Aston Villa vs Brighton

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Brighton

🕒 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Aston Villa outshot their opponent (15-9).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.05

1.68

1.16

1.37

58%

O2.5

42%

53%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Brighton rank8th

Aston Villa points65

Brighton points53

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

418

410

Passes Accurate

343

339

Passes %

82%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' C. Baleba

22' ↑↓

↑↓

22' ⇄ C. Baleba

1st substitution · For: J. Milner

23'

23' J. Veltman

41'

41' E. Martínez

41'

41' J. van Hecke

50'

50' M. Rogers

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. Buendía

1st substitution · For: R. Barkley

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Sancho

2nd substitution · For: L. Bailey

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. van Hecke

2nd substitution · For: O. Boscagli

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Onana

3rd substitution · For: Alysson Edward

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ O. Watkins

4th substitution · For: T. Abraham

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Mitoma

3rd substitution · For: Y. Minteh

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Welbeck

4th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Gómez

5th substitution · For: H. Howell

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Douglas Luiz

5th substitution · For: V. Lindelöf

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Hinshelwood

Own Goal

Aston Villa vs Brighton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0 on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Baleba received a yellow card for Brighton at 2'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 22', with C. Baleba replacing J. Milner. J. Veltman received a yellow card for Brighton at 23'. E. Martínez received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 41'. J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 41'.

Second half: M. Rogers received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 50'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 60', with E. Buendía replacing R. Barkley. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Sancho replacing L. Bailey. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. van Hecke replacing O. Boscagli. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Onana replacing Alysson Edward. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 75', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Mitoma replacing Y. Minteh. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Welbeck replacing C. Kostoulas. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 81', with D. Gómez replacing H. Howell. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 84', with Douglas Luiz replacing V. Lindelöf. Aston Villa took the lead at 86' when J. Hinshelwood scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards, while Brighton got 3 yellow cards.