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 | ||||
| Marco BizotG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pau TorresCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezri KonsaCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian MaatsenLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty CashRB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John McGinnAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amadou OnanaLM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boubacar KamaraRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie WatkinsF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan RogersAM-L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evann GuessandAM-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Victor Lindelöf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Digne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donyell Malen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youri Tielemans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Sancho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hollingshead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
