Brighton vs Aston Villa
Ref: Andy Madley, EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Brighton 4–3 in their Premier League fixture. van Hecke, Torres, and van Hecke scored for Brighton; Watkins, Watkins, Onana, and Malen replied for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.21 for Brighton versus 2.41 for Aston Villa. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
⚽
van Hecke
Assist: Wieffer
⇄
Tzimas
⚽
Torres (OG)
37'
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Guessand
Verbruggen
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Rogers
Second Half
60'
⚽
Onana
Assist: Cash
⇄
Kadıoğlu
70'
⇄
Kamara
70'
⇄
Maatsen
75'
McGinn
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
McGinn
⇄
Gruda
78'
⚽
Malen
⇄
Baleba
⚽
van Hecke
Assist: Hinshelwood
Gómez
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Guessand
86'
⇄
Watkins
90+5'
Bizot
Yellow Card
| # | 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
BrightonAston Villa
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.21VS2.41
Attack3 · 2 won
16
Shots
14
7
Shots on target
10
12
Shots in the box
12
4
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
473
Total passes
362
404
Accurate passes
300
85%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 8B. GrudaM
- 9S. TzimasF
- 11Y. MintehM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 29M. De CuyperM
Substitutes
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 49Joe KnightM
- 58N. OriolaF
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 14Pau TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 29E. GuessandM
- 40M. BizotG
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 12L. DigneD
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 26L. BogardeM
- 60R. HollingsheadG
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stefanos Tzimas | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5/9 |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 67 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Knight | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nehemiah Oriola | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joël Veltman | D | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Watkins | F | 86 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/6 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/6 |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pau Torres | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marco Bizot | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evann Guessand | M | 86 | 5.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ronnie Hollingshead | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés García | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 13 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |