Brighton & Hove Albion 3–4 Aston Villa · SternSports

Brighton & Hove Albion 3–4 Aston Villa · SternSports

Brighton & Hove Albion

34FT

Hecke 9', 83', Torres 29' og

Watkins 37', 45'+7', Onana 60', Malen 78'

Top stats

Possession

56%

44%

16Shots14
7Shots on target10
404 (85%)Accurate passes300 (83%)
5Corners6
10Fouls9
2Yellow cards2

Shots

16Shots14
7On target10
9Off target4
0/0Penalties scored0/0

Passes

473Passes362
404 (85%)Accurate passes300 (83%)
15 (39%)Long balls15 (39%)
4 (21%)Crosses4 (27%)
4Offsides1

Defence

13 (57%)Tackles won13 (57%)
9Interceptions8
16Clearances25
3Blocks2
6Saves4

Discipline

10Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Top stats

Possession

56%

44%

16Shots14
7Shots on target10
404 (85%)Accurate passes300 (83%)
5Corners6
10Fouls9

xG, big chances, touches and duels are ESPN's numbers; other sites' models can differ a little.

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Brighton substitutes

Aston Villa substitutes

Stats

Top stats

Possession

56%

44%

16Shots14
7Shots on target10
404 (85%)Accurate passes300 (83%)
5Corners6

Commentary

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4.
90'+7'
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4.
90'+6'
Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+5'
Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5'
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh with a cross following a corner.
90'+4'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
90'+4'
Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
90'+4'
Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90'+4'
Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
89'
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas with a headed pass.
89'
Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Evann Guessand.

86'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
85'
Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
85'
Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85'
Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
85'
Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

Top stats

Possession

56%

44%

16Shots14
7Shots on target10

Match facts

Kick-off: 3 Dec 2025, 20:30
Venue: American Express Stadium, Falmer
Attendance: 31’180

Match report on ESPN: Aston Villa rally to edge Brighton in 7-goal thriller

Form

Next

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Liverpool
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Aston Villa
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Table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Man City	7	7	0	0	19:7	+12	21
2

Head to head

Last 5 meetings

Brighton wins: 1
Draws: 1
Aston Villa wins: 3

Earlier meetings

2 AprFT
Brighton & Hove Albion0
Aston Villa3