Aston Villa vs Brighton match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 38 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref D. Coote

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Aston Villa beat Brighton 2–1 in the Premier League on 28 May 2023. Expected goals finished 2.85–1.35. Brighton had 60% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Brighton match statistics

Aston VillaBrighton

40% Ball possession 60%
2.85 Expected goals (xG) 1.35
12 Total shots 8
5 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 5
3 Corners 3
15 Fouls 16
0 Offsides 6
4 Yellow cards 4
283 Passes 427
75% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Goal Douglas Luiz (assist J. Ramsey) Aston Villa
12' Yellow card D. Undav Brighton
22' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa
24' Yellow card J. Ramsey Aston Villa
26' Goal O. Watkins (assist J. Ramsey) Aston Villa
37' Yellow card T. Mings Aston Villa
38' Goal D. Undav (assist Pascal Groß) Brighton
63' Yellow card F. Buonanotte Brighton
67' Yellow card J. McGinn Aston Villa
73' Yellow card M. Caicedo Brighton
88' Yellow card Pascal Groß 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

1 E. Martinez

27 L. Digne 5 T. Mings 4 E. Konsa 2 M. Cash

6 Douglas Luiz 44 B. Kamara

41 J. Ramsey 7 J. McGinn 31 L. Bailey

11 O. Watkins

Bench E. Buendía , Ashley Young , Patterson Travis , C. Chambers , R. Olsen , Diego Carlos , S. Revan , B. Traore , Leander Dendoncker

Brighton

Confirmed 4-4-2 R. De Zerbi

23 Jason Steele

13 Pascal Groß 6 L. Colwill 4 A. Webster 34 J. Veltman

20 J. Enciso 10 A. Mac Allister 26 Yasin Ayari 40 F. Buonanotte

28 E. Ferguson 21 D. Undav

Bench P. Estupiñán , M. Caicedo , K. Mitoma , J. van Hecke , J. Hinshelwood , Lewis Dunk , Tom McGill , B. Gilmour , D. Welbeck

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
8 Dec 22	Aston Villa v Brighton	2–2
13 Nov 22	Brighton v Aston Villa	1–2

Only 2 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