BrightonBrighton vs Aston Villa — Premier League
3-4
Aston VillaAmex Stadium, Brighton
Going into the match, Brighton had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Aston Villa had won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Brighton 2 wins, Aston Villa 2 wins, 1 drawn. Brighton are 3rd in the Premier League on 16 points; Aston Villa are 12th on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Brighton
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W W D W L). 1.8 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Nottingham Forest · 30 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs Brentford · 22 Nov 2025
- D 0-0 at Crystal Palace · 9 Nov 2025
- W 3-0 vs Leeds · 1 Nov 2025
- L 4-2 at Manchester United · 25 Oct 2025
- W 2-1 vs Newcastle · 18 Oct 2025
Away form going in: Aston Villa
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (W W W W W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Wolves · 30 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs BSC Young Boys · 27 Nov 2025
- W 1-2 at Leeds · 23 Nov 2025
- W 4-0 vs Bournemouth · 9 Nov 2025
- W 2-0 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv · 6 Nov 2025
- L 2-0 at Liverpool · 1 Nov 2025
Head-to-head: Brighton vs Aston Villa
- Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa · 23 Aug 2026 · Premier League
- Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton · 11 Feb 2026 · Premier League
- Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa · 2 Apr 2025 · Premier League
- Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton · 30 Dec 2024 · Premier League
- Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa · 5 May 2024 · Premier League
How it unfolded
- 9' Normal Goal — J. P. van Hecke (Brighton)
- 29' Own Goal — P. Torres (Brighton)
- 37' Normal Goal — O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 45' Normal Goal — O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 60' Normal Goal — A. Onana (Aston Villa)
- 78' Normal Goal — D. Malen (Aston Villa)
- 83' Normal Goal — J. P. van Hecke (Brighton)
Match statistics
| Brighton | Metric | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 4 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 1.96298 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.15745 |
| 16 | Total shots | 14 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 473 | Total passes | 362 |
| 404 | Accurate passes | 300 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 9 | Key passes | 12 |
| 110 | Duels | 110 |
Premier League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Brighton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Leeds | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Tottenham | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Coventry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |