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Brighton host Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 1 on Friday night looking to continue their run of 10 games unbeaten.
[h=3]Brighton vs A Villa[/h]
November 18, 2016, 7:00pm
Live on
French midfielder Anthony Knockaert*missed the 2-0 win over Bristol City prior to the international break following the death of his father, but will be back for the visit of Villa, who are unbeaten in five.
Forward Richie Towell and winger Kazenga LuaLua are on the mend after knee problems and played for the under-23s in the Checkatrade Trophy win over Leyton Orient last week.
Highlights of Brighton's 2-0 win at Bristol City on November 5
Midfielder Beram Kayal is still on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
Jordan Amavi and Leandro Bacuna are available for Aston Villa after overcoming knocks.
Midfielder Mile Jedinak will be assessed by the club after returning from international duty with Australia in Thailand.
Steve Bruce believes Aston Villa's trip to Brighton will be one of their most difficult matches of the season
Micah Richards remains a doubt with a calf problem and Ritchie de Laet is out for the season with a knee injury.
Jordan Ayew returns from suspension and is likely to be handed an instant recall by boss Steve Bruce but Ross McCormack is banned.
Highlights of Aston Villa's 2-1 home win over Blackburn a fortnight ago
Match stats
The visitors have won three of their last four league games - prior to this*run they had won one of their previous 25 league games either side of the summer break.
Anthony Knockaert will be back for Brighton on Friday
Brighton could achieve their highest-ever points total after their first 17 games in the top two divisions with a win
Brighton possess the best defence in the Sky Bet EFL, conceding just nine goals in their 16 Championship*games. They also have four*more clean sheets than any other side in the top four divisions with 11 in their 16 games.
Gary Gardner of Aston Villa celebrates after scoring against Birmingham
No side has won more points per game in 2016 in the top four divisions than Brighton (2.08pts).
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Brighton host Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 1 on Friday night looking to continue their run of 10 games unbeaten.
[h=3]Brighton vs A Villa[/h]
November 18, 2016, 7:00pm
Live on
French midfielder Anthony Knockaert*missed the 2-0 win over Bristol City prior to the international break following the death of his father, but will be back for the visit of Villa, who are unbeaten in five.
Forward Richie Towell and winger Kazenga LuaLua are on the mend after knee problems and played for the under-23s in the Checkatrade Trophy win over Leyton Orient last week.
Highlights of Brighton's 2-0 win at Bristol City on November 5
Midfielder Beram Kayal is still on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
Jordan Amavi and Leandro Bacuna are available for Aston Villa after overcoming knocks.
Midfielder Mile Jedinak will be assessed by the club after returning from international duty with Australia in Thailand.
Steve Bruce believes Aston Villa's trip to Brighton will be one of their most difficult matches of the season
Micah Richards remains a doubt with a calf problem and Ritchie de Laet is out for the season with a knee injury.
Jordan Ayew returns from suspension and is likely to be handed an instant recall by boss Steve Bruce but Ross McCormack is banned.
Highlights of Aston Villa's 2-1 home win over Blackburn a fortnight ago
Match stats
The visitors have won three of their last four league games - prior to this*run they had won one of their previous 25 league games either side of the summer break.
Anthony Knockaert will be back for Brighton on Friday
Brighton could achieve their highest-ever points total after their first 17 games in the top two divisions with a win
Brighton possess the best defence in the Sky Bet EFL, conceding just nine goals in their 16 Championship*games. They also have four*more clean sheets than any other side in the top four divisions with 11 in their 16 games.
Gary Gardner of Aston Villa celebrates after scoring against Birmingham
No side has won more points per game in 2016 in the top four divisions than Brighton (2.08pts).
Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price!
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