Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton — Premier League, 11 Feb 2026
Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on 11 February 2026 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 3 and Brighton 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 2'Foul
- 22'
- 23'Foul
- 41'Argument
- 41'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 50'Foul
- 60'
- 60'out: Leon Bailey
- 61'
- 74'
- 75'
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'out: H. Howell
- 84'
- 0-186'Own Goal
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 7.5Douglas LuizM
- 7.3Jadon SanchoM
- 7.3Emiliano MartínezG
- 7.2Emiliano BuendíaM
- 7.0Amadou OnanaM
- 6.9Ian MaatsenD
- 6.9Lamare BogardeD
- 6.9Tyrone MingsD
- 6.9Ezri KonsaD
- 6.9Leon BaileyM
- 6.7Victor LindelöfD
- 6.7AlyssonF
- 6.5Tammy AbrahamF
- 6.3Ross BarkleyM
- 6.3Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.2Morgan RogersM
Brighton
- 7.2Kaoru MitomaF
- 7.0Diego GómezF
- 6.9Lewis DunkD
- 6.9Pascal GroßM
- 6.9Jan van HeckeD
- 6.7Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.6Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.5Carlos BalebaM
- 6.5Yankuba MintehF
- 6.3Joël VeltmanD
- 6.3Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.3James MilnerM
- 6.2Olivier BoscagliD
- 6.2Charalampos KostoulasF
- 6.2Harry HowellM
- 5.9Jack HinshelwoodM
Line-ups
Brighton4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 3Victor Lindelöf84'D6.7
- 31Leon Bailey60'M6.9
- 6Ross Barkley60'M6.3
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 18Tammy Abraham75'F6.5
- 40Marco BizotG
- 14P. TorresD
- 64James WrightG
- 47Alysson74'F6.7
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. Milner22'M6.3
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 33Matthew O'RileyM
- 21O. Boscagli61'D6.2
- 10G. RutterF
- 29Maxim De CuyperD
- 11Yankuba Minteh81'F6.5
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas81'F6.2
- 53H. Howell81'M6.2
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
0.72Expected goals (xG)0.50
15Total shots9
1Shots on target3
10Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
7Corners5
0Offsides3
9Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves2
-0.84Goals prevented-0.84
418Total passes418
342Accurate passes348
82%Pass accuracy83%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Luiz | 84 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Jadon Sancho | 60 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Amadou Onana | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Leon Bailey | 30 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alysson | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tammy Abraham | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ross Barkley | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oliver Watkins | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaoru Mitoma | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Diego Gómez | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jan van Hecke | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Carlos Baleba | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joël Veltman | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| James Milner | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Harry Howell | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
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BrightonLDLDW
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