Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa — Premier League, 2 Apr 2025
Aston Villa beat Brighton 3-0 in the Premier League on 2 April 2025 at American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex. Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio, Donyell Malen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Aston Villa 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 0-151'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 57'VARGoal cancelled
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 72'out: Eiran Cashin
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 0-278'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 81'
- 84'
- 88'
- 90'Time wasting
- 90+1'Time wasting
- 90+2'Foul
- 0-390+10'assist: Marco Asensio
- 90+11'Argument
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.2Yasin AyariM
- 7.0Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.6Simon AdingraM
- 6.6Jan van HeckeD
- 6.6João PedroF
- 6.6Carlos BalebaM
- 6.6Diego GómezM
- 6.5Matthew O'RileyM
- 6.5Lewis DunkD
- 6.3Mats WiefferM
- 6.3Brajan GrudaM
- 6.3Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.3Jack HinshelwoodD
- 6.2Eiran CashinD
- 6.2Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.2Pervis EstupiñánD
Aston Villa
- 8.0Marco AsensioF
- 8.0Morgan RogersM
- 7.9Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.3Matthew CashD
- 7.3Pau TorresD
- 7.2Donyell MalenF
- 7.2Marcus RashfordF
- 7.2Lucas DigneD
- 7.2John McGinnM
- 7.2Ezri KonsaD
- 7.0Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.9Jacob RamseyM
- 6.7Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.6Youri TielemansM
- 6.6Amadou OnanaM
- 6.3Axel DisasiD
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BrightonF. Hürzeler
Substitutes
- 18Daniel Welbeck90+11'72'F6.3
- 7S. MarchM
- 33Matthew O'Riley84'M6.5
- 27Mats Wieffer72'M6.3
- 16Eiran Cashin72'D6.2
- 39C. RushworthG
- 60Charlie TaskerD
- 20Carlos Baleba72'M6.6
- 17Yankuba MintehF
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 17Donyell Malen90+10'88'F7.2
- 21Marco Asensio78'65'F8.0
- 25Robin OlsenG
- 5Tyrone MingsD
- 11Oliver Watkins90+2'65'F6.7
- 3A. Disasi81'D6.3
- 22Ian MaatsenD
- 24Amadou Onana65'M6.6
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
0.90Expected goals (xG)1.25
11Total shots8
4Shots on target5
5Shots off target3
2Blocked shots0
4Corners0
1Offsides0
16Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves4
0.66Goals prevented0.66
464Total passes383
397Accurate passes321
86%Pass accuracy84%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasin Ayari | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Simon Adingra | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| João Pedro | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Carlos Baleba | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Diego Gómez | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew O'Riley | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Dunk | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mats Wieffer | 18 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Brajan Gruda | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Eiran Cashin | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Pervis Estupiñán | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Asensio | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Morgan Rogers | 88 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8.0 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Matthew Cash | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Donyell Malen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marcus Rashford | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Lucas Digne | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| John McGinn | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Oliver Watkins | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Youri Tielemans | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Amadou Onana | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Axel Disasi | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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