Aston Villa vs Brighton LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Villa will move into the top four in the Premier League if they can secure a win
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Your support makes all the difference.Aston Villa host Brighton in their first game back after the international break, with Dean Smith’s side looking to continue their excellent start to the campaign.
Over the break it was one of their stars in Jack Grealish who was making all the headlines, shining with England and quickly becoming a favourite of the national team’s fans.
Domestically, Villa have won five of their seven games so far and a win will take them level with Leicester City, who went into the break top of the table.
Brighton have struggled to find an end product to go with their at-times excellent build-up play and have just one win from eight games so far, 16th in the table at the start of play. Follow the end of Newcastle vs Chelsea and the build-up to the game at Villa Park below:
MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 WEST BROM (57’)
So West Brom, after an impressive start to the half, are behind. United have been dire here but a huge slice of fortune at both ends of the pitch might have bailed them out.
GOAL! MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 WEST BROM (FERNANDES 56’)
Fernandes, of course, scores this one, planting his penalty into the top left corner.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (55’)
The penalty will be re-taken. Johnstone jumped off his line before the ball was kicked.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (55’)
Fernandes misses! He stutters his run up and Johnstone dives to his left, palming it away.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (54’)
This penalty will be given, despite a VAR check. West Brom will feel incredibly hard done by here.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (53’)
Penalty for United! Mata fires the ball against the arm of Furlong and the referee, again, points to the spot. Who knows whether this one will stand.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (52’)
Chance! A cross comes through to Townsend at the back post and his low shot is saved by the left foot of De Gea. It’s an important save from the Spaniard.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (49’)
Rashford shoots from the edge of the box and draws a flying save from Johnstone.
MANCHESTER UNITED 0-0 WEST BROM (48’)
No penalty! David Coote has changed his mind, so West Brom won’t have a penalty. No one really knows why that decision has been reversed, so VAR is providing as much clarity as ever.
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