Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLate Hinshelwood own-goal gives Villa three crucial points in top-five race
Jack Hinshelwood scored a late own goal which handed Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 Premier League victory over Brighton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 2': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 11': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 14': Handball by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 15': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
- 16': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 20': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 20': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 22': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 22': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 23': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 27': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 27': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 35': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 37': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 40': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 40': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by James Milner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood with a through ball following a fast break.
- 49': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 50': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 50': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 52': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa).
- 53': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 55': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Olivier Boscagli replaces Jan Paul van Hecke because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 71': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 71': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Amadou Onana.
- 77': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 77': Alysson Edward (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt saved. James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry Howell replaces Diego Gómez.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
- 82': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 85': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
- 86': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Own Goal by Jack Hinshelwood, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 88': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 89': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 90'+2': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Statistics
 BHA |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 418 | Passes | 418 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 13 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 39,495
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 39,495
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK)  |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 17 | Carlos Baleba |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 30 | Pascal Gross |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
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