Aston Villa v Brighton result

Full-time · Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton

Premier League · Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:00 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Aston Villa · Brighton · Head-to-head

Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton — Aston Villa won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa beat Brighton 2–0 at Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday 20 November. Brighton are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: O. Watkins (84’, assisted by A. Young) and Tyrone Mings (89’).

Discipline

A. Taylor showed six yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Aston Villa: M. Nakamba (59’), E. Konsa (90+3’) and Matthew Cash (90+4’); Brighton: Marc Cucurella (49’), A. Webster (67’) and Alexis Mac Allister (90+3’).

What it changes

It is Aston Villa’s first win over Brighton since 19 October 2019, after three meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Y. Bissouma (Brighton) 7.4, Matthew Targett (Aston Villa) 6.1 and O. Watkins (Aston Villa) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 5): Aston Villa 2 · draws 2 · Brighton 1 · 2.4 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 0W 0D 5L · Brighton 0W 4D 1L

Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4.33

Corners

against 6.33 / 4 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.5 / 4.33

Shots on target

against 4.83 / 3 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.17 / 1.33

Cards

against 2 / 3 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	12.33 for · 16 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.33 for · 8 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.33 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.67 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.67 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Cameron Archer n 6	45	3 3/3	0.3 1/0	—
C. Chukwuemeka n 5	41.8	2.2 4/1	0.9 2/0	—
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 4	32	2.1 1/1	4.9 2/1	—
A. El Ghazi n 8	62.9	2 4/3	1.1 3/1	—
K. Davis n 8	25.1	1.8 4/0	2.2 3/1	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Cameron Archer n 6	45	3 3/2	2 2/2
K. Davis n 8	25.1	2.2 3/1	0.9 1/1
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 4	32	2.1 2/1	0.7 1/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	62.9	2 5/4	1.3 4/2
B. Traoré n 8	43.4	1.8 3/3	1 2/2

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Cameron Archer n 6	45	1.3 2/1	0.3 1/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	62.9	0.5 2/1	0.4 1/1
K. Davis n 8	25.1	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 4	32	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
L. Bailey n 8	58.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Sanson n 8	38.6	2.9 4/4
E. Buendía n 8	59.8	2.6 4/4
M. Nakamba n 8	54.9	2.5 4/3
J. Ramsey n 8	47.6	2.4 7/3
C. Chukwuemeka n 5	41.8	2.2 4/1

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90.6	3.4 7/5
J. Steer n 8	79.8	2.7 5/2

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Lamptey n 8	58.4	2.3 5/4	1.9 5/3	—
S. March n 8	54.9	2.1 6/3	0.6 3/0	—
D. Burn n 8	65.9	1.7 6/3	0.2 1/0	—
J. Moder n 8	61.1	1.7 5/3	0.7 3/1	—
A. Lallana n 8	88.4	1.3 5/4	0.6 3/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Connolly n 8	53.3	2.7 6/4	0.8 3/1
Leandro Trossard n 8	60.8	2.4 5/4	1.5 5/2
J. Locadia n 8	56.9	1.8 4/1	0.8 3/1
N. Maupay n 8	69.3	1.5 6/1	0.3 2/0
J. Sarmiento n 5	52.8	1.4 3/1	0.3 1/0

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Mac Allister n 8	37.5	0.3 1/0	0.9 2/1
E. Mwepu n 8	48	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
Leandro Trossard n 8	60.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Connolly n 8	53.3	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
N. Maupay n 8	69.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 8	77	3.5 8/6
J. Veltman n 8	82.8	2.9 7/6
D. Burn n 8	65.9	2.9 6/5
Marc Cucurella n 8	78.4	2.7 6/5
E. Mwepu n 8	48	2.6 6/3

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 November 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	2.4 5/1
Jason Steele n 8	93.8	2.2 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Brighton
37%	Possession	63%
9	Shots	6
5	Shots on target	2
1	Shots off target	0
3	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
7	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
352	Passes	608
82%	Pass accuracy	89%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Cash	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	7
T. Mings	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.9
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	8.2
J. McGinn	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
M. Nakamba	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
O. Watkins	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Ramsey	84	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
E. Buendía	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Ings	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Bailey sub	24	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
A. Young sub	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
A. El Ghazi sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jason Steele	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Webster	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7.3
S. Duffy	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
Y. Bissouma	90	0	0	0	7	0	7.5
J. Moder	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Leandro Trossard	90	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
A. Lallana	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Groß	88	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
T. Lamptey	79	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
Marc Cucurella	64	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. March sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Maupay sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Mac Allister sub	2	0	0	0	0	Y	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Brighton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

BrightonDLDDD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Aston Villa 2 · 2 draws · Brighton 1 · 2.4 goals/game

2021-02-13 Brighton 0–0 Aston Villa
2020-11-21 Aston Villa 1–2 Brighton
2020-01-18 Brighton 1–1 Aston Villa
2019-10-19 Aston Villa 2–1 Brighton
2019-09-25 Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#14 pos45 pts38 pl-2 GD

Brighton#9 pos51 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.37

Brighton scored1.11

Aston Villa conceded1.42

Brighton conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Brighton?: In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa won 2, Brighton won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Brighton?: Recent form — Aston Villa 0W 0D 5L; Brighton 0W 4D 1L.

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