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.

All you need to know about Aston Villa v Brighton in the Premier League, including TV details, radio coverage and kick-off time.

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.

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League home games against Aston Villa, winning nine of these since a 3-0 loss in April 2005. They’ve won the last three in a row by an aggregate score of 10-1, and are on course to make that four straight already.

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

Last Word On Football provides our Aston Villa predicted lineup for their match against Brighton on December 30 from Villa Park. Villa were unchanged for their clash with Newcastle on Boxing Day following their impressive victory over Manchester City five days prior.