Rashford regained his form when he joined Aston Villa. |
In the 50th minute, Brighton was awarded a corner kick but could not cause any trouble for Aston Villa. The away team immediately launched a counter-attack. With just one pass from the edge of the home penalty area, the ball was directed to Marcus Rashford's position.
The striker born in 1997 broke the offside trap, before finishing delicately, defeating goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. The goal came to Aston Villa in the first opportunity of the second half.
As for Rashford, he scored his first Premier League goal for Aston Villa, and also his third in just his last two appearances. In total, the England international contributed to eight goals for the Midlands club (four goals, four assists).
Not only Rashford, another rookie recruited by Brighton in the mid-season transfer period also shone brightly, that is Marco Asensio. After Rashford's goal, Asensio doubled the gap for the away team in the 78th minute. In the 90+10th minute, the former Real Madrid star assisted Donyell Malen to finish, sealing a 3-0 victory for coach Unai Emery's team.
Aston Villa won their 7th consecutive match in all competitions, thereby rising to 7th place in the Premier League with 48 points. Rashford and his teammates still have a chance to enter the top 4, as they are only 3 points behind Man City.
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