Brighton and Hove Albion hope to keep up their quiet top-four run when in-form Aston Villa hit the Amex Stadium on Wednesday.

The Seagulls have lost just once since mid-September and are currently boasting a four-match unbeaten run after wins over Leeds, Brentford, and Nottingham Forest plus a draw at Palace. Three of those matches have featured clean sheets after Fabian Hurzeler’s men allowed in goal or more in each of their first nine matches.

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That’s put Brighton 22 points, above sixth-place Sunderland on goal differential and ahead of big names Man United, Liverpool, and Spurs.

Villa are no shrinking violet (claret), though, having brushed off a poor start to the season to pull into fourth place with 24 points.

Unai Emery’s Villans have won seven-

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