Talk about leaving it to the last minute!!!
Villa go head-to-head with Watford in what's effectively a six-pointer. The two teams are hovering in or about the relegation zone with just one point separating them. This is a must-win for us.
The game starts promisingly with Villa commanding most of the possession. But wouldn't you know it - Watford's first real attack and up pops Villa nemesis, Troy Deeney to head home a fine cross. One nil down with half-time approaching.
After the break Villa open in positive fashion, pinning back the Hornets. A combination of dogged defence and blatant time-wasting tactics hold us at bay until at last substitute, Douglas Luiz finds the back of the Watford net and it's game on.
Villa continue to press but the clock's running down. We're five minutes into injury time as new keeper, Pepe Reina lofts a speculative free-kick high into Watford's box. Tyrone Mings gets on the end of it, he's tripped and the ball flies free to Ezri Konsa who fires home. We've won!!!
The goal is subsequently awarded to Mings, but who cares - it's a precious three points.
Well, where did that come from?!!! Controversy over a disallowed goal, a sending off and a last-gasp winner from the Villa!
Brighton attack from the get-go - it's clear they haven't come just to defend. A dubious free kick is awarded against Villa and Conor Hourihane's name goes in the book. The resulting cross is met by an unmarked Adam Webster and we're one nil down a little over twenty minutes into the game.
Not everything is going Brighton's way though. Foolishly, Aaron Mooy earns a yellow card for booting the ball away to prevent Villa taking a quick free kick. A few minutes later he fells Jack Grealish on another of his trademark streaky runs, earning Mooy a second yellow card and an early bath.
Villa press forward in numbers and look to have equalised when Hourihane hits a stunner into the top of the net. The dreaded VAR comes into action and the goal is disallowed for an alleged foul by Wesley on the Brighton keeper. This dubious piece of long-distance refereeing is met by a string of profanities from the jeering home crowd.
We do, however, bring the scores level on the stroke of half-time when skipper, Jack Grealish, bundles in an excellent low cross from Frederick Guilbert.
The second half is a real see-saw affair. Villa seek to press home their advantage only to be caught out time and again on the counter-attack by a fleet-footed Brighton. And with the clock ticking down Grealish puts in the marauding Matt Targett who slots in a lovely shot with just ten seconds left to play!!
What a match. All credit to Brighton who looked fast, dangerous and well-organised under their manager, Graham Potter. Big kudos also to their supporters who rose to applaud Tyrone Mings when his name was announced at the start of the game. It was so good to see the crowd united against the racist abuse thrown at Mings on his England debut against Bulgaria.
All's going well, then Frank Lampard sends on his substitutes, Jack Marriott and Martyn Wagham. With just nine minutes of normal time left Marriott scores with a deflected strike and the pressure is on.
It gets worse when seven minutes injury time is added, largely due to the game-ending injury to our centre-half, Tyrone Mings. The clock seems suspended but at last the referee blows for full-time.
We've done it ... we are premiership!!!
