Aston Villa vs Brighton

11 February 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jack Hinshelwood 86’ (og)

Match summary

Aston Villa won 1-0 at home to Brighton, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Hinshelwood's own goal put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 86th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Aston Villa created 0.58 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Brighton 0.48 from 9.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
15 Shots 9
1 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 5
73 Attacks 95
46 Dangerous attacks 57
418 Passes 418
82% Pass accuracy 83%
11 Tackles 16
9 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Aston Villa Brighton
Kick-off
2’
Carlos BalebaFoul
Morgan RogersShot on target
20’
22’
James MilnerCarlos Baleba
23’
Joël VeltmanFoul
41’
Jan Paul van HeckeArgument
Emiliano MartínezArgument
41’
Half-time0-0
48’
Danny WelbeckShot on target
Second half underway
Morgan RogersFoul
50’
55’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
Leon BaileyJadon Sancho
60’
Ross BarkleyEmiliano Buendía
60’
61’
Olivier BoscagliJan Paul van HeckeInjury
AlyssonOllie Watkins
74’
Tammy AbrahamAmadou Onana
75’
79’
James MilnerShot on target
81’
H. HowellDiego Gómez
81’
Charalampos KostoulasDanny Welbeck
81’
Yankuba MintehKaoru Mitoma
Victor LindelöfDouglas Luiz
84’
Jack HinshelwoodOwn goal1-0 (Aston Villa)
86’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 0.48 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Aston Villa) own goal, 1-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 0.48 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Aston Villa) own goal, 1-0 Hinshelwood 86’
Aston Villa 0.58 xGBrighton 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Aston Villa attacking 
48’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 20’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), own goal 48’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 20’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 63’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), own goal
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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Bogarde
Konsa
Mings
Maatsen
Onana 75’
Luiz 84’
Sancho 60’
Rogers
Buendía 60’
Watkins 74’
Brighton 4-3-3 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke 61’
Veltman
Hinshelwood
Baleba 22’
Groß
Mitoma 81’
Welbeck 81’
Gómez 81’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Lamare Bogarde DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF902 0.090.000
Tyrone Mings DEF901 0.060.000
Ian Maatsen DEF901 0.040.052
Douglas Luiz MID870 0.000.032
Amadou Onana MID783 0.040.000
Jadon Sancho MID631 0.030.213
Morgan Rogers MID904 0.250.052
Emiliano Buendía MID631 0.020.011
Ollie Watkins FWD771 0.020.000
Leon Bailey Sub270 0.000.143
Ross Barkley Sub271 0.040.000
Alysson Edward Sub130 0.000.000
Tammy Abraham Sub120 0.000.000
Victor Lindelöf Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.69
Brighton win 28% Avg odds 3.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa DLWLD
Brighton DDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa, 03 Dec 25 Next meeting: Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa, 23 Aug 26  All Aston Villa vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.