Brighton’s presence in the away match against Bournemouth was terrible, resulting in a heavy 3-0 defeat. From the early minutes of the game, they did not perform well and fell behind on the score at the 13th minute. From then on, they could not react and conceded a second goal at the 52nd minute, making it 2-0 against them. They then conceded a third goal at the 87th minute, with the final score being 3-0.

They continue to disappoint in this season and have now gone six games without a win, causing them to drop in the lower half of the standings. They do not have any ranking incentives in their last four games, but they want to gain as many points as possible to close the season in a positive way.

They continue to have several absences as defenders Van Hecke (28/0), Ostupinyan (19/2), Lamptey (16/0), and Hinselwood (12/3) are all out. From the midfield, Mitoma (19/3), Milner (15/0), and March (7/3) will be missing, as well as forward Ferguson (27/6).

Aston Villa did not live up to expectations midweek when they faced Olympiacos in the Conference League semi-finals and suffered a 4-2 defeat. They didn’t start well and fell behind in the 16th minute, conceding a second goal in the 29th minute. They reacted by reducing the deficit just before halftime and equalizing in the 52nd minute. They had the psychology on their side but in the 56th minute, they gave away a penalty to fall behind again and conceded a fourth goal in the 67th minute. They missed a penalty afterwards, with the score remaining 4-2 until the end.

Now, they have a mountain to climb in front of them as they are called to secure a wide victory midweek in order to reach the final of the competition. In the league, they come from a 2-2 draw against Chelsea, however it seems that they have secured their spot in the top four after Tottenham’s recent unsuccessful results.

Missing for the team will be goalkeeper Martinez (33/0). Defenders Moreno (20/2) and Mings (1/0) will also be absent. Midfielders Tielemans (31/1), Camara (20/0), and Ramsey (16/1) are also unavailable.