Brighton v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Brighton 0–2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:30 GMT · American Express Stadium

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

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa won 2–0 at American Express Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 26 February.

The goals

Aston Villa led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: Matthew Cash (17’) and O. Watkins (68’, assisted by Tyrone Mings).

Discipline

J. Brooks showed nine yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brighton: Marc Cucurella (16’), Leandro Trossard (25’), Y. Bissouma (57’) and Joël Veltman (58’); Aston Villa: Matthew Cash (19’), Douglas Luiz (25’), O. Watkins (40’), Tyrone Mings (40’) and E. Martínez (83’).

What it changes

Brighton have lost their last three matches in all competitions. Brighton have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, O. Watkins (Aston Villa) 5.2, John McGinn (Aston Villa) 5.0 and Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) 4.5 led the match.

Next up

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Brighton 0–2 Aston Villa · Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: J. Brooks
Head-to-head (last 6): Brighton 1 · draws 2 · Aston Villa 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 1W 1D 3L · Aston Villa 1W 2D 2L

Brighton 0–2 Aston Villa (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 / 1

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5.71

Corners

against 3.67 / 6.14 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.33 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.83 / 2.43

Cards

against 3 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.08 yellows

Referee · J. Brooks

2.08 home / 2 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 February 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 February 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.71 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.17 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.17 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.29 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.83 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Brooks — 4.08 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 19.58 fouls over 12 matches (2.08 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2.08Away 2

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. 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
M. Caicedo n 8	79.5	2.7 7/6	1.8 7/4	—
N. Maupay n 8	83.5	1.8 8/5	1.5 6/1	—
S. Alzate n 8	39.1	1.7 4/1	0.9 2/1	—
Y. Bissouma n 8	71.3	1.6 6/3	1.6 3/3	M. Cash
S. March n 8	55	1.6 4/3	0.6 3/0	M. Cash

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Welbeck n 8	41.9	2.1 6/2	1.1 3/1
E. Ferguson n 4	21.5	2.1 1/1	0 0/0
Leandro Trossard n 8	61.6	1.8 5/3	0.7 3/1
J. Moder n 8	78.5	1.6 6/4	0.9 4/2
A. Mac Allister n 8	82.3	1.4 6/3	1 4/2

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Ferguson n 4	21.5	0 0/0	1 1/0
E. Mwepu n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
N. Maupay n 8	83.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Mac Allister n 8	82.3	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
A. Webster n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 8	71.3	4.1 8/6
T. Lamptey n 8	55.9	3.2 8/5
Marc Cucurella n 8	86.9	3.1 7/6
A. Mac Allister n 8	82.3	2.7 7/5
J. Veltman n 8	78.9	2.6 8/5

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	2.9 5/4

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. 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
Trézéguet n 8	47	3.1 7/3	2.2 5/3	—
J. McGinn n 8	89	2.7 8/6	1.6 7/5	—
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	57.5	2 6/4	1.4 4/2	—
M. Cash n 8	86.9	1.8 7/4	1.3 5/3	S. March
A. El Ghazi n 8	21	1.6 1/1	0 0/0	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Coutinho n 8	59.6	2.8 8/5	1.3 5/2
E. Buendía n 8	70	2.4 7/5	1.1 5/2
Trézéguet n 8	47	2.4 5/2	1.2 4/1
A. El Ghazi n 8	21	2.1 3/1	1.1 2/0
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	57.5	2 6/3	1.2 3/2

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Coutinho n 8	59.6	0.6 3/0	0.4 1/1
C. Chukwuemeka n 8	17.1	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
J. Ramsey n 8	86.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
Trézéguet n 8	47	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
A. El Ghazi n 8	21	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. McGinn n 8	89	3.7 8/8
M. Sanson n 8	41.6	3.5 6/4
M. Cash n 8	86.9	3 7/5
Jaden Philogene-Bidace n 8	57.5	2.9 5/4
J. Ramsey n 8	86.8	2.7 7/6

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90	3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Aston Villa
67%	Possession	33%
12	Shots	9
1	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	2
5	Blocked shots	3
6	Shots inside the box	4
7	Corners	2
17	Fouls	11
4	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
569	Passes	289
88%	Pass accuracy	79%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Veltman	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
Marc Cucurella	90	0	0	1	3	Y	6.9
T. Lamptey	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
Y. Bissouma	90	2	0	1	1	Y	6.9
A. Mac Allister	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
S. March	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.7
N. Maupay	90	1	1	2	0	0	6.6
Leandro Trossard	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
J. Moder	62	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
D. Welbeck sub	28	1	0	0	0	0	6.2

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
M. Cash	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	Y	7.7
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
T. Mings	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	7.9
L. Digne	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
J. McGinn	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.2
J. Ramsey	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7
O. Watkins	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.3
Coutinho	86	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.2
D. Ings	79	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
Douglas Luiz	72	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
M. Sanson sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Young sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Iroegbunam sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

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

Recent form

BrightonDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Aston VillaDWDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brighton 1 · 2 draws · Aston Villa 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2021-11-20 Aston Villa 2–0 Brighton
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.

Brighton#9 pos51 pts38 pl-2 GD

Aston Villa#14 pos45 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored1.11

Aston Villa scored1.37

Brighton conceded1.16

Aston Villa conceded1.42

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What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Aston Villa?: In their last 6 meetings, Brighton won 1, Aston Villa won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
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