English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Aston Villa WWWWW 4
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Brighton & Hove Albion LWDWW 3
1st2ndT
AVL224
BHA213
American Express Stadium · 31,180 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Aston Villa rally to edge Brighton in 7-goal thriller

Ollie Watkins ended an 11-game goal drought with a first-half brace as high-flying Aston Villa overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Brighton 4-3 at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
43.6
Possession
56.4
14
SHOTS
16
10
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
404
362
Passes
473
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
38
Long Balls
38
15
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
16
25
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:16 Is Aston Villa's momentum a 'mystery' under Unai Emery? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 8Brajan GrudaAM
  7. 25Diego GómezLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 9Stefanos TzimasF
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 24Amadou OnanaLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer following a corner.
  2. 24' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Stefanos Tzimas because of an injury.
  3. 29' Own Goal by Pau Torres, Aston Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 0.
  4. 37' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
  5. 45'+7' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
  6. 45'+8' Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 60' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 3. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
  8. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  9. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  10. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  11. 75' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Brajan Gruda.
  13. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces John McGinn.
  14. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Carlos Baleba.
  15. 78' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 4. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  16. 83' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 4. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
  17. 85' Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
  19. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Evann Guessand.
  20. 90'+5' Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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