Brighton vs Aston Villa

3 - 4

🕒 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

21 matches · 2.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.86
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	33%
Draws	19%
Away wins	48%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Brighton controlled possession (56%).
Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (7-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

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

1.74

PPG

1.42

1.58

1.26

1.05

1.42

58%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

63%

47%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Aston Villa rank4th

Brighton points53

Aston Villa points65

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.

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.

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

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

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.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Aston Villa score away68%

Aston Villa clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Aston Villa 57%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Aston Villa 36.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.22

Aston Villa concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Aston Villa score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

473

362

Passes Accurate

404

300

Passes %

85%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. van Hecke

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Wieffer

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ S. Tzimas

1st substitution · For: J. Hinshelwood

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Pau Torres

Own Goal

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Guessand

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rogers

45+8'

45+8' B. Verbruggen

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

A. Onana

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Cash

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ F. Kadıoğlu

2nd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ I. Maatsen

1st substitution · For: L. Digne

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Kamara

2nd substitution · For: Y. Tielemans

75'

75' J. McGinn

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Gruda

3rd substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. McGinn

3rd substitution · For: D. Malen

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Baleba

4th substitution · For: J. Veltman

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

D. Malen

Normal Goal

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

J. van Hecke

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hinshelwood

85'

85' D. Gómez

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ E. Guessand

4th substitution · For: L. Bogarde

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ O. Watkins

5th substitution · For: E. Buendía

90+5'

90+5' M. Bizot

Brighton vs Aston Villa 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Brighton 4-3 on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton took an early lead at 9' when J. van Hecke scored, with the assist credited to M. Wieffer, making the score 1-0. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 24', with S. Tzimas replacing J. Hinshelwood. Brighton extended the lead at 29' when Pau Torres scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. Aston Villa reduced the deficit at 37' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to E. Guessand, making the score 2-1. Aston Villa leveled the score at 45' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to M. Rogers, making the score 2-2. B. Verbruggen received a yellow card for Brighton at 45+8'.

Second half: Aston Villa took the lead at 60' when A. Onana scored, with the assist credited to M. Cash, making the score 2-3. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 67', with F. Kadıoğlu replacing D. Welbeck. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 70', with I. Maatsen replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Kamara replacing Y. Tielemans. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 75'. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Gruda replacing C. Kostoulas. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. McGinn replacing D. Malen. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 78', with C. Baleba replacing J. Veltman. Aston Villa extended the lead at 78' when D. Malen scored, making the score 2-4. Brighton reduced the deficit at 83' when J. van Hecke scored, with the assist credited to J. Hinshelwood, making the score 3-4. D. Gómez received a yellow card for Brighton at 85'. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 86', with E. Guessand replacing L. Bogarde. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 86', with O. Watkins replacing E. Buendía. M. Bizot received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+5'.

Brighton used 4 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards.