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Steven Gerrard will be the 13th different permanent manager to take charge of Aston Villa in the Premier League. Only two of the previous 12 have won their first such match for the club (D6 L4), with John Gregory beating Liverpool (Feb 1998) and Gerard Houllier defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sep 2010).
Seven of the eight Premier League goals scored in meetings between these clubs have been netted by Englishmen (87.5%), the highest percentage of English scorers in any current Premier League fixture to have seen at least five goals in the competition. The exception was a goal from the Belgian Leandro Trossard in January 2020.
Brighton are one of only three teams still unbeaten away from home in the Premier League this term (W2 D3), along with Chelsea and West Ham United.
Brighton’s Leandro Trossard is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League matches for the first time. The Belgian has already netted as many away league goals this season (two) as he did in his first two Premier League campaigns combined.
Match officials
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Stuart Attwell. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.
