!  

39' - James McGee hits the ball long to Adam McCammack.  Adam McCammack sees a run from Luke Edwards.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Luke Edwards has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Brighton kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - John Burns plays the ball to Chris Hughes.  Chris Hughes finds Glynn Black with a short pass.  Glynn Black chips a long ball to John Johnston.  Luke Edwards dispossesses John Johnston and takes possession.  Luke Edwards attempts to unleash a long range shot...but the shot bounces off the post!  Oscar Ewing gets to the ball first and clears.

57' - Gethin McAlister passes to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East slides the ball to Victor Flanagan.  Victor Flanagan passes the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes passes the ball to Adam McCammack.  Adam McCammack attempts to use his skills to beat Gareth Stitt and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Johnston is going to be taken off.  John McColl is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Glynn Black successfully tackles Adam McCammack and gains possession for his team.  Glynn Black sees Gareth Stitt making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gareth Stitt takes the ball.  Gareth Stitt strikes the ball towards goal...but Victor Flanagan gets down to stop the shot!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Burns is going to be taken off.  Ian Ruddock joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Luke Edwards spots a run from Colin Clapperton.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Colin Clapperton runs on to the ball.  Colin Clapperton shoots towards goal...but Gregor Anderson gets down to stop the shot!  

71' - Gregor Anderson slides the ball to Charlie Walker.  Charlie Walker sees a run from Gareth Stitt.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gareth Stitt is able to control the ball.  Gareth Stitt reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Chris Hughes overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Gethin McAlister plays a long pass to Griffith Hughes.  There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Glynn Black is going to be taken off.  Paul Veitch is brought on from the bench.  

74' - Chris Hughes dispossesses Griffith Hughes and gains possession for his team.  Chris Hughes plays a long ball to John Burns.  John Burns sees a run from Bryan Gaiter.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

76' - James McGee plays a long pass to Seth Dann.  Seth Dann tries to use ball skills to beat Gareth Stitt, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

76' - Seth Dann sees Colin Clapperton making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Colin Clapperton has strayed offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  James McGee will come off.  Jim McCalley is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin McAlister is going to be taken off.  Chris Brewster joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nick MacBride is going to be taken off.  Ian Greenlees is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Paul Veitch tackles Jeremy East and the ball goes loose.  John McColl spots a run from Ian Ruddock.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ian Ruddock is able to control the ball.  Ian Ruddock looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Victor Flanagan!  The linesman signals its a corner for Brighton.  Gareth Stitt gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

84' - Declan Evans takes the ball past Jeremy East with a turn of pace.  

84' - Declan Evans curls in a cross, but opposing player Seth Dann takes possession.  

87' - Seth Dann plays a short pass to Jeremy East.  Charlie Walker tackles Jeremy East and takes the ball.  Brighton attempt to counter.  Charlie Walker looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Victor Flanagan stops the shot!  



The match has ended Aston Villa 1 - 1 Brighton.