Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

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3 Dec 2025, 19:30 UTCAmerican Express Stadium, FalmerReferee: Andy MadleyAttendance: 31,180

Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

1Bart Verbruggen 24Ferdi Kadioglu 5CLewis Dunk 6Jan Paul van Hecke 27Mats Wieffer 25Diego Gómez 17Carlos Baleba 29Maxim De Cuyper 8Brajan Gruda 11Yankuba Minteh 9Stefanos Tzimas

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Goalkeeper

1Bart Verbruggen

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Defenders

27Mats Wieffer

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6Jan Paul van Hecke

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5Lewis DunkCaptain

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24Ferdi Kadioglu

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17Carlos Baleba

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25Diego Gómez

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11Yankuba Minteh

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8Brajan Gruda

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29Maxim De Cuyper

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Forwards

9Stefanos Tzimas

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Bench 9

23Jason Steele

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13Jack Hinshelwood

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18Danny Welbeck

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19Charalampos Kostoulas

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21Olivier Boscagli

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34Joël Veltman

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42Diego Coppola

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49Joe Knight

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58Nehemiah Oriola

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Team sheet: 28 May 2026, 09:33 UTC

Aston Villa

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

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40Marco Bizot 22Ian Maatsen 14Pau Torres 4Ezri Konsa 2Matty Cash 24Amadou Onana 44Boubacar Kamara 27Morgan Rogers 7CJohn McGinn 29Evann Guessand 11Ollie Watkins

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Goalkeeper

40Marco Bizot

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Defenders

2Matty Cash

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4Ezri Konsa

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14Pau Torres

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22Ian Maatsen

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Midfielders

44Boubacar Kamara

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24Amadou Onana

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29Evann Guessand

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7John McGinnCaptain

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27Morgan Rogers

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Forwards

11Ollie Watkins

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Bench 10

23Emiliano Martínez

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3Victor Lindelöf

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8Youri Tielemans

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10Emiliano Buendía

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12Lucas Digne

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16Andrés García

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17Donyell Malen

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19Jadon Sancho

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26Lamare Bogarde

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60Ronnie Hollingshead

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Team sheet: 28 May 2026, 09:33 UTC

Match events

9'
Jan Paul van Hecke scored
Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Mats Wieffer.
Brighton & Hove Albion
24'
Jack Hinshelwood onBrighton & Hove Albion
24'
Stefanos Tzimas offBrighton & Hove Albion
29'
Pau Torres own goal
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
37'
Ollie Watkins scored
Aston Villa. Assist Evann Guessand.
Aston Villa
52'
Ollie Watkins scored
Aston Villa. Assist Morgan Rogers.
Aston Villa
53'
Bart Verbruggen booked
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
60'
Amadou Onana scored
Aston Villa. Assist Matty Cash.
Aston Villa
67'
Danny Welbeck onBrighton & Hove Albion
67'
Ferdi Kadioglu offBrighton & Hove Albion
70'
Lucas Digne onAston Villa
70'
Ian Maatsen offAston Villa
70'
Youri Tielemans onAston Villa
70'
Boubacar Kamara offAston Villa
75'
John McGinn booked
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
77'
Charalampos Kostoulas onBrighton & Hove Albion
77'
Brajan Gruda offBrighton & Hove Albion
77'
Donyell Malen onAston Villa
77'
John McGinn offAston Villa
78'
Donyell Malen scored
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
78'
Joël Veltman onBrighton & Hove Albion
78'
Carlos Baleba offBrighton & Hove Albion
83'
Jan Paul van Hecke scored
Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Jack Hinshelwood.
Brighton & Hove Albion
85'
Diego Gómez booked
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
86'
Emiliano Buendía onAston Villa
86'
Ollie Watkins offAston Villa
86'
Lamare Bogarde onAston Villa
86'
Evann Guessand offAston Villa
95'
Marco Bizot booked
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa

Match stats

Brighton & Hove Albion	Statistic	Aston Villa
56.4%	Possession	43.6%
2.21	Expected goals (xG)	2.41
16	Shots	14
473	Passes	362
5	Corners taken	6
4	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
13	Tackles won	13

Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 5 Jun 2026, 01:12 UTC.

Match detail source: 24 Apr 2026, 07:49 UTC.

Premier League match centreCollected 28 May, 09:33 UTC

Premier League match statsCollected 23 Apr, 14:52 UTC

Premier League match report eventsCollected 24 Apr, 07:49 UTC

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

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