Aston Villa vs Brighton LIVE Updates, watch live, score, analysis, highlights

Aston Villa need to quickly bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Newcastle on Boxing Day, but Brighton will be even more desperate to snap their 6-game winless run when the two sides meet at Villa Park on Monday (2:45 pm ET).

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How to watch Aston Villa vs Brighton live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 2:45 pm ET Monday (December 30)
Venue: Villa Park — Birmingham
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Watch live on Peacock

Aston Villa vs Brighton live updates - by Andy Edwards

Aston Villa vs Brighton live score: 2-2

Goalscorers: Simon Adingra (13'), Watkins (36' - PK), Morgan Rogers (47'), Tariq Lamptey (82')

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton: Lamptey fires home from the edge of the box (82')

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton: Rogers puts the hosts ahead right after halftime (47')

Rogers powers Aston Villa 2-1 in front of Brighton

Morgan Rogers, who drew Aston Villa's penalty in the first half, gets a goal of his own as he guides his effort into the far corner of the goal to double his side's advantage over Brighton.

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton: Watkins converts from the penalty spot after a lengthy VAR check (36')

Watkins' penalty brings Villa level with Brighton

Aston Villa get their equalizer as Ollie Watkins tucks away his side's penalty to make it 1-1 against Brighton at Villa Park.

GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Brighton: Adingra picks up what Pedro put down, and scores (13')

Adingra strikes Brighton 1-0 ahead of Aston Villa

Brighton break the deadlock as Simon Adingra cuts inside and blasts his effort into the back of the net to give the Seagulls an early lead over Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Aston Villa starting lineup

Martinez - Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne - Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn - Bailey, Rogers, Watkins

Brighton starting lineup

Verbruggen - Lamptey, Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor - Ayari, Baleba, Enciso - Gruda, Adingra, Pedro

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To make matters worse, striker Jhon Duran was sent off in the 32nd minute so now Aston Villa (9th - 28 points) will be without their leading scorer (12 goals - all competitions) for the next three games. Ollie Watkins will return to the starting lineup after Duran supplanted him and started the last 4 games. Though they will struggle to finish in the top-4 again due to inconsistent form, Villa are doing brilliantly in the Champions League this season and you shouldn’t bet against Unai Emery in European competition.

Not only are Brighton (10th - 26 points) winless in 6 games, but only 1 of the 6 was against a top-half side. It’s not just one thing troubling the Seagulls under new manager Fabian Huerzler. Thus far they have just 5 goals in 5 games in December (1 own goal), and just 4 clean sheets all season. And yet, like so many sides around them in the table, the European places are within reach. Three points is all that separates Brighton in 10th, from Newcastle in 5th.

Aston Villa team news, focus

OUT: Matty Cash (suspension), Jhon Duran (suspension) | QUESTIONABLE: Jacob Ramsey (thigh)

Brighton team news, focus

OUT: James Milner (thigh), Evan Ferguson (knock) | QUESTIONABLE: Ferdi Kadioglu (toe), Danny Welbeck (ankle), Mats Wieffer (knock), Adam Webster (hamstring), Jack Hinshelwood (knee)

Aston Villa vs Brighton prediction

It’s hard to see Brighton breaking out of their slump at Villa Park, where the hosts have lost just once this season and won three straight heading into matchweek 19. Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton.