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Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash scores as visitors win

Ollie Watkins scored his first goal since December as Aston Villa kept themselves in contention for a top-10 finish in the Premier League by winning at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Matty Cash opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half, driving in from the edge of the box after Lucas Digne's cross had been half cleared.

Brighton had been the better side until then but were unable to capitalise on some poor Aston Villa defending.

The away side had a great chance to increase their lead soon after the restart but Philippe Coutinho's free-kick was superbly kept out by a diving Robert Sanchez.