Sunday 23 August · 4:00 PM — Saudi time
📍 Amex Stadium — Brighton
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Form (last 5)
BrightonW
Aston VillaLL
Injuries & suspensions
- E. FergusonAnkle InjuryBrighton
- Y. MintehInjuryBrighton
- C. BalebaAnkle InjuryBrighton
- K. MitomaHamstring InjuryBrighton
- S. TzimasKnee InjuryBrighton
- Joao GomesCalf InjuryAston Villa
- B. MadjoInjuryAston Villa
- A. OnanaKnee InjuryAston Villa
- L. BaileyMuscle InjuryAston Villa
- J. ManzambiKnee InjuryAston Villa
- E. MartinezFinger InjuryAston Villa
- E. FergusonAnkle InjuryBrighton
- Y. MintehInjuryBrighton
- C. BalebaAnkle InjuryBrighton
- K. MitomaHamstring InjuryBrighton
- S. TzimasKnee InjuryBrighton
- Joao GomesCalf InjuryAston Villa
- B. MadjoInjuryAston Villa
- A. OnanaKnee InjuryAston Villa
- L. BaileyMuscle InjuryAston Villa
- J. ManzambiKnee InjuryAston Villa
- E. MartinezFinger InjuryAston Villa
Head-to-head
- 2026-02-11Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton
- 2025-12-03Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa
- 2025-04-02Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa
- 2024-12-30Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton
- 2024-05-05Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa
- 2023-09-30Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton
Fans' predictions
Fans' predictionsBrighton 25% · Draw 2% · Aston Villa 73%
The result defied the crowd: 73% of 44 fans picked a Aston Villa win, but the match ended with Brighton winning 4-0 — only 25% called it.
Lineups
⭐ Player of the match: Jack Hinshelwood 8.9
Brighton
Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
- 1Bart Verbruggen6.9G
- 27Mats Wieffer7D
- 44Luka Vušković7.6D
- 21Olivier Boscagli7.7D
- 5Lewis Dunk7.2D
- 13Pascal Groß6.9M
- 26Yasin Ayari6.3M
- 25Diego Gómez8.2M
- 8Jack Hinshelwood8.9M
- 29Maxim De Cuyper8.2M
- 10Georginio Rutter7.7F
Aston Villa
Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Unai Emery
- 40Marco Bizot6.5G
- 2Matty Cash6.2D
- 14Pau Torres4.9D
- 3Victor Lindelöf5.3D
- 22Ian Maatsen5.5D
- 6Ross Barkley6.7M
- 8Boubacar Kamara6.3M
- 7John McGinn6.3M
- 35João Gomes5M
- 53George Hemmings6.3M
- 10Emiliano Buendía6.7F
Match events
- 8'⚽V. LindelofBrighton
- 9'🟨Joao GomesAston Villa
- 9'🟨P. GrossBrighton
- 11'🟨Y. AyariBrighton
- 18'⚽M. De Cuyper(G. Rutter)Brighton
- 30'⚽J. Hinshelwood(D. Gomez)Brighton
- 31'⚽J. HinshelwoodBrighton
- 33'🟨J. McGinnAston Villa
- 40'🟥Joao GomesAston Villa
- 64'🔁↑ C. Kostoulas↓ J. HinshelwoodBrighton
- 64'🔁↑ Costinha↓ Y. AyariBrighton
- 74'🔁↑ L. Bogarde↓ R. BarkleyAston Villa
- 74'🔁↑ T. Mings↓ P. TorresAston Villa
- 78'🔁↑ Z. Yohanna↓ M. WiefferBrighton
- 78'🔁↑ I. Osman↓ M. De CuyperBrighton
- 82'🔁↑ M. Ruggeri↓ I. MaatsenAston Villa
- 82'🔁↑ Alysson↓ J. McGinnAston Villa
- 86'🔁↑ M. Yalcouye↓ D. GomezBrighton
- 86'🔁↑ A. Garnacho↓ E. BuendiaAston Villa
- 90'🟨M. CashAston Villa
Brighton
Match stats
Aston Villa- 60%Possession40%
- 7Total shots4
- 3On target0
- 1Corners1
- 8Fouls4
- 3Offsides1
- 2Yellow cards2
- 90%Pass accuracy83%