Premier League · Wed, 3 Dec 2025 ·
Brighton vs Aston Villa — 3 - 4
Amex Stadium · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Aston Villa beat Brighton 4-3 as O. Watkins scores twice
Aston Villa beat Brighton 4-3 in Premier League matchday 14 on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at Amex Stadium. J. P. van Hecke (9', 83') and P. Torres (29' og) scored for Brighton, while O. Watkins (37', 45'), A. Onana (60') and D. Malen (78') found the net for Aston Villa. It was 2-2 at half-time.
Brighton had 56% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) against Aston Villa’s 14 (10 on target). Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
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: Wed, 11 Feb 2026, Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton
Match events
- 9'goalJ. P. van HeckeAssist: M. Wieffer
- 24'substitutionS. TzimasOff: J. Hinshelwood
- 29'own goalP. Torres(own goal)Own Goal
- 37'goalO. WatkinsAssist: E. Guessand
- 45'goalO. WatkinsAssist: M. Rogers
- 45+8'yellow cardBart VerbruggenYellow Card
- 60'goalA. OnanaAssist: M. Cash
- 67'substitutionF. KadiogluOff: D. Welbeck
- 70'substitutionB. KamaraOff: Y. Tielemans
- 70'substitutionI. MaatsenOff: L. Digne
- 75'yellow cardJohn McGinnYellow Card
- 77'substitutionB. GrudaOff: C. Kostoulas
- 77'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: D. Malen
- 78'substitutionC. BalebaOff: J. Veltman
- 78'goalD. MalenNormal Goal
- 83'goalJ. P. van HeckeAssist: J. Hinshelwood
- 85'yellow cardDiego GómezYellow Card
- 86'substitutionE. GuessandOff: L. Bogarde
- 86'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: E. Buendia
- 90+5'yellow cardMarco BizotYellow Card
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 17C. BalebaM
- 25D. GomezM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 8B. GrudaM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 9S. TzimasF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 49J. KnightM
- 58N. OriolaF
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 40M. BizotG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 44B. KamaraM
- 24A. OnanaM
- 29E. GuessandM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 27M. RogersM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 60R. HollingsheadG
- 3V. LindelofD
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 17D. MalenF
- 26L. BogardeM
- 12L. DigneD
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 19J. SanchoF
- 16A. GarciaD
Match statistics
- 56%Possession44%
- 2.21Expected goals (xG)2.41
- 16Total shots14
- 7Shots on target10
- 6Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots2
- 12Shots inside the box12
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 5Corners6
- 4Offsides1
- 10Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves4
- 473Passes362
- 404Accurate passes300
- 85%Pass accuracy83%
- -0.81Goals prevented-0.81
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.6 | 2 | |
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 67 | 5.9 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 8Brajan GrudaM | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Stefanos TzimasF | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | – | – | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 42Diego CoppolaD | – | – | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 66 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 49Joe KnightM | – | – | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 58Nehemiah OriolaF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Marco BizotG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 29Evann GuessandM | 86 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| 44Boubacar KamaraM | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsFTop rated | 86 | 8.6 | 2 | |
| 60Ronnie HollingsheadG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | – | – | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Andrés GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Donyell MalenF | 13 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 19Jadon SanchoF | – | – |