Aston Villa 1:0 Brighton

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 26 at Villa Park on 11 February 2026, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Aston Villa

1 : 0

HT 0 : 0

Brighton

11 February 2026
Kickoff: 19:30 UTC
Venue: Villa Park | Birmingham
Referee: P. Bankes

Form and Table

Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss
Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

Match Events

2'
Brighton: Carlos BalebaYellow Card | Foul
22'
Brighton: J. MilnerSubstitution | Off: C. Baleba
23'
Brighton: Joël VeltmanYellow Card | Foul
Aston Villa: Emiliano MartínezYellow Card | Argument
41'
41'
Brighton: Jan Paul van HeckeYellow Card | Argument
Aston Villa: Morgan RogersYellow Card | Foul
50'
Aston Villa: R. BarkleySubstitution | Off: E. Buendia
60'
Aston Villa: L. BaileySubstitution | Off: J. Sancho
60'
61'
Brighton: O. BoscagliSubstitution | Off: J. P. van Hecke
Aston Villa: AlyssonSubstitution | Off: O. Watkins
74'
Aston Villa: T. AbrahamSubstitution | Off: A. Onana
75'
81'
Brighton: C. KostoulasSubstitution | Off: D. Welbeck
81'
Brighton: Y. MintehSubstitution | Off: K. Mitoma
81'
Brighton: H. HowellSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
Aston Villa: V. LindelofSubstitution | Off: Douglas Luiz
84'
Aston Villa: J. HinshelwoodOwn Goal
86'

Match Stats

Aston Villa
Brighton

50% Ball Possession 50%

0.72 Expected Goals 0.50

15 Total Shots 9

1 Shots on Goal 3

10 Shots off Goal 5

4 Blocked Shots 1

10 Shots Inside Box 7

5 Shots Outside Box 2

7 Corner Kicks 5

0 Offsides 3

9 Fouls 15

2 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 2

418 Total Passes 418

342 Accurate Passes 348

82% Pass Accuracy 83%

-0.84 Goals Prevented -0.84

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen T. Mings E. Konsa L. Bogarde

Douglas Luiz A. Onana

E. Buendia M. Rogers J. Sancho

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
64 | J. Wright | G
6 | R. Barkley | M
3 | V. Lindelof | D
31 | L. Bailey | M
14 | P. Torres | D
47 | Alysson | F
12 | L. Digne | D
18 | T. Abraham | F

Coach: Unai Emery

Brighton

Formation: 4-3-3

B. Verbruggen

F. Kadioglu L. Dunk J. P. van Hecke J. Veltman

J. Hinshelwood C. Baleba P. Gross

K. Mitoma D. Welbeck D. Gomez

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
20 | J. Milner | M
21 | O. Boscagli | D
33 | M. O'Riley | M
19 | C. Kostoulas | F
10 | G. Rutter | F
29 | M. De Cuyper | D
11 | Y. Minteh | F
53 | H. Howell | M

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player Ratings: Top 5

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Douglas Luiz	84	7.5
Jadon Sancho	60	7.3
Emiliano Martínez	90	7.3
Emiliano Buendía	60	7.2
Amadou Onana	75	7.0

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Kaoru Mitoma	81	7.2
Diego Gómez	81	7.0
Lewis Dunk	90	6.9
Pascal Groß	90	6.9
Jan Paul van Hecke	61	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC