Premier League · Wed, 11 Feb 2026 ·
Aston Villa vs Brighton — 1 - 0
Villa Park · Referee: P. Bankes
Match report
Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0
Brighton were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 26. J. Hinshelwood scored the only goal of the game for Aston Villa in the 86th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 50% of the ball and 15 shots (1 on target) against Brighton’s 9 (3 on target). Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 7.5. The result leaves Aston Villa 16th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa
Match events
- 2'yellow cardCarlos BalebaYellow Card
- 22'substitutionC. BalebaOff: J. Milner
- 23'yellow cardJoël VeltmanYellow Card
- 41'yellow cardEmiliano MartínezYellow Card
- 41'yellow cardJan Paul van HeckeYellow Card
- 50'yellow cardMorgan RogersYellow Card
- 60'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: R. Barkley
- 60'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: L. Bailey
- 61'substitutionJ. P. van HeckeOff: O. Boscagli
- 74'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: Alysson
- 75'substitutionA. OnanaOff: T. Abraham
- 81'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: C. Kostoulas
- 81'substitutionK. MitomaOff: Y. Minteh
- 81'substitutionD. GomezOff: H. Howell
- 84'substitutionDouglas LuizOff: V. Lindelof
- 86'own goalJ. Hinshelwood(own goal)Own Goal
Lineups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 26L. BogardeD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 27M. RogersM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 64J. WrightG
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 3V. LindelofD
- 31L. BaileyM
- 14P. TorresD
- 47AlyssonF
- 12L. DigneD
- 18T. AbrahamF
Brighton
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 30P. GrossM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 25D. GomezF
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 22K. MitomaF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 10G. RutterF
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 11Y. MintehF
- 53H. HowellM
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 0.72Expected goals (xG)0.50
- 15Total shots9
- 1Shots on target3
- 10Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots1
- 10Shots inside the box7
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners5
- 0Offsides3
- 9Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 418Passes418
- 342Accurate passes348
- 82%Pass accuracy83%
- -0.84Goals prevented-0.84
Player statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 60 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 60 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizMTop rated | 84 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 64James WrightG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | – | – | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | – | – | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyM | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 47AlyssonF | 16 | 6.7 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaF | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Diego GómezF | 81 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | – | – | ||
| 53Harry HowellM | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | – | – | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 9 | 6.2 |