FOOTBALL·ANALYTICPremier League 2025/26⇄

Premier League 2025/26 · Matchday 14 · American Express Community Stadium

Brighton3:4Aston Villa

3 December 2025 · 31,180 in the ground · Andy Madley

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Brighton4-2-3-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Verbruggen5.6Kadioglu5.6Dunk5.9van Hecke8.3Wieffer6.7Gomez6.0Baleba7.2de Cuyper7.2Gruda6.3Minteh6.9Tzimas6.0Bizot4.7Maatsen6.6Torres5.0Konsa7.1Cash7.0Onana8.0Kamara6.9Rogers7.7McGinn6.1Guessand7.0Watkins9.2
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′brightonaston-villa

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 9′van HeckeGoal · 0.62 xG · 0.62 xG
  • 29′TorresGoal · 0.00 xG
  • 37′WatkinsGoal · 0.53 xG · 0.53 xG
  • 45+7′WatkinsGoal · 0.36 xG · 0.36 xG
  • 60′OnanaGoal · 0.15 xG · 0.15 xG
  • 78′MalenGoal · 0.35 xG · 0.35 xG
  • 83′van HeckeGoal · 0.09 xG · 0.09 xG

The shots, as they came

Every attempt, sized by expected goals

Brighton 0:0 Aston Villa0'kickoff
9' van Hecke — xG 0.32 · Blocked9' van Hecke — xG 0.62 · Goal13' Watkins — xG 0.07 · Blocked14' Konsa — xG 0.07 · Saved27' de Cuyper — xG 0.06 · Saved28' Watkins — xG 0.08 · Saved29' Torres — xG 0.00 · Goal34' McGinn — xG 0.02 · Missed37' Guessand — xG 0.27 · Blocked37' Watkins — xG 0.53 · Goal45 + 2' Minteh — xG 0.06 · Blocked49' J. Hinshelwood — xG 0.14 · Missed45 + 7' Konsa — xG 0.20 · Blocked45 + 7' Gruda — xG 0.08 · Saved45 + 7' Watkins — xG 0.36 · Goal59' Maatsen — xG 0.06 · Saved60' Onana — xG 0.15 · Goal62' Minteh — xG 0.07 · Missed65' J. Hinshelwood — xG 0.06 · Missed69' Onana — xG 0.02 · Missed78' Guessand — xG 0.32 · Saved78' Malen — xG 0.35 · Goal83' van Hecke — xG 0.09 · Goal85' J. Hinshelwood — xG 0.04 · Blocked89' J. Hinshelwood — xG 0.08 · Blocked89' Welbeck — xG 0.06 · Missed90' Kostoulas — xG 0.02 · Saved90 + 4' Malen — xG 0.02 · Saved90 + 4' Kostoulas — xG 0.04 · Missed90 + 4' Welbeck — xG 0.36 · Saved90 + 5' Welbeck — xG 0.10 · Missed

The xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute

The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

Brighton 0:0 Aston Villa
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′9' van Hecke — GOAL29' Torres — GOAL37' Watkins — GOAL45 + 7' Watkins — GOAL60' Onana — GOAL78' Malen — GOAL83' van Hecke — GOAL2.202.52

Territory

Where each side actually occupied the pitch, summed from every player’s heatmap

Brighton attacking right · Aston Villa attacking left · where both glow, the pitch was contested

The duel

Brighton vs Aston Villa

56%
Possession
44%
2.21
Expected goals
2.41
16
Shots
14
7
Shots on target
10
3
Big chances created
6
404
Passes completed
300
87
Into final third
40
54
Duels won
56
13/23 (57%)
Tackles won
13/23 (57%)
5
Corners
6
10
Fouls
9

No physical or tracking data for league matches — that tier is FIFA-only. Everything above is from the public match feed.