Brighton vs Aston Villa

Premier League 3 Dec 2025, 19:30
Brighton
Brighton
3–4
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Amex Stadium Round 14

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Brighton 4-3 in the Premier League on 3 December 2025. It was 2-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Brighton had 16 shots to Aston Villa's 14.

The match was played at Amex Stadium.

Half-time 2-2 Shots 16 - 14 On target 7 - 10 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa · 2 goals
8 Jan Paul van Hecke 2 goals
8 Amadou Onana 1 goal
8 Bart Verbruggen 6 saves
7 Donyell Malen 1 goal
First half vs second half
Brighton stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 11–6
Shots On Goal 4–5 3–5
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 3–3 2–3
Attacks 70–25 54–34
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
11 Throw In 16
10 Free Kick 14
6 Goal Kick 10
4 Substitution 5
124 Attacks 59
50 Dangerous Attacks 24
7 On Target 10
9 Off Target 4
16 Shots Total 14
7 Shots On Goal 10
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 12
4 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 9
5 Corners 6
4 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 4
453 Passes Total 358
389 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Brighton · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Verbruggen
27 M. Wieffer 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk 24 F. Kadıoğlu
17 C. Baleba 25 D. Gómez
11 Y. Minteh 8 B. Gruda 29 M. Cuyper
9 S. Tzimas
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
40 M. Bizot
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 22 I. Maatsen
44 B. Kamara 24 A. Onana
29 E. Guessand 7 J. McGinn 27 M. Rogers
11 O. Watkins
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Marc Hürzeler
Substitutes
  • 13 Jack Hinshelwood
  • 18 Danny Welbeck
  • 19 Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 42 Diego Coppola
  • 49 Joe Knight
  • 58 Nehemiah Oriola
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery Etxegoien
Substitutes
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 8 Youri Tielemans
  • 17 Donyell Malen
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
  • 60 Ronnie Hollingshead
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 19 Jadon Sancho
Substitutions
  • 24' ↑ J. Hinshelwood ↓ S. Tzimas Brighton
  • 67' ↑ D. Welbeck ↓ F. Kadioglu Brighton
  • 70' ↑ L. Digne ↓ I. Maatsen Aston Villa
  • 70' ↑ Y. Tielemans ↓ B. Kamara Aston Villa
  • 77' ↑ C. Kostoulas ↓ B. Gruda Brighton
  • 77' ↑ D. Malen ↓ J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 78' ↑ J. Veltman ↓ C. Baleba Brighton
  • 86' ↑ L. Bogarde ↓ E. Guessand Aston Villa
  • 86' ↑ E. Buendia ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
Cards
  • 45+8' B. Verbruggen Brighton
  • 75' J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 85' D. Gomez Brighton
  • 90+5' M. Bizot Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Brighton 2 3 draws 6 Aston Villa
2026-02-11 Aston Villa vs Brighton 1 - 0
2025-12-03 Brighton vs Aston Villa 3 - 4
2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 0 - 3
2024-12-30 Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 2
2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 1 - 0
2023-09-30 Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 6 - 1
Recent form
Brighton D D D W L
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Brighton vs Aston Villa?
Brighton lost 3-4 against Aston Villa on 3 December 2025.
Who won Brighton vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won the match 4-3.
Where was Brighton vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Amex Stadium.