Birmingham World reporter Charlie Haffenden reacts to Aston Villa's 1-0 loss away at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.
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00:00 Aston Villa have suffered a slight blow in their Champions League hopes today, losing
00:04 1-0 away at Brighton and Hove Albion.
00:07 Giao Pedro's goal the difference, though it wasn't too easy for him, he had to score
00:10 on the rebound from a penalty.
00:11 It was very well saved by Robin Olsen, who had a fantastic game between the sticks for
00:16 Villa, coming in for the injured Emiliano Martinez.
00:18 The Swede probably deserved a clean sheet, but in terms of the game itself, well, I think
00:22 Brighton did deserve to win this and claim all three points.
00:25 It created so many more chances, Simon Odinga was a real threat getting in behind and Ezri
00:30 Konza fouled Odinga for the penalty.
00:33 Just some frustrations though from Emery and his backroom staff that Villa weren't able
00:37 to get a penalty for a very similar action on Morgan Rodgers in the first half.
00:42 And that was the talk of the post-match press conference as well.
00:44 Should Villa have had a penalty?
00:46 Could the complexion of the game have been a lot different had Villa had that penalty?
00:49 But as it was, Brighton got their spot kick, they converted it eventually to claim all
00:54 three points here.
00:55 It looked like it was going to be a drab nil-nil, but if Iberteam was to win it, it probably
00:59 was to see goals, creating so many chances.
01:02 Simon Odinga getting in behind, Ezri Konza fouling him for that penalty, as I say, and
01:06 I think he was the danger man.
01:08 They had so many different chances that Olsen saved and kept Villa in the match.
01:12 So in the end, it is a deserved three points for Brighton, none for Villa.
01:15 It's just all up to now what Tottenham Hotspur do away at Anfield, and then of course Villa
01:20 have to host Liverpool in the Premier League after that.