Aston Villa vs Brighton

Premier League 11 Feb 2026, 19:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Brighton
Brighton
🏟 Villa Park 👤 P. Bankes Round 26

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on 11 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Aston Villa had 15 shots to Brighton's 9.

The match was played at Villa Park, with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 15 - 9 On target 1 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 9 - 15 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Emiliano Martínez
Aston Villa · 3 saves
8 Douglas Luiz 60 passes (83% accurate)
7 Lamare Bogarde captained the side
7 Ezri Konsa captained the side
7 Tyrone Mings 69 passes (84% accurate)
First half vs second half
Brighton came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 5–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 0–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–1 3–4
Attacks 32–36 41–59
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
12 Throw In 23
18 Free Kick 9
7 Goal Kick 12
5 Substitution 5
73 Attacks 95
46 Dangerous Attacks 57
1 On Target 3
14 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 9
1 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 15
7 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 2
418 Passes Total 410
343 Passes Accurate 339
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
26 L. Bogarde 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 22 I. Maatsen
24 A. Onana 21 D. Luiz
19 J. Sancho 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
11 O. Watkins
Brighton · 4-3-3
1 B. Verbruggen
34 J. Veltman 6 J. Hecke 5 L. Dunk 24 F. Kadıoğlu
30 P. Groß 17 C. Baleba 13 J. Hinshelwood
25 D. Gómez 18 D. Welbeck 22 K. Mitoma
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 6 Ross Barkley
  • 47 Alysson
  • 18 Tammy Abraham
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 64 James Wright
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 14 Pau Torres
Brighton
Coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
  • 20 James Milner
  • 21 Olivier Boscagli
  • 11 Yankuba Minteh
  • 19 Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 53 Harry Howell
  • 23 Jason Steele
  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper
  • 10 Georginio Rutter
  • 33 Matt O'Riley
Substitutions
  • 22' ↑ J. Milner ↓ C. Baleba Brighton
  • 60' ↑ R. Barkley ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 60' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ J. Sancho Aston Villa
  • 61' ↑ O. Boscagli ↓ J. P. van Hecke Brighton
  • 74' ↑ Alysson ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 75' ↑ T. Abraham ↓ A. Onana Aston Villa
  • 81' ↑ Y. Minteh ↓ K. Mitoma Brighton
  • 81' ↑ C. Kostoulas ↓ D. Welbeck Brighton
  • 81' ↑ H. Howell ↓ D. Gomez Brighton
  • 84' ↑ V. Lindelof ↓ Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
Cards
  • 2' C. Baleba Brighton
  • 23' J. Veltman Brighton
  • 41' E. Martinez Aston Villa
  • 41' J. P. van Hecke Brighton
  • 50' M. Rogers Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 6 3 draws 2 Brighton
2026-02-11 Aston Villa vs Brighton 1 - 0
2025-12-03 Brighton vs Aston Villa 3 - 4
2025-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 0 - 3
2024-12-30 Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 2
2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 1 - 0
2023-09-30 Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 6 - 1
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Brighton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Brighton?
Aston Villa won 1-0 against Brighton on 11 February 2026.
Who won Aston Villa vs Brighton?
Aston Villa won the match 1-0.
Where was Aston Villa vs Brighton played?
The match was played at Villa Park.