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Premier League Matchweek 14
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Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI

Out 2 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

34Premier League Matchweek 14

Away

Aston Villa

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 3 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

3 Dec 2025, 19:30 UTC

Venue

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Attendance

31,180 official

Referee

Andy Madley

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa finished 3-4. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished
  1. Bart Verbruggen
    • 53'Bart Verbruggen booked 53'
  2. Mats Wieffer
  3. Jan Paul van Hecke
    • 9'Jan Paul van Hecke scored 9'
    • 83'Jan Paul van Hecke scored 83'
  4. Lewis Dunk
  5. Ferdi Kadioglu
    • 67'Ferdi Kadioglu off 67'
  6. Carlos Baleba
    • 78'Carlos Baleba off 78'
  7. Diego Gómez
    • 85'Diego Gómez booked 85'
  8. Yankuba Minteh
  9. Brajan Gruda
    • 77'Brajan Gruda off 77'
  10. Maxim De Cuyper
  11. Stefanos Tzimas
    • 24'Stefanos Tzimas off 24'
  1. Marco Bizot
    • 95'Marco Bizot booked 95'
  2. Matty Cash
  3. Ezri Konsa
  4. Pau Torres
    • 29'Pau Torres own goal 29'
  5. Ian Maatsen
    • 70'Ian Maatsen off 70'
  6. Boubacar Kamara
    • 70'Boubacar Kamara off 70'
  7. Amadou Onana
    • 60'Amadou Onana scored 60'
  8. Evann Guessand
    • 86'Evann Guessand off 86'
  9. John McGinn
    • 75'John McGinn booked 75'
    • 77'John McGinn off 77'
  10. Morgan Rogers
  11. Ollie Watkins
    • 37'Ollie Watkins scored 37'
    • 52'Ollie Watkins scored 52'
    • 86'Ollie Watkins off 86'
  1. VerbruggenGK
    • 53'Bart Verbruggen booked 53'
  2. Mats WiefferLB
  3. van HeckeLCB
    • 9'Jan Paul van Hecke scored 9'
    • 83'Jan Paul van Hecke scored 83'
  4. Lewis DunkRCB
  5. KadiogluRB
    • 67'Ferdi Kadioglu off 67'
  6. Carlos BalebaLDM
    • 78'Carlos Baleba off 78'
  7. Diego GómezRDM
    • 85'Diego Gómez booked 85'
  8. MintehLW
  9. Brajan GrudaAM
    • 77'Brajan Gruda off 77'
  10. De CuyperRW
  11. TzimasST
    • 24'Stefanos Tzimas off 24'

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 13J. HinshelwoodMidfield No. 13
    Bench27 apps
    • 24'Jack Hinshelwood on 24'
  3. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 67'Danny Welbeck on 67'
  4. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
    • 77'Charalampos Kostoulas on 77'
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 78'Joël Veltman on 78'
  7. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
  8. J. KnightMidfield
    Bench
  9. 58N. OriolaForward No. 58
    Bench1 app
  1. Marco BizotGK
    • 95'Marco Bizot booked 95'
  2. Matty CashLB
  3. Ezri KonsaLCB
  4. Pau TorresRCB
    • 29'Pau Torres own goal 29'
  5. Ian MaatsenRB
    • 70'Ian Maatsen off 70'
  6. KamaraLDM
    • 70'Boubacar Kamara off 70'
  7. Amadou OnanaRDM
    • 60'Amadou Onana scored 60'
  8. GuessandLW
    • 86'Evann Guessand off 86'
  9. John McGinnAM
    • 75'John McGinn booked 75'
    • 77'John McGinn off 77'
  10. Morgan RogersRW
  11. Ollie WatkinsST
    • 37'Ollie Watkins scored 37'
    • 52'Ollie Watkins scored 52'
    • 86'Ollie Watkins off 86'

Aston Villa

Bench

10
  1. 23E. MartínezGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench32 apps
  2. 3V. LindelöfDefence No. 3
    Bench17 apps
  3. 8Y. TielemansMidfield No. 8
    Bench25 apps
    • 70'Youri Tielemans on 70'
  4. 10E. BuendíaMidfield No. 10
    Bench36 apps
    • 86'Emiliano Buendía on 86'
  5. 12L. DigneDefence No. 12
    Bench31 apps
    • 70'Lucas Digne on 70'
  6. 16A. GarcíaDefence No. 16
    Bench6 apps
  7. 17D. MalenForward No. 17
    Bench21 apps
    • 77'Donyell Malen on 77'
    • 78'Donyell Malen scored 78'
  8. 19J. SanchoForward No. 19
    Bench20 apps
  9. 26L. BogardeMidfield No. 26
    Bench28 apps
    • 86'Lamare Bogarde on 86'
  10. 60R. HollingsheadGoalkeeper No. 60
    Bench0 apps

Home • Official XI

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.1130.6 apps
  • Out2 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
7.3125.5 apps
  • Out1 out
  • Suspended3 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. 13J. HinshelwoodMidfield No. 13
    Bench27 apps
    • 24'Jack Hinshelwood on 24'
  3. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 67'Danny Welbeck on 67'
  4. 19C. KostoulasForward No. 19
    Bench21 apps
    • 77'Charalampos Kostoulas on 77'
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 34J. VeltmanDefence No. 34
    Bench24 apps
    • 78'Joël Veltman on 78'
  7. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
  8. J. KnightMidfield
    Bench
  9. 58N. OriolaForward No. 58
    Bench1 app

Aston Villa

Bench

10
  1. 23E. MartínezGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench32 apps
  2. 3V. LindelöfDefence No. 3
    Bench17 apps
  3. 8Y. TielemansMidfield No. 8
    Bench25 apps
    • 70'Youri Tielemans on 70'
  4. 10E. BuendíaMidfield No. 10
    Bench36 apps
    • 86'Emiliano Buendía on 86'
  5. 12L. DigneDefence No. 12
    Bench31 apps
    • 70'Lucas Digne on 70'
  6. 16A. GarcíaDefence No. 16
    Bench6 apps
  7. 17D. MalenForward No. 17
    Bench21 apps
    • 77'Donyell Malen on 77'
    • 78'Donyell Malen scored 78'
  8. 19J. SanchoForward No. 19
    Bench20 apps
  9. 26L. BogardeMidfield No. 26
    Bench28 apps
    • 86'Lamare Bogarde on 86'
  10. 60R. HollingsheadGoalkeeper No. 60
    Bench0 apps

Events

Timeline

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  1. 9'
    Home1-0
    Jan Paul van Hecke scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Mats Wieffer.

  2. 24'
    Home
    Jack Hinshelwood on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas off.

  3. 29'
    Home2-0
    Pau Torres own goal

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  4. 37'
    Away2-1
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Evann Guessand.

  5. 52'
    Away2-2
    Ollie Watkins scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Morgan Rogers.

  6. 53'
    Home
    Bart Verbruggen booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  7. 60'
    Away2-3
    Amadou Onana scored

    Aston Villa. Assist Matty Cash.

  8. 67'
    Home
    Danny Welbeck on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu off.

  9. 70'
    Away
    Lucas Digne on

    Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen off.

  10. 70'
    Away
    Youri Tielemans on

    Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara off.

  11. 75'
    Away
    John McGinn booked

    Aston Villa.

  12. 77'
    Home
    Charalampos Kostoulas on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda off.

  13. 77'
    Away
    Donyell Malen on

    Aston Villa. John McGinn off.

  14. 78'
    Away2-4
    Donyell Malen scored

    Aston Villa.

  15. 78'
    Home
    Joël Veltman on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba off.

  16. 83'
    Home3-4
    Jan Paul van Hecke scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Jack Hinshelwood.

  17. 85'
    Home
    Diego Gómez booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  18. 86'
    Away
    Emiliano Buendía on

    Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins off.

  19. 86'
    Away
    Lamare Bogarde on

    Aston Villa. Evann Guessand off.

  20. 95'
    Away
    Marco Bizot booked

    Aston Villa.

  21. FT
    Final 3-4

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.21
    AttackxG
    2.41
  2. 16
    AttackTotal Shots
    14
  3. 473
    PassingTotal Passes
    362
  4. 13
    DefendingTackles Won
    13
  5. 22
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    21

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 201 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:52 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • James MilnerSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • Solly MarchSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • Bradley BurrowesSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • George HemmingsSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • James WrightSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC

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Model and statistical inputs

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