Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
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BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
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 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').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
Team stats
BHAAVL Player of the game
Ollie Watkins
AVL · 2 G
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4.
- Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4.
- 90'+6'
Free kick won
Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5'
Yellow card
Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
M. Bizot
- 90'+5'
Header just wide
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.
D. Welbeck
- 90'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 90'+4'
Shot on target
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'BHA
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+4'
Right footed shot saved
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.
D. Malen
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'
Header saved
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.
C. Kostoulas
- 89'
Left footed shot just wide
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.
D. Welbeck
- 89'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86'Sub
Subbed on for E. Guessand
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Evann Guessand.
L. Bogarde
- 86'Sub
Subbed on for O. Watkins
Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
E. Buendía
- 85'
Yellow card
Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
D. Gómez
- 85'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Hinshelwood
- 85'
Foul
Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
- 85'AVL
Free kick won
Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'
Free kick won
Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84'
Foul
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- GOAL83'
Goal! Right footed shot
J. van Hecke · ast J. Hinshelwood
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
BHA 3 - 4 AVL - GOAL78'
Goal! Right footed shot
D. Malen
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 4. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
BHA 2 - 4 AVL - 78'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
E. Guessand
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