Summary

  • Brighton unbeaten in 11 league games

  • Villa unbeaten in six games since Steve Bruce took charge

  • Nathan Baker is the first to score against Brighton since 15 October

  • Glenn Murray scores his 10th goal of the season to level

Live Reporting

Owen Phillips

  1. Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa force a couple of corners in quick succession, but neither come to anything. As you were. 

    Steve Sidwell of Brighton (R) challenges Ashley Westwood of Aston VillaGetty Images

  2. CHANCE

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    A quick throw sees Sam Baldock turn the ball into a dangerous area but Glenn Murray cannot keep his header down.

  3. YELLOW CARD

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    That's naughty. Ashley Westwood goes into the book for illegally halting a Brighton counter-attack, making sure Jiri Skalak is stopped from bursting forward.

  4. Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    A slow burner this one. A good crowd are getting their reward now though. Things are getting lively and the game is opening up with both teams showing decent intent.

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  5. SUBSTITUTION

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Yep. Mr Agbonlahor's work is done for the night. Gabriel is replaced by Jordan Ayew.

  6. ouch!

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Is Gabriel Agbonlahor coming off? He's down and receiving treatment.

  7. Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    There has already been more goalmouth action in the first six minutes than there was in the first 20 of the opening half.

    The mindset is much more proactive from both sides. Steve Sidwell almost benefits, but smashes a shot over the bar from a well-worked Brighton corner.

  8. Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Steve Bruce and his Aston Villa players were not happy with a lunging tackle by Lewis Dunk on Ashley Westwood. Nothing given though.

  9. Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    A great start by Aston Villa show that they will not be sitting back. 

    Albert Adomah is twice involved on the right, playing a superb ball in behind for Ashley Westwood and then sending over a fine cross which could so easily have led to a second away goal.

  10. KICK-OFF

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Off we go again. And it's all to play for.

  11. HT: Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    A certain group of fans in the North East fans were enjoying thew match as much as Aston Villa fans - until the dying embers of the first half...

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  12. Turkeys, golf clubs and big hugs

    And with that mention of Ian Holloway going back to QPR, why not enjoy a few classic 'Ollie' quotes.

    Ian Holloway in his own words: Turkeys, golf clubs and big hugs

  13. Bosses who went back, for better or worse

    Some half-time reading for you now...

    Jose Mourinho famously did it with Chelsea, Nigel Pearson crucially did it with Leicester City and Luiz Felipe Scolari even did it with Brazil.

    Managers returning to a team for a second spell - some enhance their reputations greatly, but for others the phrase "never go back" could barely be more pertinent.

    Ian Holloway will become the latest boss to get reacquainted with familiar surroundings when he takes charge of Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road against Norwich City on Saturday, 10 years after he left the west London club.

    BBC Sport looks at 10 managers who have enjoyed - or endured - more than one spell with clubs in the English Football League... Click here.

    Kevin Keegan in his first spell in charge of Newcastle UnitedGetty Images

    * Hint: Kevin Keegan makes the list.

    We want to hear what you think - send us your suggestions on the best or worst manager returns by using #bbcefl on Twitter, with a selection to be used in BBC Sport's EFL live text commentary on Saturday.

  14. My Team - Uplands School students share their love of football

    Now, time for something a little different as we look at what one group of students have been up to with BBC School Report.

    My Team - Uplands School students share their love of football

    School Reporters from Uplands School in Swindon are big fans of football.

    As part of My Team assignment they interviewed each other about their favourite teams and players.

    The full interview was featured on BBC Wiltshire on 4 November 2016.

    Find out more about how the BBC is involving young people in its sports coverage at BBC School Report by clicking here.

  15. HALF-TIME

    Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    It was all going so well for Aston Villa until the final few seconds. But Glenn Murray's intervention has changed Steve Bruce's half-time team talk.

    The away side looked content to soak up pressure after Nathan Baker's header had put them ahead. Have they got the ambition to search for a winner?

  16. goal

    GOAL: Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa

    Glenn Murray

    Some wonderful interplay between Anthony Knockaert and Glenn Murray gives Murray some time and he makes the most of it, fizzing a brilliant shot into the far corner from 25 yards.

    Murray's 10th goal of the season comes at a perfect time to lift a below-par Brighton. And he won't have scored a better goal in that ten. 

    And that all came on the counter-attack after Villa threatened at the other end moments earlier.

    Glenn Murray scores for BrightonRex Features

  17. Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa

    ...talking of which - here's another view of the key moment from the game so far. David Stockdale got a hand to Nathan Baker's effort but it was too well directed for the Brighton goalkeeper.

    Nathan Baker's goal for Aston Villa against BrightonPA

  18. Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Albert Adomah sends in another curling free-kick, but this time Brighton clear that lines. 

    If anything, that was a better delivery than the one that led to the goal.

  19. Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Glenn Murray has a wild swipe at a volley from a long cross from left to right, but slices it well wide.

    That would have been some goal. About a one in a million chance of it going in though.

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  20. Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa

    Ten minutes to the break and we still just have the one effort on target.