Game #5394
Aston Villa
Sunday, 7 May 2017
Aston Villa
1-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
Championship
Brighton & Hove Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,856
Drew
13th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | Neil Taylor | 89’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Grealish celebrates his 89' equaliser as Villa draw with would be Champions Brighton on the final day of the Championship season, Sunday, 7 May 2017.
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 7 May 2017
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Keinan Davis
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🟥 | 63’ Sending off, Nathan Baker
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion, pen), Glenn Murray
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Jordan Amavi, Sub on, Tommy Elphick
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Grealish, Assist by Neil Taylor
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
ON THIS DAY
Villa’s first campaign in the second tier in twenty nine years came to its conclusion and it was always likely to be a difficult one given the utter disarray the club was in following 2015-16.
An underwhelming managerial appointment followed by a rescue job by a Championship specialist added more instability. Yet Villa built a large squad with players that should have been capable of an immediate return to the top flight. That alone was an achievement.
The run of draws under Robert Di Matteo followed by a torrid run under Steve Bruce in the early months of 2017 effectively put paid to any potential promotion prospects.
Buttressed between those low points however was some genuinely excellent consistency and a feeling that Villa could make an immediate Premier League return. But a mystifying tendency to change the team from game to game seemed to rob Villa of a personality, a way of playing or even a consistent objective.
However, that Villa, by 2017, had seen the back of the vast majority of the 2015-16 squad, was in itself a significant achievement but the team that remained could and should have achieved more.
Left back Jordan Amavi made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Olympique Marseille for £9,000,000 in July 2018 after a season long loan.
Amavi was one of the few highlights from the 2015 recruitment intake, sadly injuries robbed Villa of his services for most to the relegation season but despite him being head and shoulders in quality above the other arrivals who agitated, failed and moved on, Jordan stayed fully committed to the cause.
Over his 2 seasons with Villa, Amavi made 48 appearances, including 9 as a substitute.
Centre back Nathan Baker made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Bristol City for £3,900,000 in July 2017.
Baker had come through the youth team ranks at Villa and after 9 seasons had made 122 appearances and one goal.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Brighton & Hove Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2016-17 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Game | #46 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Sunday, 7 May 2017
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Darren Bond | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2013-
Kick off: 12.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 7 🟥 14 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darren Bond | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2013-
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 Mar 17, Villa 0-1 Huddersfield (a)
Cards: 🟥 🟨
Assistants: Nicholas Hopton, Jonathan Hunt
TEAM NEWS
James Bree, Jordan Amavi and Albert Adomah replace Jonathan Kodjia, Gary Gardner and Alan Hutton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 25.68 |
Oldest Player: W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 29.42 |
Youngest Player: RB James Bree | 🏴 | 19.42 |
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB James Bree | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🔴 | 🔁 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | 🟥 | 🔴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🔁 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion
GK David Stockdale | 🏴 |
LB Sébastien Pocognoli | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Lewis Dunk | 🏴 |
CB Fikayo Tomori | 🏴 |
RB Bruno Saltor | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Dale Stephens | 🏴 |
M Steve Sidwell (ex) | 🏴 |
W Anthony Knockaert | 🇫🇷 |
W Jamie Murphy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Glenn Murray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Sam Baldock | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | for F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 61’ |
🔁 CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | for LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 65’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Solly March | 🏴 | for W Jamie Murphy | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 | RB Liam Rosenior | 🏴 | for RB Bruno Saltor | 🇪🇸 | 81’ |
🔁 | CF Tomer Hemed | 🇮🇱 | for CF Sam Baldock | 🏴 | 89’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Niki Mäenpää | 🇫🇮 |
LB Gaëtan Bong | 🇨🇲 |
M Beram Kayal | 🇮🇱 |
W Jiri Skalak | 🇨🇿 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £41.49m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £3.51m
Team Cost: £45.00m
Squad Cost: £45.00m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/18
Homegrown: 4/18
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £12.80m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £1.21m
Team Cost: £14.01m
Squad Cost: £15.47m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
Homegrown: 2/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 | Loan |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | £9.90m |
RB James Bree | 🏴 | £3.15m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | Free |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | £1.26m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Youth |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK David Stockdale | 🏴 | £1.12m |
GK Niki Mäenpää | 🇫🇮 | Free |
LB Gaëtan Bong | 🇨🇲 | Free |
RB Bruno Saltor | 🇪🇸 | Free |
RB Liam Rosenior | 🏴 | Free |
LB Sébastien Pocognoli | 🇧🇪 | Loan |
CB Lewis Dunk | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Fikayo Tomori | 🏴 | Loan |
M Dale Stephens | 🏴 | £1.71m |
M Solly March | 🏴 | Youth |
M Steve Sidwell (ex) | 🏴 | Free |
M Beram Kayal | 🇮🇱 | Free |
W Anthony Knockaert | 🇫🇷 | £3.01m |
W Jamie Murphy | 🏴 | £1.81m |
W Jiri Skalak | 🇨🇿 | £1.46m |
CF Glenn Murray | 🏴 | £3.00m |
CF Sam Baldock | 🏴 | £2.15m |
CF Tomer Hemed | 🇮🇱 | £1.21m |
UNAVAILABLE
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Out on Loan | 9 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
RB Niall Mason | 🏴 | Doncaster
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | Fiorentina
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | Saint-Étienne
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | Olympiacos
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | Forest
CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | Bradford
CF Ross McCormack | 🏴 | Forest
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 2015-17 | 🕒 48 | 39 (9) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 13 | #879 |
🔴 CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | 2008-17 | 🕒 122 | 114 (8) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 38 | #833 |
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 53%
Possession A | 47%
Shots F | 14
Shots A | 15
Shots on Target F | 10
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 7
Corners A | 3
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 14
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Sunday, 7 May 2017
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