"The match began disastrously for Villa. Brighton, buoyed by their home crowd, surged ahead inside 30 minutes, exploiting gaps in Villa's defensive shape to score twice through Jan Paul van Hecke and a Pau Torres own goal. The visitors looked shell-shocked, with Emery pacing furiously in his technical area, shouting constant instructions to his backline. Aston Villa made a superb comeback against Brighton But as the Amex roared for a third goal, Villa's response was swift and clinical."
"Ollie Watkins scored a brace to bring Villa back into the game. Emery's relief was clear. The Villa boss, who had earlier been seen screaming at winger Evann Guessand for failing to track back, erupted with emotion as Watkins' second goal hit the back of the net, even tearing off his coat in a mix of joy and sheer intensity, according to Birmingham Mail. The second half saw Villa take complete control."
Aston Villa overturned a 3-1 deficit to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 at the Amex Stadium. Brighton opened the scoring inside 30 minutes with a goal from Jan Paul van Hecke and a Pau Torres own goal after exploiting gaps in Villa's defensive shape. Ollie Watkins scored a brace to pull Villa level. In the second half, Amadou Onana rifled home Villa's third and substitute Donyell Malen added a composed finish to make it 4-2. Unai Emery displayed intense touchline leadership, shouting instructions, gesturing furiously and tearing off his coat after Watkins' second. Villa survived late pressure to complete the dramatic comeback, reinforcing the side's resilience under Emery.
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