He Aston Villa He punctured this Monday at home, in a match on matchday 19 of the Premier League. The team of Unai Emery did not go beyond a draw (2-2) against a fighter Brightonin a very eventful, competitive match with alternatives on the scoreboard with the goals of the locals Watkins (penalty) and Rogersand visitors Adingra and Lamptey. Those of Birmingham They took a step back in their European aspirations and, to make matters worse, they lost the Spanish center back due to injury at the first opportunity. Pau Torres.
With the meeting just started, Brighton striker Joao Pedro suffered a eyebrow gap and they had to apply a cumbersome bandage to his head. In the 12th minute, the Brazilian was also the protagonist by ‘dragging’ the local defense, which the Ivorian took advantage of. Simon Adingra to open the scoring coming from behind.
Early injury to Pau Torres
Shortly after, in the 20′, Pau Torres He retired injured and left the field without supporting his right leg and helped by two members of the club, after being treated on the same grass. In the absence of the diagnosis and the pertinent medical tests, the footballer Vila-real He could not continue in the game and was replaced by Mings.
At half an hour, the Aston Villa claimed a penalty after being knocked down Rogers by Van Hecke within the area. The play was reviewed from the VOR room, with Stuart Attwell at the helm, who confirmed that there was no maximum penalty in response to the angry complaints of Unai Emery.
Barely two minutes later, he himself Rogers was subject to a new penalty which, on this occasion, made him Joao Pedro. The main referee of the contest, Craig Pawson turned to the monitor VAR in the field and ended up punishing the Brighton from 11 meters. Ollie Watkins was in charge of putting the tie in the 37th minute after deceiving Verbruggen in a very bumpy and intense first half that lengthened up to 12 minutes due to the large amount of time lost with referee deliberations and injuries.
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Brighton are not going down
As soon as the meeting resumed, the Aston Villa took advantage on the scoreboard (47′). Rogers completed an assistance of Watkins and beat Verbruggen with an unappealable shot. With the 2-1, those of Emery They pushed in search of the third of the night against a Brighton very touched but not sunk.
However, in the 70th minute, the American’s painting Fabian Hurzeler was able to equalize with a powerful shot from Joao Pedro that did not find a goal. He Brighton He kept trying and found his prize before a trusting Aston Villawith nine minutes remaining, when the Ghanaian full-back Tariq Lamptey received a pass Joao Pedro and shot the ‘Draw’ Martínez.
With the match already completely broken, both teams did not give any truce and had opportunities to tip the balance, but the 2-2 remained immovable in Villa Park despite a last chance to Watkins. It was the epilogue of a highly contested duel in which anyone could win.
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Villa Park
23Emiliano Martínez
Bart Verbruggen1
4Ezri Konsa
Tariq Lamptey2 80′
12Lucas Digne 82′
Igor Julio3 91′
8Youri Tielemans 82′
Yasin Ayari26 51′ 68′
3Diego Carlos
Jan Paul van Hecke29
14Pau Torres 19′
Lewis Dunk5
31Leon Bailey 76′
Brajan Gruda8 57′
44Boubacar Kamara 82′
Carlos Baleba20 71′ 85′
11Ollie Watkins 35′
João Pedro9
7John McGinn
Julio Enciso10 57′
27Morgan Rogers 37′ 46′
Simon Adingra11 11′ 57′
Substitutes
25Robin Olsen
Jason Steele23
5Tyrone Mings 19′ 47′
Joel Veltman34
20Kosta Nedeljkovic
Ruairi McConville44
22Ian Maatsen 82′
Solly March7
6Ross Barkley 82′
Jakub Moder15 85′
10Emiliano Buendía
Kaoru Mitoma22 57′
24Amadou Onana 82′
Matt O’Riley33 68′
41Jacob Ramsey 76′
Georginio Rutter14 57′
19Jaden Philogene
Yankuba Minteh17 57′
Coach
Unai Emery
Fabian Hurzeler
