Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa — Premier League, 3 Dec 2025
Aston Villa beat Brighton 4-3 in the Premier League on 3 December 2025 at Amex Stadium, Brighton. Jan van Hecke, Oliver Watkins, Amadou Onana, 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.
Match timeline
- 1-09'assist: Mats Wieffer
- 24'S. Tzimasout: J. Hinshelwood
- 1-129'Own Goal
- 1-237'assist: Evann Guessand
- 1-345'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 45+8'Argument
- Half-time2-2
- 1-460'assist: Matthew Cash
- 67'
- 70'Boubacar Kamaraout: Youri Tielemans
- 70'
- 75'Time wasting
- 77'Brajan Gruda
- 77'
- 78'out: Joël Veltman
- 1-578'
- 2-583'assist: J. Hinshelwood
- 85'Argument
- 86'
- 86'
- 90+5'Time wasting
- Full-time3-4
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.3Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.6Jan van HeckeD
- 7.3Carlos BalebaM
- 6.9Charalampos KostoulasF
- 6.9Maxim De CuyperM
- 6.7Diego GómezM
- 6.5Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.5Mats WiefferD
- 6.5Stefanos TzimasF
- 6.3Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.3Yankuba MintehM
- 6.2Joël VeltmanD
- 6.2Brajan GrudaM
- 6.2Lewis DunkD
- 5.9Ferdi KadıoğluD
Aston Villa
- 8.6Oliver WatkinsF
- 7.3Matthew CashD
- 7.2Amadou OnanaM
- 7.2Morgan RogersM
- 6.9Youri TielemansM
- 6.9Ezri KonsaD
- 6.9Ian MaatsenD
- 6.9Donyell MalenF
- 6.7Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.6Lamare BogardeM
- 6.5Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.3John McGinnM
- 6.2Lucas DigneD
- 5.9Pau TorresD
- 5.9Marco BizotG
- 5.2Evann GuessandM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman78'D6.2
- 18Daniel Welbeck67'F6.5
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 13J. Hinshelwood24'M6.3
- 42Diego CoppolaD
- 49J. KnightM
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas77'F6.9
- 58N. OriolaF
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. SanchoF
- 17Donyell Malen78'77'F6.9
- 3Victor LindelöfD
- 12Lucas Digne70'D6.2
- 8Youri Tielemans70'M6.9
- 10Emiliano Buendía86'M6.7
- 26Lamare Bogarde86'M6.6
- 16A. GarciaD
- 60R. HollingsheadG
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
2.21Expected goals (xG)2.41
16Total shots14
7Shots on target10
6Shots off target2
3Blocked shots2
5Corners6
4Offsides1
10Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
6Goalkeeper saves4
-0.81Goals prevented-0.81
473Total passes362
404Accurate passes300
85%Pass accuracy83%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Carlos Baleba | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 13 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Diego Gómez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 23 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mats Wieffer | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6.5 |
| Stefanos Tzimas | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 66 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Joël Veltman | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Brajan Gruda | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Watkins | 86 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Amadou Onana | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Youri Tielemans | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ian Maatsen | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6.9 |
| Donyell Malen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| John McGinn | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Lucas Digne | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Pau Torres | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Marco Bizot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Evann Guessand | 86 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
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