Villa 6 (six) Brighton 1 Post Match Lower Grounds Celebration.

[kippaxvilla2]

I think we will stay up.

[Steve67]

Wow, just wow.  Luiz is quickly becoming my favourite player.  Ramsey adds so much.  Torres and Konsa were solid other than their goal.  Ollie and Moussa run their nuts off.  Our full backs were competitive and sharp.  Cracking win, absolutely excellent.  We were a bit stodgy at the start of the second half but pulled it back together again.  Wonderful performance and not a single player played below par today. 

[Risso]

Fuck my old boots, anazing.

[paul_e]

I'll take the 3 goals and 5 assists for my fantasy team as well.

I went back and forth on captaining Watkins or one of the players playing twice this week...... Burnley are going to have two amazing results for me to have made the right decision

I briefly set Watkins as my captain and then bottled it and went back to Haaland but I knew Watkins would score today, he always does against this lot.

[lovejoy]

I transferred Watkins for Pedro.

[Risso]

A special mention for Cash, hardly gave Mitoma a touch.

[PaulTheVillan]

Enjoyed that.

[Nelly]

Prior to the game, I thought our defence wasn't quite there and might be too disjointed, but boy did they shut me up! They defence were excellent, for probably the first time this season. Everyone was sharp, no sloppy passes, just very classy football throughout.

Amazing result, Villa on the march!

[eamonn]

I'm in the middle of buying a flat in Hove, might even be moved-in in a couple of weeks so I look forward to strutting down Brighton sea-front in claret and blue 

[AV84]

Delighted JJ is back, and scoring. Fingers crossed the knocks today aren't serious and we can start to get a bit of stability in midfield again.

[Sexual Ealing]

A quick word for Brighton. What a superb club. And to come to Villa Park and play the way they do is just remarkable. How do they do it?!

[Brazilian Villain]

I take its that we played better than on Weds. Great stuff, love a 'statement' win.

[Martyn Smith]

Champions League place after this weekend if either Spurs lose or Arsenal fail to win

[Keeno]

A quick word for Brighton. What a superb club. And to come to Villa Park and play the way they do is just remarkable. How do they do it?!

What a story, honestly. Obviously, credit to Aston Villa for the way they played today. But to see Brighton so fearlessly passing the ball around and having courage in possession even when 5-1 down, it really speaks to the transformation de Zerbi has made at the club. Their fans will be pinching themselves!

[supertom]

To think, this game worried me beforehand. What a performance. That might be our best game under Unai. Up there with Newcastle at home last season.

I don't even think Brighton were that terrible either. They started each half reasonably well but we just had them sussed and were totally ruthless.

There is not a single player in his position in the division I'd trade Dougie for right now. What a player. He's dictating games. He's clever, silky, skilful and his passing is excellent. He's also become significantly more dynamic in the last 12 months too. An absolute delight to watch.

Who doubted Ollie? Come on, hands up...love him. What a player. I could count on one hand the strikers in the top flight you could probably legitimately say are better. He goes a few games without a goal and some fans run straight to a transfer thread saying that "we need better." Better isn't easier, it comes at a premium price and as we see from what other clubs spend, there are no guarantees. For me, Ollie is priceless. Sort his contract out asap. Name the ground Ollie Watkins Park if you have to.

Pau was very good. Konsa was immense. Full backs very good today and Kamara too. Diaby is quality. Good to see JJ back again. He still looks a few weeks away from launching top gear on those runs but that goal was class.
Only player who didn't quite tick was Zaniolo. It didn't quite happen for him today.

Now...can we just be half as sharp and ruthless as this in cup games please? We've got to be bang on it on Thursday.