Aston Villa vs Brighton — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 12

Aston Villa

2–0Full-time

Brighton

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

DWWWDWGoals 17-9

Villa Park, Birmingham · Capacity 42,824 · grass · Referee: A. Taylor

Match events

49'Marc Cucurella
59'Marvelous Nakamba
64'Marc Cucurella (Solly March)
66'Danny Ings (Leon Bailey)
67'Adam Webster
74'Emiliano Buendía (Ashley Young)
79'Tariq Lamptey (Neal Maupay)
84'Jacob Ramsey (Anwar El Ghazi)
84'Ollie Watkins (Ashley Young)
88'Pascal Groß (Alexis Mac Allister)
89'T. Mings
90+3'Ezri Konsa
90+3'Alexis Mac Allister
90+4'Matty Cash

Lineups

Aston Villa

Brighton

4-3-3

3-5-2

S. GerrardCoach

G. Potter

Bench (9)

Match trends

Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Brighton have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Aston Villa wins

1Draws

2Brighton wins

18-12Goals

Brighton

4–0Aug 23, 2026, 1:00 PM

Aston Villa

1–0Feb 11, 2026, 7:30 PM

Brighton

3–4Dec 3, 2025, 7:30 PM

Aston Villa

Brighton

0–3Apr 2, 2025, 6:45 PM

Aston Villa

2–2Dec 30, 2024, 7:45 PM

Brighton

1–0May 5, 2024, 1:00 PM

Aston Villa

6–1Sep 30, 2023, 11:30 AM

Brighton

Aston Villa

2–1May 28, 2023, 3:30 PM

Brighton

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game1.7

1.6Goals conceded per game0.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

A. Taylor

4.37Yellow cards / game

0.22Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 27 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Aston Villa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

44.4%

46-60'

22.2%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

22.2%

Brighton

0-15'

25%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

25%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

37%Possession63%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target2

9Total shots6

1Shots off target0

3Blocked shots4

7Shots inside the box3

2Shots outside the box3

5Corners6

1Offsides0

7Fouls13

3Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves3

352Total passes608

290Accurate passes543

82%Pass accuracy89%

Player ratings

1M. TargettAston Villa8.2
2T. MingsAston Villa⚽ 17.9
3John McGinnAston Villa7.5
4Yves BissoumaBrighton7.5
5Emiliano MartínezAston Villa7.3
6Ashley YoungAston Villa🅰️ 17.3

Box score

Aston Villa

7John McGinnM · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles3

Duels64%

2Matty CashD · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels33%

11Ollie WatkinsF · 90'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels21%

10Emiliano BuendíaF · 74'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels38%

4Ezri KonsaD · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles—

Duels100%

5

5T. Mings (C)D · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes36%

Tackles—

Duels83%

1Emiliano MartínezG · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels—

19Marvelous NakambaM · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes27%

Tackles3

Duels33%

3

3M. TargettD · 90'

8.2

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Shots— on target

Passes27%

Tackles7

Duels75%

41Jacob RamseyM · 84'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles1

Duels45%

20Danny IngsF · 66'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels14%

Bench (9)

8Morgan SansonM

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31Leon BaileyF · 24'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels50%

39

39K. DavisF

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18Ashley YoungD · 16'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels100%

16Axel TuanzebeD

—

21Anwar El GhaziM · 11'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels—

30

30K. HauseD

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12Jed SteerG

—

33Carney ChukwuemekaM

—

Brighton

15Jakub ModerM · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels22%

2Tariq LampteyM · 79'

6.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes41%

Tackles2

Duels37%

14Adam LallanaF · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels67%

24Shane DuffyD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes84%

Tackles1

Duels100%

3Marc CucurellaM · 64'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes35%

Tackles—

Duels0%

5Lewis Dunk (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels50%

13Pascal GroßM · 88'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes37%

Tackles1

Duels60%

11Leandro TrossardF · 90'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes16%

Tackles1

Duels50%

8Yves BissoumaM · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes50%

Tackles7

Duels73%

23Jason SteeleG · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles—

Duels100%

4Adam WebsterD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes86%

Tackles3

Duels74%

Bench (9)

60

60J. SarmientoF

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27

27J. LocadiaF

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34Joël VeltmanD

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20Solly MarchM · 26'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels100%

10Alexis Mac AllisterM · 2'

🟨—

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels33%

33Dan BurnD

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9Neal MaupayF · 11'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

30Taylor RichardsM

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16

16Kjell ScherpenG

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aston Villa vs Brighton played?+

The match is played at Villa Park, Birmingham (capacity 42,824).

What time does Aston Villa vs Brighton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Nov 20, 2021, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).