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Pedro nets late winner as Brighton hit Aston Villa’s Champions League hopes
Brighton and Hove Albion's Joao Pedro scores the opening goal of the game during the Premier League match at the American Express Stadium, Brighton, May 5, 2024
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ASTON VILLA’S quest for Champions League qualification suffered a setback today after Joao Pedro ended Brighton’s six-match Premier League winless run with a dramatic 87th-minute winner.
Unai Emery’s side travelled to the Falmer Stadium knowing victory combined with a Tottenham loss to Liverpool later in the day would guarantee a fourth-placed finish.
But Villa, who are juggling their top-flight commitments with a run to the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, laboured for large parts of a tight south-coast encounter and were beaten 1-0 after Pedro headed home the rebound when his late penalty was saved by Robin Olsen.
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