Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Opponents Brighton are winless in six league matches, drawing four of them, since beating Bournemouth 2-1 on 23 November. Villa have won eight of their nine top-flight home matches against the Seagulls, including a 6-1 victory early last season when Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick.

Villa Park has become a challenging venue for visitors, with the hosts losing just once in their previous 14 home league fixtures – a defeat to Arsenal in August. Three consecutive home victories have kept Villa within striking distance of the Champions League spots, just one point behind fifth-placed Newcastle United.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests. This week, he takes on musician Emma-Jean Thackray, who is a Leeds fan. Sutton's prediction: 2-1 Both of these teams have been quite patchy in recent weeks,

Aston Villa take on Brighton in the Premier League this evening hoping to find some consistency.Unai Emery’s side lost 3-0 at Newcastle United on Boxing Day and have suffered three losses in their

The Villains and the Seagulls meet at Villa Park on Monday, December 30. Aston Villa host Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park in their final Premier League game of 2024. The Villains hope to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Boxing Day.