At 23:00 Beijing time on February 26, the 27th round of the 2021-22 Premier League season will usher in a focus battle: Aston Villa, coached by young coach Gerrard, will play Brighton away.
In the first half of the season, when Gerrard took over aston Villa's coaching seal, the team's record rebounded strongly, and after the winter window reinforcement, the record was not as good as before. Coutinho returned to the Premier League on loan to join Aston Villa, and after an initial highlight, it seems to have been flattening recently. The last two rounds of the Premier League away to Newcastle and home to Watford are not strong, but Aston Villa has suffered two consecutive defeats in a row of 0:1. Maybe there is no crisis in the team, and it cannot be said that Gerrard is not good, but the lineup deployment, tactical arrangement, Gerrard and his players really need to make some changes.
Nicknamed the "Seagull", Brighton can only be counted as a small club in the Premier League, playing in the Premier League for the first time in the 2018-19 season and returning to the English top flight for the first time since 1983. In the first three seasons, Brighton was the ultimate relegation success, and at the beginning of the season, Brighton was once a "big dark horse". It was only with the deepening of the season, after all, the strength was limited, that it gradually fell out of the European theater, but the record was still not bad.
In the real Premier League table, Brighton has 33 points from 25-7 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, ranking 9th in the Premier League table, 6 points less than the 8th Tottenham Hotspur multi-round round, and the points of traditional powerhouses such as Southampton, Leicester City and Aston Villa are not as many points as Brighton.
Aston Villa have 27 points from 24-8 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats, making them 12th in the Premier League table.
Brighton have won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, and have suffered 2 consecutive defeats in the last 2 premier league rounds.
Aston Villa have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 in their last 10 matches in all competitions, and the last 2 rounds of the Premier League have also lost 2 consecutive games.
Although it was also a 2-game losing streak, Gerrard's team was different from the Seagulls. Brighton has been away 0:2 Manchester United, home 0:3 Burnley, whether against the top giants in BIG6, or against the relegation zone of a win is difficult to find "fish belly", Brighton are completely defeated, did not score a goal, the defensive pair was sifted by the opponent.
Aston Villa first lost 1-0 away to Newcastle, and then lost to Watford by the same score at home, Villa was not at a disadvantage in the field, and even had the upper hand, losing, there is a factor of luck. Today's Newcastle, as the richest club, has been reborn after the winter window reinforcements, and it is difficult for any opponent to encounter. Watford was successful in "stealing chickens" by opponents after fighting for relegation and Villa wasted a lot of opportunities.
The two teams have met in the past 9 times, Brighton is at a disadvantage with 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses, and this time the battle, Brighton's chances of winning are still not large.