Brighton vs Aston Villa

1–3Full-time

WLWDWWGoals 19-7

LLWLLLGoals 18-16

Match events

22'Jota
33'C. Hourihane (Keinan Davis)
58'Aaron Connolly (R. Longman)
61'Haydon Roberts (Peter Gwargis)
66'J. McGinn (Jack Grealish)
72'Shane Duffy (Romaric Yapi)
77'Jack Grealish
79'Taylor Richards
80'Mahmoud Trezeguet (Jacob Ramsey)
82'T. Jenks (Jack Spong)
85'E. Konsa
90'Haydon Roberts

Lineups

3-4-3

4-3-3

G. PotterCoach

D. Smith

Bench (7)

Match trends

Brighton have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 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

2Brighton wins

1Draws

5Aston Villa wins

12-18Goals

4–0Aug 23, 2026, 1:00 PM

1–0Feb 11, 2026, 7:30 PM

3–4Dec 3, 2025, 7:30 PM

0–3Apr 2, 2025, 6:45 PM

2–2Dec 30, 2024, 7:45 PM

1–0May 5, 2024, 1:00 PM

6–1Sep 30, 2023, 11:30 AM

2–1May 28, 2023, 3:30 PM

Pre-match comparison

1.9Goals scored per game1.8

0.7Goals conceded per game1.6

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

Referee

G. Scott

4.38Yellow cards / game

0.25Red cards / game

0.13Penalties scored / game

Based on 8 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Brighton

0-15'

11.1%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

22.2%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

11.1%

Aston Villa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

44.4%

46-60'

22.2%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

22.2%

Match statistics

30%Possession70%

—Expected goals (xG)—

6Shots on target10

14Total shots28

5Shots off target11

3Blocked shots7

9Shots inside the box20

5Shots outside the box8

3Corners11

0Offsides1

7Fouls11

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

7Goalkeeper saves5

279Total passes653

216Accurate passes596

77%Pass accuracy91%

Player ratings

1C. HourihaneAston Villa⚽ 18.1
2J. McGinnAston Villa7.8
3Mahmoud TrezeguetAston Villa7.7
4JotaAston Villa⚽ 17.7
5Jack GrealishAston Villa⚽ 17.5
6David ButtonBrighton7.5

Box score

Brighton

28

28T. BăluţăM · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes70%

Tackles2

Duels—

4Shane Duffy (C)D · 72'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes77%

Tackles2

Duels—

58Haydon Roberts90'

⚽ 1🟨7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles2

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44Aaron ConnollyF · 58'

7.3

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels—

45Taylor RichardsF · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

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3Gaëtan BongD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

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27David ButtonG · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels—

72T. Jenks82'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

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51Archie Davies90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles2

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50A. Cochrane90'

5.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels—

55Peter Gwargis90'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles4

Duels—

Bench (7)

53Warren O'Hora—

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56

56Bojan Radulovic—

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23

23J. SteeleG

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60R. Longman32'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

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71Jack Spong8'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

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52

52J. Davies—

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49Romaric Yapi18'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes100%

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Aston Villa

6Douglas LuizM · 90'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes93%

Tackles3

Duels—

7

7J. McGinnM · 66'

7.8

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles4

Duels—

15

15E. KonsaD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes94%

Tackles—

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39Keinan DavisF · 90'

🅰️ 16.9

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

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18Matt TargettD · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes97%

Tackles1

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30Kortney HauseD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes97%

Tackles1

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12Jed SteerG · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes95%

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17Mahmoud TrezeguetF · 80'

7.7

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Shots1/6 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels—

14

14C. HourihaneM · 90'

⚽ 18.1

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes87%

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27Ahmed El-Mohamady (C)D · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles2

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23JotaF · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes88%

Tackles2

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Bench (7)

40

40T. MingsD

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21

21A. El GhaziM

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10Jack GrealishM · 24'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

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41Jacob RamseyM · 10'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels—

25

25Ø. NylandG

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24

24Frédéric GuilbertD

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9

9WesleyF

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