Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion, 11 February 2026

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance39,495

View Aston Villa v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Aston Villa won: 9 Drawn: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Aston Villa scored: 28 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 13 . Aston Villa had now completed a league double over Brighton and Hove Albion in three of the last four seasons.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood own goal 86 OG

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jadon Sancho 60
Ross Barkley for Emi Buendía 60
Alysson for Ollie Watkins 74
Tammy Abraham for Amadou Onana 75
Victor Lindelöf for Douglas Luiz 84

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 22
Olivier Boscagli for Jan Paul Van Hecke 61
Harry Howell for Diego Gómez 81
Charalampos Kostoulas for Danny Welbeck 81
Yankuba Minteh for Kaoru Mitoma 81

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 41 Y
Morgan Rogers 50 Y

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 2 Y
Joël Veltman 23 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2020 (three). . Villa avoided becoming the first-ever team in the top division to lose three consecutive home games immediately after winning the preceding eight or more. . They had now won three and lost three of their last eight games in the Premier League played in midweek.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2025 (two). . Albion had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost six). . James Milner had now equalled Gareth Barry’s competition record of 653 appearances in the Premier League. John Hollins holds the record for the most appearances by an outfield player in the top division (714).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood own goal 86 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Jadon Sancho 60
Ross Barkley for Emi Buendía 60
Alysson for Ollie Watkins 74
Tammy Abraham for Amadou Onana 75
Victor Lindelöf for Douglas Luiz 84

Cards:

Emiliano Martínez 41 Y
Morgan Rogers 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa avoided losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2020 (three). . Villa avoided becoming the first-ever team in the top division to lose three consecutive home games immediately after winning the preceding eight or more. . They had now won three and lost three of their last eight games in the Premier League played in midweek.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 22
Olivier Boscagli for Jan Paul Van Hecke 61
Harry Howell for Diego Gómez 81
Charalampos Kostoulas for Danny Welbeck 81
Yankuba Minteh for Kaoru Mitoma 81

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 2 Y
Joël Veltman 23 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 14th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2025 (two). . Albion had now won one of their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost six). . James Milner had now equalled Gareth Barry’s competition record of 653 appearances in the Premier League. John Hollins holds the record for the most appearances by an outfield player in the top division (714).