Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa (Dec 3, 2025)

BHA

AVL

9'

Jan Paul van Hecke

24'

Jack Hinshelwood

Stefanos Tzimas

29'

Pau Torres (OG)

37'

Ollie Watkins

45'

+7

Ollie Watkins

45'

+9

Bart Verbruggen

HT 2-2

60'

Amadou Onana

Assist: Matty Cash

67'

Danny Welbeck

Ferdi Kadıoğlu

70'

Lucas Digne

Ian Maatsen

70'

Youri Tielemans

Boubacar Kamara

75'

John McGinn

77'

Charalampos Kostoulas

Brajan Gruda

77'

Donyell Malen

John McGinn

78'

Joël Veltman

Carlos Baleba

78'

Donyell Malen

83'

Jan Paul van Hecke

Assist: Jack Hinshelwood

85'

Diego Gómez

86'

Emiliano Buendía

Ollie Watkins

86'

Lamar Bogarde

Evann Guessand

90'

+5

Marco Bizot

FT 3-4

BHA

Team Stats

AVL

Possession

56%

44%

1.71

xG

3.04

16 (7)

Shots (On Target)

14 (10)

26

Touches in Opp Box

25

5

Corners

6

Top Performers

Rating

9.6

Watkins

AVL

xG

1.05

Watkins

AVL

Chances Created

3

Rogers

AVL

Take-ons

4

Minteh

BHA

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	20	15	3	2	26	48
2	Man City	20	13	3	4	26	42
3	Aston Villa	20	13	3	4	9	42
4	Liverpool	20	10	4	6	4	34
5	Chelsea	20	8	7	5	11	31
6	Man United	20	8	7	5	4	31
7	Brentford	20	9	3	8	4	30
8	Sunderland	20	7	9	4	2	30
9	Newcastle	20	8	5	7	4	29
10	Brighton	20	7	7	6	3	28
11	Fulham	20	8	4	8	-1	28
12	Everton	20	8	4	8	-2	28
13	Tottenham	20	7	6	7	4	27
14	Crystal Palace	20	7	6	7	-1	27
15	Bournemouth	20	5	8	7	-7	23
16	Leeds	20	5	7	8	-7	22
17	Nottm Forest	20	5	3	12	-14	18
18	West Ham	20	3	5	12	-20	14
19	Burnley	20	3	3	14	-19	12
20	Wolves	20	1	3	16	-26	6

Game Summary

Brighton & Hove Albion fell to Aston Villa, 4 to 3, in the Premier League on December 3.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 14

December 3, 2025

The American Express Stadium

Brighton & Hove, England

9° C

Referee Andy Madley

Assistant Ref Nicholas Hopton

Assistant Ref Craig Taylor

Fourth Official Ruebyn Ricardo

Video Referee John Brooks

BHA

4-2-3-1

1

5.8

Verbruggen

24

67'

5.2

Kadıoğlu

5

5.5

Dunk

6

6.1

Paul van Hecke

5.6

Wieffer

25

5.3

Gómez

17

78'

6.4

Baleba

29

7.4

De Cuyper

8

77'

5.9

Gruda

11

6.2

Minteh

9

24'

6.6

Tzimas

40

6.5

Bizot

22

70'

6.5

Maatsen

14

5.2

Torres

4

6.6

Konsa

2

6.4

Cash

7.4

Onana

44

70'

6.5

Kamara

6.6

Rogers

7

77'

5.3

McGinn

29

86'

6.6

Guessand

86'

9.6

Watkins

AVL

4-2-3-1

BHA

Managers

AVL

Fabian Hürzeler

Unai Emery

BHA

Substitutes

AVL

6.1

13

Hinshelwood

24'

6.6

8

Tielemans

70'

5.8

18

Welbeck

67'

6.2

12

Digne

70'

7.3

19

Kostoulas

77'

8.6

17

Malen

77'

6.8

34

Veltman

78'

6.5

10

Buendía

86'

23

Steele

6.7

26

Bogarde

86'

21

Boscagli

60

Hollingshead

42

Coppola

3

Nilsson-Lindelöf

49

Knight

16

García

58

Oriola

19

Sancho

1'

D. Gómez commits a foul.

3'

S. Tzimas commits a foul.

4'

J. Paul van Hecke commits a foul.

6'

J. Paul van Hecke is caught offside.

9'

F. Kadıoğlu takes a corner.

9'

J. Paul van Hecke made a shot on target.

9'

J. Paul van Hecke scores a goal.

12'

J. Paul van Hecke is caught offside.

13'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

13'

M. Cash takes a corner.

14'

E. Konsa made a shot on target.

19'

P. Torres commits a foul.

24'

J. Hinshelwood enters the game. S. Tzimas leaves the game.

25'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

27'

M. De Cuyper made a shot on target.

27'

F. Kadıoğlu takes a corner.

27'

J. Paul van Hecke commits a foul.

28'

O. Watkins made a shot on target.

29'

P. Torres scores an own goal.

31'

M. Wieffer commits a foul.

32'

Y. Minteh commits a foul.

34'

M. Cash takes a corner.

34'

J. McGinn misses the shot.

35'

