He conceded half a dozen goals from Aston Villa and again showed its defensive weaknesses in AEK n Brighton (6-1)!
The Seagulls came crashing down to reality after their excellent start in the Premier League and suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Unai Emery’s side which dropped them to 3rd in the table with both having 15 points.
Impressive performance from him as well Ollie Watkins who scored a hat-trick and became the first Villagers player to score three times in two matches in the same season since 1976-77!
The home team came into the game very strongly and in the 26th minute they were already in front of the score with 3-0! THE Watkins he made it 1-0 with a close-range shot in the 14th minute, while the same player made it 2-0 shortly after, after a nice effort and a shot inside the area. In the 26th minute, Villa scored a third goal, with Estupinian to score an own goal in his effort to clear. This was the score with which the two teams went to the break.
The “seagulls” responded in the 50th minute with a goal Ansu Fati from close range and they were back in the match, before Watkins scored a third goal in the 65th minute to give his side a three-goal lead again. However, Emery’s set didn’t stop there. In 86′, Watkins became a creator, with Ramsay to make it 5-1, while the icing on the cake was in the 90’+7′ Douglas Lewis with a beautiful shot from outside the area as Aston Villa take a huge win and move up to 3rd in the Premier League!
It should be noted that Brighton concedes six goals (in any competition) for the first time after 11 years and specifically from 2012, when he was defeated 6-0 by West Ham in the Championship.
Brighton’s line-up: Steele – Feltman, Webster, Dunk, Estoupinian – Gilmour, Hyselwood, March, Welbeck, Mitoma – Ferguson.
In detail, the program of the 7th matchday:
Saturday (30/9)
Aston Villa-Brighton 6-1
(14′, 21′, 65′ Watkins, 26′ aut. Estoupinian, 85′ Ramsey, 70′ Douglas Luiz – 50′ Fati)
West Ham-Sheffield United (17:00)
Wolves-Manchester City (17:00)
Everton-Luton (17:00)
Manchester United-Crystal Palace (17:00)
Bournemouth-Arsenal (17:00)
Newcastle-Burnley (17:00)
Tottenham-Liverpool (19:30)
Sunday (1/10)
Nottingham Forest-Bradford (16:00)
Monday (2/10)
Fulham-Chesley (22:00)
The schedule for the next (8th) matchday:
Saturday (7/10)
Luton-Tottenham (14:30)
Everton-Bournemouth (17:00)
Manchester United-Bradford (17:00)
Burnley-Chelsea (17:00)
Fulham-Sheffield United (17:00)
Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest (19:30)
Sunday (8/10)
West Ham-Newcastle (16:00)
Wolves-Aston Villa (16:00)
Brighton-Liverpool (16:00)
Arsenal-Manchester City (18:30)
Source: Sport Fm
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