Aston Villa vs Brighton
Ref: Peter Bankes, EnglandVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Brighton 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Hinshelwood scored for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.72 for Aston Villa versus 0.50 for Brighton. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
2'
Baleba
Yellow Card
22'
⇄
Baleba
23'
Veltman
Yellow Card
Martínez
Yellow Card
41'
van Hecke
Yellow Card
Second Half
Rogers
Yellow Card
⇄
Sancho
⇄
Buendía
61'
⇄
van Hecke
⇄
Watkins
⇄
Onana
81'
⇄
Gómez
81'
⇄
Welbeck
81'
⇄
Mitoma
⇄
Douglas Luiz
⚽
Hinshelwood (OG)
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaBrighton
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72VS0.50
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
9
1
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
2
10
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
418
Total passes
418
342
Accurate passes
348
82%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-3-3
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 19J. SanchoM
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 26L. BogardeD
- 27M. RogersM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 31L. BaileyM
- 40M. BizotG
- 47Alysson EdwardF
- 64J. WrightG
Brighton
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 22K. MitomaF
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezF
- 30P. GroßM
- 34J. VeltmanD
Substitutes
- 10G. RutterF
- 11Y. MintehF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 53H. HowellM
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Luiz | M | 84 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jadon Sancho | M | 60 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 60 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Lamare Bogarde | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezri Konsa(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pau Torres | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Wright | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Alysson | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammy Abraham | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Barkley | M | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaoru Mitoma | F | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Diego Gómez | F | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Joël Veltman | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yankuba Minteh | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Howell | M | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |