Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa **** Preview Thread ****

[perseus]

Biggest gate of the season expected for the visit of Aston Villa. Away allocation seems to have been sold out but there are still some home seats available. Only home supporters with a previous purchase history can buy. Category B game on TV.

https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1085109

If Villa fail to win, it pretty much blows their chance of automatic promotion (based on past records). Still could make the play-offs though.
Crowd vs Villa has been fractious in at least one previous meeting in the past, long time ago (before segregation).



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[Sussex Nomad]

Home table
GP Pts
1 Brighton & Hove 8 19
2 Huddersfield 8 19
3 Newcastle Utd 8 18
4 Norwich 8 16
5 Bristol City 8 16
6 Birmingham City 8 15
7 Reading 8 15
8 Sheffield Wed 8 15
9 Brentford 8 14
10 Aston Villa 8 14
11 Burton Albion 8 14
12 Nottm Forest 8 14
13 Leeds Utd 8 14
14 Ipswich Town 8 13
15 Preston 8 12
16 Barnsley 8 11
17 Fulham 8 9
18 Wigan Athletic 8 9
19 Derby County 8 9
20 Blackburn 8 9
21 QP Rangers 8 9
22 Wolverhampton 8 8
23 Cardiff City 8 7
24 Rotherham 8 6

Away table
GP Pts
1 Newcastle Utd 8 19
2 Fulham 8 15
3 Brighton & Hove 8 15
4 Reading 8 13
5 Leeds Utd 8 12
6 QP Rangers 8 11
7 Derby County 8 11
8 Preston 8 11
9 Norwich 8 11
10 Barnsley 8 10
11 Birmingham City 8 10
12 Huddersfield 8 10
13 Wolverhampton 8 9
14 Sheffield Wed 8 9
15 Bristol City 8 8
16 Brentford 8 8
17 Cardiff City 8 8
18 Ipswich Town 8 8
19 Aston Villa 8 7
20 Wigan Athletic 8 5
21 Burton Albion 8 4
22 Blackburn 8 4
23 Nottm Forest 8 2
24 Rotherham 8 1

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Plenty of stats here... http://www.soccerstats.com/pmatch.asp?league=england2&matchid=193&t1=22&t2=17&ly=2017

 

[Mellotron]

Could someone post a video of highlights of the FA Cup games from a few years back? Great day that was.

The bizarre irony of Tommy Elphick now captaining the team he scored against that day.

 

[perseus]

STEVE BRUCE has recently taken over from Roberto Di Matteo, following a disappointing start to the campaign. His overall record is good at numerous clubs and he took Hull into the Premiership last term via play-offs.
He said, +the tradition and history here is remarkable. When you are involved on a day to day basis, you cannot help but notice it. FA Cups, league titles, a European Cup, they are all on show. It is my aim to produce a team to bring those back+

http://www.brightonfans.com/NewsNow/reports_page.php?id=20&pre=yes

 

[perseus]

Officials: Friday 18th November 2016

Sky Bet Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa
STEPHEN MARTIN
Ian Cooper and Andrew Fox
Fourth Official Andy Davies
Read more at http://www.efl.com/news/article/201...appointments-3416816.aspx#OyzPWkIseIBipDT9.99

 

[perseus]

Bruce played 4-4-1-1 for Hull last season.

Villa Formation this season:442 (8) 451 (2) 4231* (2) 433 (2) 343 (1) 352 (1) (*last game)

Villa: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/24

Bruce v Albion have always been solid defences, competitive in midfield and not many half chances.

https://realsport101.com/news/sport...ighton-vs-aston-villa-preview-and-prediction?

80% win prediction: http://www.northstandchat.com/showt...lla-**-Score-Predictor-Now-in-its-6th-SEASON-!!

 

[Taybha]

Could someone post a video of highlights of the FA Cup games from a few years back? Great day that was.

The bizarre irony of Tommy Elphick now captaining the team he scored against that day.

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[Megazone]

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Calderon's debut (i think).

 

[Beach Hut]

Calderon's debut (i think).

Debut was at Walsall

 

[wellquickwoody]

Waits for separate thread about nasty, marauding hordes from the Midlands upsetting the genteel folk from the south east.......

 

[perseus]

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A quickly forgettable game. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8468450.stm

But on the other hand:



Game was Match of the Day. Highlights on BBC.

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1971-1972

 

[perseus]

Weather Forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2637916?day=1

Wind died down and not raining. Woolly hats though as it could be a bit nippy.

Even the trains seem to be running: http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/SEF/FMR/tomorrow/1815/dep

 

[Lethargic]

Looking forward to this one, a chance to really put our marker down for the season and a full house under the lights.

 

[perseus]

Retro Blast

John Gregory, Aston Villa To Brighton 1979



https://thegoldstonewrap.com/2013/09/08/john-gregory-happy-by-the-sea/