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  3. 'They punished us' - Adingra

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    Brighton winger Simon Adingra spoke to BBC Radio Sussex after Wednesday's defeat against Aston Villa: "I think we were in control of the game at the beginning, but we made some mistakes and they punished us. We have to react quickly because the Premier League is quick. If you're not compact, you get punished.

    "I feel good [to be back starting] and it was good for my confidence to be in front of the fans. Hopefully in the next game we can do better - we have many games ahead of us so we have to focus and keep going."

    On Saturday's match against rivals Crystal Palace: "We take every game as the same. We don't have big or small games - it's just Premier League games and we have to focus on ourselves."

  4. Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa: Analysis

    Phil McNulty
    Chief football writer

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    Brighton's fans delivered a smattering of boos when the final whistle sounded on a damaging defeat at Amex Stadium.

    It was more an expression of frustration than fury, this disappointing result following hot on the heels of Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final loss on penalties to Nottingham Forest.

    The rigours of extra time and penalties, as well as the result, looked to have taken its toll on Brighton as they struggled for spark before running out of steam, ending well-beaten.

    The scoreline was harsh but Aston Villa fully merited a win that puts them above Brighton into seventh place in the Premier League table.

    Brighton were offered brief hope when Simon Adringra bundled home what they thought was an equaliser, shortly after Rashford opened the scoring, but it was correctly disallowed for Kaoru Mitoma's handball.

    Villa then made the most of their reprieve to eventually overpower a tiring Brighton.

  6. A group image of the Seagals football team, with nine players wearing bibs standing in front of a goal and two players not wearing bibs sitting in front of the larger group.

  7. A public facility by Eastbourne seafront. There is a blue door and green tiles.

  8. Four RNLI volunteers, dressed in lifesavers gear and helmets, are on board an orange rescue boat.

  9. A man with a teal-coloured hoodie standing with a man wearing sunglasses and a black coat. They are standing in front of a lighthouse.

  10. 'The first goal changed the game' - Hurzeler

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    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Sky Sports: "After the goal for them, the game changed. They defended in a low block and it was quite good. We weren't able to create any more chances. The first goal changed the game.

    "It was frustrating in that moment to concede a goal so easily. We were dominant. We needed a bit of time. We scored but it was disallowed. It was a mix of everything but we have to do it better.

    "These are the things we can influence on the pitch. How we are positioned off the corner and high pressure. We need to do these right otherwise you don't deserve to win.

    "I would say we were just not precise. I don't think the maturity would have made the difference today.

    "Do the small things right. To do the things we need to win on the pitch. These we have to maximize. We have to work on this and we have to take the next chance on Saturday."

  11. Unai Emery

  12. Fabian Hurzeler

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  18. A grey stone church with a tower and a red tiled roof. The sky is blue with two small clouds. Two trees in full leaf are in the foreground. The flint wall of the church is decorated with colourful bunting.

  19. A small street in Brighton filled with people. There are bunting and flags hanging from the buildings

  20. a woman wearing sunglasses sits at the entrance to a blue van with the door open. She is holding a metal mug. Above her is a decorative string of sunflowers and the van seats are visible in the background.

  21. A passenger airplane flying out of an airport runway. There is another red and white passenger plane on the runway.

  22. Surrey players celebrating winning the 2024 County Championship title

  23. Sutton's predictions: Brighton v Aston Villa

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    What a season Aston Villa are having, with a Champions League quarter-final and FA Cup semi-final to look forward to.

    Their recruitment in January has been key - a lot has been made of how well Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio are playing after joining on loan, and rightly so.

    Whether Villa can turn them into permanent signings in the summer might depend on whether they get in next season's Champions League, however.

    While this is exactly the scenario they want, finishing in the top five is going to be tough on top of everything else, and it is games like this where everything might catch up with them.

    Brighton drew a blank against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup on Saturday but Villa are a bit more expansive, and I feel like the Seagulls will have plenty of chances here.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-1

    Read the full predictions and have your say here

  24. Brighton v Aston Villa: Did you know?

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    Brighton have won just one of their five Premier League home games against Aston Villa, which was in this exact fixture last season (1-0 in May).

    Brighton have won each of their past three Premier League games at Amex Stadium and are looking to win four home matches in a row for the very first time in the top flight.

    Excluding penalties, no side has scored more goals from set-pieces in the Premier League this season than Aston Villa (13), but only Brentford (three) and Manchester City (five) have conceded fewer goals from set plays in the competition this term than Brighton (six).