This will be the second friendly for Aston Villa this month. They were beaten 3-1 by Cardiff City last week.
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Aston Villa will be keen to get used to their new manager as they prepare for another mid-season friendly against Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday. Former Arsenal manager Unai Emery replaced Steven Gerrard as Villa manager in late October. There has been an immediate improvement in the play style and the mood around the club since his arrival. However, it is still early days and the former Villarreal boss will hope to make the most of this unusual winter break to help the players get used to his methods.
This will be the second friendly for Aston Villa this month. They were beaten 3-1 by Cardiff City last week. They also have a few more warm-up games lined up this month to help the players acclimatise to the new manager’s tactics. In the Premier League table, Villa are placed 12th with 18 points from 15 games, while Brighton are sitting seventh with 21 points from 14 games. Brighton’s last league game before the World Cup break was against the same opponent and they lost that match 2-1 at home.
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There are quite a few players both sides will miss for this clash due to their participation in the Qatar World Cup. Emiliano Martinez, Leander Dendoncker and Matty Cash will not be involved for Villa, while Philippe Coutinho is out injured. On the other hand, Brighton will miss Tariq Lamptey, Alexis Mac Allister, Robert Sanchez, Pervis Estupinan, Leandro Trossard, Jeremy Sarmiento, Kaoru Mitoma and Moises Caicedo. Besides, Jakub Moder and Adam Lallana are out injured for them.
Aston Villa possible line-up: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins, Ings
Brighton & Hove Albion possible line-up: Steele, Webster, Dunk, Colwill, Veltman, Gilmour, Gross, March, Enciso, Undav, Welbeck
Aston Villa
| Opponents | Score |
| Cardiff | 3-1 (L) |
| Brighton | 1-2 (W) |
| Manchester United | 4-2 (L) |
| Manchester United | 3-1 (W) |
| Newcastle | 4-0 (L) |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Aston Villa | 1-2 (L) |
| Arsenal | 1-3 (W) |
| Wolves | 2-3 (W) |
| Chelsea | 4-1 (W) |
| Manchester City | 3-1 (L) |
| All competitions | Results |
| Brighton lose to Aston Villa | 1-2 |
| Brighton lose to Aston Villa | 0-2 |
| Aston Villa beat Brighton | 2-0 |
| Brighton draw Aston Villa | 0-0 |
| Aston Villa lose to Brighton | 1-2 |
The club friendly between Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion will take place on Thursday at 6:30 pm IST.
The club friendly between Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion can be seen on MyAlbion TV and VillaTV. Visit the official websites for more details.
