Aston Villa vs Brighton match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 19 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref C. Pawson

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Aston Villa drew with Brighton 2–2 in the Premier League on 30 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.78–1.13. Aston Villa had 60% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Brighton match statistics

Aston VillaBrighton

60% Ball possession 40%
1.78 Expected goals (xG) 1.13
20 Total shots 13
4 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
9 Blocked shots 5
12 Shots inside the box 7
12 Corners 3
9 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
486 Passes 329
85% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

12' Goal S. Adingra (assist Joao Pedro) Brighton
36' Penalty scored O. Watkins Aston Villa
38' Yellow card M. Rogers Aston Villa
45+3' Yellow card T. Mings Aston Villa
45+7' Yellow card Yasin Ayari Brighton
47' Goal M. Rogers (assist O. Watkins) Aston Villa
72' Yellow card C. Baleba Brighton
81' Goal T. Lamptey (assist Joao Pedro) Brighton
90+2' Yellow card Igor Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

23 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 14 P. Torres 3 Diego Carlos 4 E. Konsa

8 Youri Tielemans 44 B. Kamara

27 M. Rogers 7 J. McGinn 31 L. Bailey

11 O. Watkins

Bench T. Mings , J. Ramsey , A. Onana , R. Barkley , I. Maatsen , J. Philogene , R. Olsen , K. Nedeljković , E. Buendía

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Hürzeler

1 B. Verbruggen

3 Igor 5 L. Dunk 29 J. van Hecke 2 T. Lamptey

26 Yasin Ayari 20 C. Baleba

11 S. Adingra 10 J. Enciso 8 B. Gruda

9 Joao Pedro

Bench Y. Minteh , G. Rutter , K. Mitoma , M. O'Riley , J. Moder , S. March , J. Veltman , Ruairi McConville , J. Steele

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Brighton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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
13 Nov 22	Brighton v Aston Villa	1–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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