Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Very important. We needed to win and compete and respect them like we did.
"The match was tight and for 90 minutes equal in some ways but I think we created the most chances and more times we got into their box.
"We much recovered energy confidence and after we lost our last two matches in the Premier League we needed this victory.
"We now need to put this competition to the back of our minds until we play again in ten days against Leeds. Now we try to focus on the FA Cup on Saturday."
Did you know?
- Aston Villa have won nine of their 14 Premier League games against Brighton (D3 L2), and since their return to the top-flight in 2019 boast their joint-most wins versus the Seagulls (also 9 vs Everton).
- Villa have scored eight goals from corners in the Premier League this season with only Arsenal (14), Tottenham (13) and Chelsea (9) netting more.