Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1–0 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 11 Feb 2026

Aston Villa edged Brighton 1–0 in the Premier League. Aston Villa: J. Hinshelwood (86' o.g.). Aston Villa kept a clean sheet.

Premier League · Regular Season - 26

J. Hinshelwood 86' (OG)

1 – 0

FT

(HT 0-0)

Villa Park, Birmingham

4-2-3-1·Unai Emery

F. Hürzeler·4-3-3

Substitutes

40M. BizotGK
64J. WrightGK
6R. BarkleyMID
3V. LindelofDEF
31L. BaileyMID
14P. TorresDEF
47AlyssonFWD
12L. DigneDEF
18T. AbrahamFWD

23J. SteeleGK
20J. MilnerMID
21O. BoscagliDEF
33M. O'RileyMID
19C. KostoulasFWD
10G. RutterFWD
29M. De CuyperDEF
11Y. MintehFWD
53H. HowellMID

Events

2'

C. Baleba

22'

C. Baleba Out: J. Milner

23'

J. Veltman

E. Martínez

41'

41'

J. van Hecke

HT

M. Rogers

50'

E. Buendía Out: R. Barkley

60'

J. Sancho Out: L. Bailey

60'

61'

J. van Hecke Out: O. Boscagli

O. Watkins Out: Alysson Edward

74'

A. Onana Out: T. Abraham

75'

81'

D. Welbeck Out: C. Kostoulas

81'

K. Mitoma Out: Y. Minteh

81'

D. Gómez Out: H. Howell

Douglas Luiz Out: V. Lindelöf

84'

J. Hinshelwood (OG)

86'

Statistics

9Fouls15

0Offsides3

82%Passes %83%

15Total Shots9

7Corner Kicks5

418Total passes418

2Yellow Cards3

4Blocked Shots1

1Shots on Goal3

10Shots off Goal5

0.72expected_goals0.50

50%Ball Possession50%

342Passes accurate348

10Shots insidebox7

-0.84goals_prevented-0.84

3Goalkeeper Saves2

5Shots outsidebox2

Ratings

Aston Villa

Douglas Luiz

MID84'

7.5

E. Martínez

GK90'

7.3

J. Sancho

MID60'

7.3

E. Buendía

MID60'

7.2

A. Onana

MID75'

7.0

L. Bogarde

DEF90'

6.9

I. Maatsen

DEF90'

6.9

E. Konsa(C)

DEF90'

6.9

T. Mings

DEF90'

6.9

L. Bailey

MID30'

6.9

Brighton

K. Mitoma

FWD81'

7.2

D. Gómez

FWD81'

7.0

J. van Hecke

DEF61'

6.9

L. Dunk(C)

DEF90'

6.9

P. Groß

MID90'

6.9

B. Verbruggen

GK90'

6.7

F. Kadioglu

DEF90'

6.6

Y. Minteh

FWD9'

6.5

C. Baleba

MID22'

6.5

J. Veltman

DEF90'

6.3

Head-to-head

Over the last 4 meetings, Aston Villa lead 2–1 (1 draws) against Brighton.

23 Aug 2026Brighton 0–4 Aston Villa

3 Dec 2025Brighton 4–3 Aston Villa

2 Apr 2025Brighton 3–0 Aston Villa

30 Dec 2024Aston Villa 2–2 Brighton

FAQ

What was the score of Aston Villa vs Brighton?: Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton.
Who scored?: Aston Villa : J. Hinshelwood (86' o.g.)

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Villa Park, Birmingham

Capacity

42,824

Referee

P. Bankes

Round

Regular Season - 26

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton: recap, goals & stats