Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
Match pulse
BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'AVL 
56%Possession44%
16Shots14
7On target10
5Corners6
6Saves4
10Fouls9
45'+8'Bart VerbruggenBHA75'John McGinnAVL85'Diego GómezBHA90'+5'Marco BizotAVL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| AVL | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Who won: Aston Villa 4-3
Aston Villa beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: Jan Paul van Hecke (9', 83') and Pau Torres (own goal) (29'). Goals for Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins (37', 45'+7'), Amadou Onana (60') and Donyell Malen (78').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Bart VerbruggenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis DunkCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferdi KadiogluLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats WiefferRB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brajan GrudaAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego GómezLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos BalebaRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefanos TzimasF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim De CuyperAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yankuba MintehAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Jack Hinshelwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Oriola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charalambos Kostoulas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Coppola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Welbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joël Veltman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
