Brighton vs Aston Villa match stats & report

3–4 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 14 · American Express Stadium, Falmer · Ref A. Madley

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Brighton lost to Aston Villa 3–4 in the Premier League on 3 December 2025. Expected goals finished 2.21–2.41. Brighton had 56% of the ball.

Brighton vs Aston Villa match statistics

BrightonAston Villa

56% Ball possession 44%
2.21 Expected goals (xG) 2.41
16 Total shots 14
7 Shots on target 10
6 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 12
5 Corners 6
10 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
473 Passes 362
85% Pass accuracy 83%
6 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

9' Goal J. van Hecke (assist M. Wieffer) Brighton
29' Own goal P. Torres Brighton
37' Goal O. Watkins (assist E. Guessand) Aston Villa
45' Goal O. Watkins (assist M. Rogers) Aston Villa
45+8' Yellow card Bart Verbruggen Brighton
60' Goal A. Onana (assist M. Cash) Aston Villa
75' Yellow card J. McGinn Aston Villa
78' Goal D. Malen Aston Villa
83' Goal J. van Hecke (assist J. Hinshelwood) Brighton
85' Yellow card D. Gómez Brighton
90+5' Yellow card M. Bizot Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 5 Lewis Dunk 6 J. van Hecke 27 M. Wieffer

25 D. Gómez 17 C. Baleba

29 Maxim De Cuyper 8 B. Gruda 11 Y. Minteh

9 S. Tzimas

Bench Jason Steele , D. Welbeck , J. Veltman , Olivier Boscagli , D. Coppola , J. Hinshelwood , Charalampos Kostoulas , J. Knight , N. Oriola

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

40 M. Bizot

22 I. Maatsen 14 P. Torres 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

24 A. Onana 44 B. Kamara

27 M. Rogers 7 J. McGinn 29 E. Guessand

11 O. Watkins

Bench R. Hollingshead , V. Lindelöf , Y. Tielemans , D. Malen , L. Bogarde , L. Digne , E. Buendía , J. Sancho , A. Garcia

Form guide

Brighton at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Apr 25	Brighton v Aston Villa	0–3
30 Dec 24	Aston Villa v Brighton	2–2
5 May 24	Brighton v Aston Villa	1–0
30 Sep 23	Aston Villa v Brighton	6–1
28 May 23	Aston Villa v Brighton	2–1
8 Dec 22	Aston Villa v Brighton	2–2

The full Brighton vs Aston Villa head-to-head record