Brighton 3–4 Aston Villa: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Aston Villa beat Brighton 3–4 in the Premier League.

DimaScore · published 3 Dec 2025

Aston Villa edged Brighton 3–4 in the Premier League. Brighton: J. van Hecke (9'), Pau Torres (29' o.g.), J. van Hecke (83'). Aston Villa: O. Watkins (37'), O. Watkins (45'), A. Onana (60'), D. Malen (78').

Premier League · Regular Season - 14

J. van Hecke 9'Pau Torres 29' (OG)J. van Hecke 83'

3 – 4

FT

(HT 2-2)

O. Watkins 37'O. Watkins 45'A. Onana 60'D. Malen 78'

American Express Stadium, Falmer

4-2-3-1·F. Hürzeler

Unai Emery·4-2-3-1

Substitutes

23J. SteeleGK
18D. WelbeckFWD
34J. VeltmanDEF
21O. BoscagliDEF
42D. CoppolaDEF
13J. HinshelwoodMID
19C. KostoulasFWD
49J. KnightMID
58N. OriolaFWD

60R. HollingsheadGK
3V. LindelofDEF
8Y. TielemansMID
17D. MalenFWD
26L. BogardeMID
12L. DigneDEF
10E. BuendiaMID
19J. SanchoFWD
16A. GarciaDEF

Events

J. van Hecke (M. Wieffer)

9'

S. Tzimas Out: J. Hinshelwood

24'

Pau Torres (OG)

29'

37'

O. Watkins (E. Guessand)

45'

O. Watkins (M. Rogers)

HT

B. Verbruggen

45+8'

60'

A. Onana (M. Cash)

F. Kadioglu Out: D. Welbeck

67'

70'

B. Kamara Out: Y. Tielemans

70'

I. Maatsen Out: L. Digne

75'

J. McGinn

B. Gruda Out: C. Kostoulas

77'

77'

J. McGinn Out: D. Malen

C. Baleba Out: J. Veltman

78'

78'

D. Malen (—)

J. van Hecke (J. Hinshelwood)

83'

D. Gómez

85'

86'

E. Guessand Out: L. Bogarde

86'

O. Watkins Out: E. Buendía

90+5'

M. Bizot

Statistics

10Fouls9

4Offsides1

85%Passes %83%

16Total Shots14

5Corner Kicks6

473Total passes362

2Yellow Cards2

3Blocked Shots2

7Shots on Goal10

6Shots off Goal2

2.21expected_goals2.41

56%Ball Possession44%

404Passes accurate300

12Shots insidebox12

-0.81goals_prevented-0.81

6Goalkeeper Saves4

4Shots outsidebox2

Ratings

Brighton

B. Verbruggen

GK90'

8.3

J. van Hecke

DEF90'

7.6

C. Baleba

MID78'

7.3

C. Kostoulas

FWD13'

6.9

M. De Cuyper

MID90'

6.9

D. Gómez

MID90'

6.7

M. Wieffer

DEF90'

6.5

S. Tzimas

FWD24'

6.5

D. Welbeck

FWD23'

6.5

J. Hinshelwood

MID66'

6.3

Aston Villa

O. Watkins

FWD86'

8.6

M. Cash

DEF90'

7.3

M. Rogers

MID90'

7.2

A. Onana

MID90'

7.2

I. Maatsen

DEF70'

6.9

E. Konsa

DEF90'

6.9

D. Malen

FWD13'

6.9

Y. Tielemans

MID20'

6.9

E. Buendía

MID11'

6.7

L. Bogarde

MID11'

6.6

Head-to-head

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

23 Aug 2026Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa

11 Feb 2026Aston Villa 0–1 Brighton

2 Apr 2025Brighton 0–3 Aston Villa

30 Dec 2024Aston Villa 2–2 Brighton

FAQ

What was the score of Brighton vs Aston Villa?: Brighton 3–4 Aston Villa.
Who scored?: Brighton : J. van Hecke (9'), Pau Torres (29' o.g.), J. van Hecke (83') ; Aston Villa : O. Watkins (37'), O. Watkins (45'), A. Onana (60'), D. Malen (78')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Capacity

31,872

Referee

A. Madley

Round

Regular Season - 14

Standings — top 5

1Arsenal85

2Manchester City78

3Manchester United71

4Aston Villa65

5Liverpool60

Brighton 3–4 Aston Villa: recap, goals & stats