Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion

The American Express Community Stadium

03 Dec 2025, 20:30
3:4
Finished

Match summary

1ST HALF
9'
Goal
J. Van Hecke(Mats Wieffer)
23'
Injured
S. Tzimas
24'
J. Hinshelwood
S. Tzimas
29'
Own Goal
Pau Torres(Own Goal)
Ollie Watkins(E. Guessand)
Goal
37'
Ollie Watkins(Morgan Rogers)
Goal
52'
53'
B. Verbruggen
2ND HALF
A. Onana(Matty Cash)
Goal
60'
67'
Danny Welbeck
F. Kadıoğlu
B. Kamara
Lucas Digne
70'
Ian Maatsen
Y. Tielemans
70'
J. McGinn
75'
77'
C. Kostoulas
Brajan Gruda
J. McGinn
Donyell Malen
77'
Donyell Malen
Goal
78'
78'
Joël Veltman
Carlos Baleba
83'
Goal
J. Van Hecke(J. Hinshelwood)
85'
Diego Gómez
E. Guessand
E. Buendía
86'
Ollie Watkins
Lamare Bogarde
86'
Marco Bizot
95'

Match statistics

56%Possession44%
473Passes Attempted362
404Completed Passes300
5Corners6
11Throw-ins16
16Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Brighton & Hove Albion

Formation

4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen
#1B. Verbruggen
Lewis Dunk
#5Lewis Dunk
J. Van Hecke
#6J. Van Hecke
F. Kadıoğlu
#24F. Kadıoğlu
Mats Wieffer
#27Mats Wieffer
Diego Gómez
#25Diego Gómez
Carlos Baleba
#17Carlos Baleba
Brajan Gruda
#8Brajan Gruda
Maxim De Cuyper
#29Maxim De Cuyper
Yankuba Minteh
#11Yankuba Minteh
S. Tzimas
#9S. Tzimas

Starting XI

B. Verbruggen
B. Verbruggen
#1
53'
Lewis Dunk
Lewis Dunk
#5
J. Van Hecke
J. Van Hecke
#6
83'
9'
F. Kadıoğlu
F. Kadıoğlu
#24
67'
Mats Wieffer
Mats Wieffer
#27
🎯9'
Diego Gómez
Diego Gómez
#25
85'
Carlos Baleba
Carlos Baleba
#17
78'
Brajan Gruda
Brajan Gruda
#8
77'
Maxim De Cuyper
Maxim De Cuyper
#29
Yankuba Minteh
Yankuba Minteh
#11
S. Tzimas
S. Tzimas
#9
23'
24'

Substitutes

K. Vermeer
K. Vermeer
#25
N. Dobben
N. Dobben
#42
Olivier Aertssen
Olivier Aertssen
#3
T. Lutonda
T. Lutonda
#5
O. Velanas
O. Velanas
#18
M. Oukhattou
M. Oukhattou
#37
Nick Fichtinger
Nick Fichtinger
#34
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
#30
T. Buitink
T. Buitink
#29
K. De Rooij
K. De Rooij
#22
Braydon Manu
Braydon Manu
#77

Will not play

Adam Harry
Adam Harry Webster
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early April 2026
Solomon Benjamin
Solomon Benjamin March
Forward
Knee injury
Return: Mid February 2026
Mats
Mats Wieffer
Midfielder
Toe injury
Return: Mid February 2026
Jan Paul
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Yasin
Yasin Abbas Ayari
Midfielder
Return: Mid February 2026
Stefanos
Stefanos Tzimas
Forward
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Early August 2026

Manager

Brighton & Hove Albion
Fabian Hürzeler

Head-to-head

16 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
2
Wins
6
Draws
8
Wins
Aston Villa
Aston Villa

League standings

#TeamPGPts
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Arsenal
2549:1756
2
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Manchester City
2551:2450
3
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Aston Villa
2536:2747
4
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Manchester United
2647:3745
5
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Chelsea
2647:3044
6
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Liverpool
2540:3539
7
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Brentford
2539:3439
8
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Everton
2629:3037
9
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AFC Bournemouth
2643:4537
10
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Newcastle
2637:3736
11
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Sunderland
2527:2936
12
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Fulham
2535:3734
13
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Crystal Palace
2526:2932
14
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Brighton
2534:3331
15
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Leeds United
2636:4530
16
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Tottenham Hotspur
2636:3729
17
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Nottingham Forest
2525:3826
18
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West Ham
2632:4924
19
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Burnley
2525:4915
20
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Wolves
2516:488
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation

Match Information

Referee:
Andy Madley
Venue:
The American Express Community Stadium
Capacity:
31 800

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