Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa, 03 December 2025

Score4-3 to Aston Villa
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,180

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Drawn: 3 Aston Villa won: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 13 Aston Villa scored: 27 . This was the first time that Aston Villa had scored four or more goals in a game at Brighton and Hove Albion in all competitions.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 9 G
Pau Torres own goal 29 OG
Jan Paul Van Hecke 83 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 37 G
Ollie Watkins 45+7 G
Amadou Onana 60 G
Donyell Malen 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Stefanos Tzimas 24
Danny Welbeck for Ferdi Kadioğlu 67
Charalampos Kostoulas for Brajan Gruda 77
Joël Veltman for Carlos Baleba 78

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 70
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 70
Donyell Malen for John McGinn 77
Lamare Bogarde for Evann Guessand 86
Emi Buendía for Ollie Watkins 86

Cards:

Bart Verbruggen 45+9 Y
Diego Gómez 85 Y

Cards:

John McGinn 75 Y
Marco Bizot 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ronnie Hollingshead
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time. . This was Albion's first home league defeat since the visit of Aston Villa in the Premier League on 2 April 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was Lewis Dunk's 500th appearance for the Seagulls in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now conceded the opening goal in their last three away wins in the Premier League. . Villa had now won eight of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost one). . They had now won five of their last seven games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday, including the 3-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion last season. . Emiliano Martínez was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marco Bizot was promoted to the starting XI with Ronnie Hollingshead taking his place on the bench.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 9 G
Pau Torres own goal 29 OG
Jan Paul Van Hecke 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Stefanos Tzimas 24
Danny Welbeck for Ferdi Kadioğlu 67
Charalampos Kostoulas for Brajan Gruda 77
Joël Veltman for Carlos Baleba 78

Cards:

Bart Verbruggen 45+9 Y
Diego Gómez 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time. . This was Albion's first home league defeat since the visit of Aston Villa in the Premier League on 2 April 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division. . This was Lewis Dunk's 500th appearance for the Seagulls in all competitions.

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 37 G
Ollie Watkins 45+7 G
Amadou Onana 60 G
Donyell Malen 78 G

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 70
Youri Tielemans for Boubacar Kamara 70
Donyell Malen for John McGinn 77
Lamare Bogarde for Evann Guessand 86
Emi Buendía for Ollie Watkins 86

Cards:

John McGinn 75 Y
Marco Bizot 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ronnie Hollingshead
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Aston Villa had now conceded the opening goal in their last three away wins in the Premier League. . Villa had now won eight of their last nine games in the Premier League (lost one). . They had now won five of their last seven games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday, including the 3-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion last season. . Emiliano Martínez was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Marco Bizot was promoted to the starting XI with Ronnie Hollingshead taking his place on the bench.