Aston Villa vs Brighton match stats & report

6–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 7 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref A. Madley

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Brighton 6–1 in the Premier League on 30 September 2023. Expected goals finished 1.58–1.71. Brighton had 62% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Brighton match statistics

Aston VillaBrighton

38% Ball possession 62%
1.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.71
19 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 5
14 Shots inside the box 8
1 Corners 3
19 Fouls 21
0 Offsides 6
4 Yellow cards 4
320 Passes 518
78% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
14' Goal O. Watkins (assist M. Cash) Aston Villa
21' Goal O. Watkins (assist M. Diaby) Aston Villa
26' Own goal P. Estupiñán Aston Villa
32' Yellow card L. Digne Aston Villa
39' Yellow card D. Welbeck Brighton
50' Goal A. Fati (assist Joao Pedro) Brighton
57' Yellow card E. Konsa Aston Villa
65' Goal O. Watkins (assist J. McGinn) Aston Villa
72' Yellow card A. Fati Brighton
79' Yellow card L. Dunk Brighton
84' Yellow card K. Mitoma Brighton
85' Goal J. Ramsey (assist O. Watkins) Aston Villa
90+5' Yellow card J. Durán Aston Villa
90+7' Goal Douglas Luiz Aston Villa

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

1 E. Martinez

12 L. Digne 14 P. Torres 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

6 Douglas Luiz 44 B. Kamara

22 N. Zaniolo 19 M. Diaby 7 J. McGinn

11 O. Watkins

Bench J. Ramsey , J. Durán , Y. Tielemans , B. Traore , C. Lenglet , Diego Carlos , C. Chambers , L. Dendoncker , R. Olsen

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. De Zerbi

23 J. Steele

30 P. Estupiñán 5 L. Dunk 4 A. Webster 34 J. Veltman

11 B. Gilmour 41 J. Hinshelwood

22 K. Mitoma 18 D. Welbeck 7 S. March

28 E. Ferguson

Bench Joao Pedro , T. Lamptey , A. Fati , S. Adingra , C. Baleba , J. van Hecke , Igor , B. Verbruggen , M. Dahoud

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
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 3 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