M. Wieffer is caught offside.

37'

E. Guessand made a shot on target.

37'

O. Watkins scores a goal.

45'

F. Kadıoğlu takes a corner.

45'

Y. Minteh made a shot on target.

45'

M. Cash commits a foul.

45'

J. McGinn is caught offside.

45'

M. Cash takes a corner.

45'

E. Konsa made a shot on target.

45'

B. Gruda made a shot on target.

45'

O. Watkins scores a goal.

45'

B. Verbruggen receives a yellow card.

49'

J. Hinshelwood misses the shot.

50'

B. Gruda commits a foul.

51'

M. Cash takes a corner.

52'

E. Guessand commits a foul.

54'

O. Watkins commits a foul.

55'

M. De Cuyper is caught offside.

59'

I. Maatsen made a shot on target.

59'

B. Gruda commits a foul.

60'

A. Onana scores a goal. M. Cash assists on the shot.

62'

Y. Minteh misses the shot.

63'

M. Rogers commits a foul.

65'

F. Kadıoğlu takes a corner.

65'

J. Hinshelwood misses the shot.

67'

D. Welbeck enters the game. F. Kadıoğlu leaves the game.

68'

Y. Minteh commits a foul.

69'

A. Onana misses the shot.

70'

L. Digne enters the game. I. Maatsen leaves the game.

70'

Y. Tielemans enters the game. B. Kamara leaves the game.

73'

J. McGinn takes a corner.

75'

J. McGinn commits a foul.

75'

J. McGinn receives a yellow card.

77'

C. Kostoulas enters the game. B. Gruda leaves the game.

77'

D. Malen enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

78'

J. Veltman enters the game. C. Baleba leaves the game.

78'

E. Guessand made a shot on target.

78'

D. Malen scores a goal.

83'

J. Paul van Hecke scores a goal. J. Hinshelwood assists on the shot.

84'

Y. Tielemans commits a foul.

85'

E. Guessand commits a foul.

85'

J. Hinshelwood made a shot on target.

85'

D. Gómez receives a yellow card.

86'

E. Buendía enters the game. O. Watkins leaves the game.

86'

L. Bogarde enters the game. E. Guessand leaves the game.

89'

J. Hinshelwood made a shot on target.

89'

D. Welbeck misses the shot.

90'

C. Kostoulas made a shot on target.

90'

D. Malen made a shot on target.

90'

C. Kostoulas misses the shot.

90'

D. Welbeck made a shot on target.

90'

Y. Minteh takes a corner.

90'

D. Welbeck misses the shot.

90'

M. Bizot receives a yellow card.

90'

M. Wieffer commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

BHA

Attacking Stats

AVL

Possession

56%

44%

1.71

xG | Expand

3.04

16

Shots

14

7

Shots on Target

10

9

Shots off Target

4

3

Shots Blocked

2

0

Hit Woodwork

1

2

Big Chances Missed

1

656

Touches

555

26

Touches in Opp Box

25

12/23 (52%)

Take-ons

11/20 (55%)

5

Corners

6

BHA

Passing Stats

AVL

0.67

xA | Expand

1.63

2

Big Chances Created

4

8

Chances Created

12

398/465 (86%)

Passes

303/362 (84%)

6

Key Passes

9

37

Long Ball Passes

39

128

Final Third Passes

65

3/19 (16%)

Crosses

4/15 (27%)

1/3 (33.3%)

Through Balls

1/2 (50%)

4

Offsides

1

BHA

Defending Stats

AVL

23

Tackles

23

13

Tackles Won

13

0

Last Man Tackles

0

10

Interceptions

4

17

Clearances

25

45

Recoveries

39

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

1

0

Penalties Conceded

0

6

Goalkeeper Saves

4

BHA

Other Stats

AVL

2

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

10

Fouls

9

53

Duels Won

53

9

Aerials Won

9

5

Corners Won

6

121

Possessions Lost

118

12

Times Dispossessed

14

BHA

AVL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper #29	7.4	90	0	0	1	0.04
Charalampos Kostoulas C. Kostoulas #19	7.3	14	0	0	1	0.10
Joël Veltman J. Veltman #34	6.8	13	0	0	0	0.00
Stefanos Tzimas S. Tzimas #9	6.6	23	0	0	0	0.00
Carlos Baleba C. Baleba #17	6.4	77	0	0	0	0.00
Yankuba Minteh Y. Minteh #11	6.2	90	0	0	0	0.11
Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke #6	6.1	90	2	0	3	0.94
Jack Hinshelwood J. Hinshelwood #13	6.1	67	0	1	0	0.29
Brajan Gruda B. Gruda #8	5.9	76	0	0	1	0.02
Danny Welbeck D. Welbeck #18	5.8	24	0	0	1	0.21
Mats Wieffer M. Wieffer #27	5.6	90	0	1	0	0.00
Lewis Dunk L. Dunk #5	5.5	90	0	0	0	0.00
Diego Gómez D. Gómez #25	5.3	90	0	0	0	0.00
Ferdi Kadıoğlu F. Kadıoğlu #24	5.2	66	0	0	0	0.00