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The American Express Community Stadium, home of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club (Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Aston Villa 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.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Brighton have scored at least two goals in each of their last five Premier league games, they continue to press high from the start.

2 April 2025 19:48

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

McGinn gets the game underway for Aston Villa!

2 April 2025 19:45

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

The players are making their way onto the pitch ahead of kick-off! The home side are slight favourites, according to the OPTA Live Win Probability calculator, with a 43.3% chance of victory, while visitors Villa are given a 30.6% chance.

2 April 2025 19:41

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Unai Emery selects two changes from Aston Villa’s FA Cup win over Preston last weekend. McGinn replaces Asensio, while Mings makes way for Torres. Rashford retains his place after scoring his first goals for the club, while the club’s top scorer, Watkins, remains on the bench.

2 April 2025 19:20

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Brighton make five changes from their FA Cup exit to Nottingham Forest, with Fabian Hurzeler hoping fresh legs can inspire another home win. Pedro replaces Welbeck upfront, and the Brazilian boasts more goal involvements against Villa (4), than any other opponent in the Premier League.

2 April 2025 19:18

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

ASTON VILLA SUBS: Robin Olsen, Andres Garcia, Axel Disasi, Ian Maatsen, Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana, Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio, Ollie Watkins.

2 April 2025 19:09

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

ASTON VILLA: (4-2-3-1): Emi Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans; Jacob Ramsey John Mcginn, Morgan Rogers; Marcus Rashford.

2 April 2025 19:09

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

BRIGHTON SUBS: Carl Rushworth, Charlie Tasker, Eiran Cashin, Carlos Baleba, Mats Wieffer, Matthew O’Riley, Danny Welbeck, Solly March, Yankuba Minteh.

2 April 2025 19:08

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Jack Hinshelwood, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Yasin Ayari, Diego Gomez; Simon Adingra, Brajan Gruda, Kaoru Mitoma; Joao Pedro.

2 April 2025 19:08

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Meanwhile, Aston Villa will return to Wembley for the first time in five years when they play in the FA Cup semi-finals, following a commanding 3-0 triumph over Preston. Unai emery’s side are winless in their last two meetings with Brighton, but have the opportunity to leapfrog their opponents as they, too, chase a place among Europe’s elite.

2 April 2025 19:05