The opening half is underway.

Carlos Baleba committed a foul against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa earned a free kick in an offensive position.

Jadon Sancho committed a foul against Aston Villa.

Joël Veltman of Brighton and Hove Albion has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

A shot is deflected. Jadon Sancho of Aston Villa attempts a left-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Joël Veltman allowed the ball to go out.

The attempt is thwarted. Ian Maatsen from Aston Villa takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Bart Verbruggen allowed the ball to go out.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a handball.

Opportunity wasted. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa attempted a kopbal from the middle of the penalty area.

Carlos Baleba from Brighton and Hove Albion was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Opportunity wasted. Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a kopbal from the left side of the penalty area, but it sailed over the bar and to the left. The assist came from a cross by Pascal Groß.

The attempt is thwarted. Amadou Onana from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Emiliano Buendía.

A fresh offensive push from Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it's expertly saved in de rechterbenedenhoek. The assist came from Jadon Sancho.

Missed opportunity. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa attempted a left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right but sent it wide to the left.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Hove Albion earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: James Milner comes on to replace Carlos Baleba.

Emiliano Buendía of Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Joël Veltman of Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Amadou Onana from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

James Milner commits a foul against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Offside call against Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma has been flagged for offside.

Offside call against Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner has been caught in an offside position.

The attempt is denied. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Jadon Sancho.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Lewis Dunk's defensive play.

Opportunity squandered. Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa attempted a kopbal from the left side of the six-yard box na een corner kick.

Opportunity wasted. Amadou Onana from Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from over 35 yards out.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion earned a free kick in an offensive position.

Corner awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion after Amadou Onana gave it away.

Match interruption - Aston Villa.

Jan Paul van Hecke of Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Hove Albion has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa committed a foul.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Hove Albion has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa earned a free kick on the left side of the field.

Pascal Groß of Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

A fresh offensive move unfolds as Danny Welbeck from Brighton and Hove Albion takes a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area. However, the effort is thwarted by goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa, who makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from James Milner.

The first half has concluded with the score tied at 0-0 between Aston Villa and Brighton and Hove Albion.

The second half is underway with the score still tied at Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

Missed opportunity! Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton and Hove Albion took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area that narrowly missed the target. The assist came from Jack Hinshelwood after a quick counterattack.

Missed opportunity! Amadou Onana from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.

Morgan Rogers committed a foul against Aston Villa.

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton and Hove Albion earned a free kick on the left side of the field.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Ferdi Kadioglu from Brighton and Hove Albion has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Jadon Sancho commits a foul against Aston Villa.

Ferdi Kadioglu of Brighton and Hove Albion strikes the crossbar with a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Joël Veltman from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley comes on to replace Emiliano Buendía.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Leon Bailey vervangt Jadon Sancho.

Match halted due to an injury to Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Hove Albion.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Olivier Boscagli is coming on to replace Jan Paul van Hecke due to an injury.

Opportunity wasted. Pascal Groß from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a shot with his right foot from the right side of the six-yard area.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Ferdi Kadioglu allowed the ball to go out.

Missed opportunity! Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa attempted a kopbal from the center of the penalty area na een corner kick, but couldn't convert.

Corner awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion after Ian Maatsen allowed the ball to go out.

Opportunity wasted! Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.

Leon Bailey from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton and Hove Albion earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Alysson Edward is coming on to replace Ollie Watkins.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Tammy Abraham comes on to replace Amadou Onana.

Alysson Edward from Aston Villa was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.

Diego Gómez committed a foul against a player from Brighton and Hove Albion.

Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Corner awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion after a defensive play by Ian Maatsen.

Opportunity squandered! Jack Hinshelwood of Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a kopbal from the center of the box, but it sailed high and to the left. The assist came from Pascal Groß, who delivered a cross.

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Charalampos Kostoulas is coming on to replace Danny Welbeck.

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Yankuba Minteh comes on to replace Kaoru Mitoma.

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Harry Howell comes on to replace Diego Gómez.

Offside call against Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß has been flagged for being offside.

Corner awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion after Tyrone Mings allowed the ball to go out.

Substitution for Aston Villa: Victor Lindelöf comes on to replace Douglas Luiz.

Missed opportunity! Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa attempted a kopbal from the center of the penalty area but failed to find the target. The cross was delivered by Ian Maatsen.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Olivier Boscagli allowed the ball to go out.

Doelpunt! Aston Villa takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion. Tyrone Mings scores met een kopbal from the right side of the six-yard box na een corner kick.

Leon Bailey from Aston Villa committed a foul.

Lamare Bogarde from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Lamare Bogarde from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.

Corner awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion after Ezri Konsa allowed the ball to go out.

Corner kick awarded to Brighton and Hove Albion, following a save by Emiliano Martínez.

Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

James Milner committed a foul against a Brighton and Hove Albion player.

Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion committed a foul.

Leon Bailey from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Yankuba Minteh allowed the ball to go out.

Opportunity wasted. Ross Barkley of Aston Villa took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Leon Bailey na een corner kick.

The second half has concluded with the final score: Aston Villa 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.

That's it! The match has concluded with Aston Villa securing a 1-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.