Villa batter Brighton once again, the media darlings of the South Coast just cannot cope playing Villa and it's beautiful to watch. A stunning display against a talented outfit led by the excellence and elegance of John McGinn and Ollie Watkins.

Pau Torres makes his 10th appearance for the club (9 Starts) to record W7 D0 L3 so far in his Villa career.

Moussa Diaby makes his 10th appearance for the club (9 Starts) to record W6 D0 L4, 2 Goals, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins, scores Villa’s first Premier League hat-trick since his three goals against Liverpool in October 2020, in doing so Watkins scores his 50th goal for Villa in 127 games at a rate of 2.54 games per goal. Watkins record is now W55 D19 L53, 50 Goals, 15 Assists, 14 Bookings, 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.95 games played so far in his Villa career.

Ollie Watkins becomes the first Villa player to score more than one hat-trick in a season since Andy Gray in 1976-77. 

Ollie Watkins becomes the second player, after Christian Benteke in 2012-13, to score two Premier League hat-tricks. 

Villa’s Premier League points tally in the calendar year of 2023 is 58 - a number bettered only by 2022-23 Champions Manchester City.