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Aston Villa vs Brighton – Lineups & Match Details

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0. Goals: J. Hinshelwood (86' o.g.). Aston Villa had 50% possession against Brighton's 50%. Shots on target: 1-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 26

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Aston VillaAston Villa

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BrightonBrighton

Referee: Peter Bankes, England

Lineups

Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
L. Bogarde26L. BogardeD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
T. Mings5T. MingsD
I. Maatsen22I. MaatsenD
A. Onana24A. OnanaM
Douglas Luiz21Douglas LuizM
J. Sancho19J. SanchoM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

40M. BizotG
64J. WrightG
3V. LindelofD
12L. DigneD
14P. TorresD
6R. BarkleyM
31L. BaileyM
18T. AbrahamF
47AlyssonF
BrightonBrighton4-3-3
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
J. Veltman34J. VeltmanD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluD
P. Gross30P. GrossM
C. Baleba17C. BalebaM
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodM
D. Gomez25D. GomezF
D. Welbeck18D. WelbeckF
K. Mitoma22K. MitomaF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
10G. RutterF
11Y. MintehF
19C. KostoulasF
20J. MilnerM
21O. BoscagliD
29M. De CuyperD
33M. O'RileyM
53H. HowellM

Match Events

2'Y

C. Baleba

22'S

C. Baleba

Substitution 1

23'Y

J. Veltman

41'Y

E. Martínez

41'Y

J. van Hecke

50'Y

M. Rogers

60'S

E. Buendía

Substitution 1

60'S

J. Sancho

Substitution 2

61'S

J. van Hecke

Substitution 2

74'S

O. Watkins

Substitution 3

75'S

A. Onana

Substitution 4

81'S

K. Mitoma

Substitution 3

81'S

D. Welbeck

Substitution 4

81'S

D. Gómez

Substitution 5

84'S

Douglas Luiz

Substitution 5

86'OG

J. Hinshelwood

Statistics

Aston Villa
50%50%
Brighton
0.72Expected Goals (xG)0.5
15Total Shots9
1Shots on Target3
7Corners5
9Fouls15
0Offsides3
82Pass Accuracy (%)83
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Aston Villa host Brighton on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at Villa Park. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Aston Villa go into the match 5th in the table; Brighton sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Aston Villa have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Brighton have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 3 Dec 2025: Aston Villa 4-3 Brighton; 2 Apr 2025: Aston Villa 3-0 Brighton; 30 Dec 2024: Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0. Aston Villa scored through J. Hinshelwood 86' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Aston Villa held 50% of the ball against 50% for Brighton. Shots on target finished 1-3. Expected goals read 0.72 for Aston Villa, 0.50 for Brighton.

Verdict

The win nudges Aston Villa forward and leaves Brighton with work to do. Aston Villa sat 5th and Brighton 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.