PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion – team news, lineups, predictions

PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion - team news, lineups, predictions
PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion – team news, lineups, predictions

Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion face off this Wednesday at the Villa Park in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 19:30 on TNT Sports.

Aston Villa have picked up 47 points and currently lie in 3rd position. In their last game, Unai Emery‘s team drew 1-1 with Bournemouth (Premier League 2025/26).

Brighton & Hove Albion have won 31 points to date and are placed in 14th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler‘s team slipped to a 0-1 defeat against Crystal Palace (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 4-3.

Predicted lineups

Aston Villa: Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Maxim De Cuyper, Carlos Baleba, Pascal Gross, Harry Howell, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, Charalampos Kostoulas

Unavailable

Aston Villa

  • John McGinn – Knee Injury
  • Boubacar Kamara – Knee Injury
  • Andrés García – Thigh Problems

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • Stéfanos Tzímas – Injury
  • Solly March – Injury
  • Mats Wieffer – Injury
  • Adam Webster – Cruciate Ligament Injury

Last starting XIs

Aston Villa ( vs Bournemouth 2026-02-07): Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Jadon Sancho, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Crystal Palace 2026-02-08): Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Olivier Boscagli, Lewis Dunk, Maxim De Cuyper, Carlos Baleba, Pascal Gross, Harry Howell, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, Charalampos Kostoulas

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MANAGERS

  • Unai Emery has faced Fabian Hürzeler on three occasions, recording two wins and one draw
  • Fabian Hürzeler has faced Aston Villa on three occasions, recording one draw and two losses.
  • Unai Emery has faced Brighton & Hove Albion on nine occasions, recording five wins, three draws and one loss.

TEAMS

  • Away from home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one victory in the last six games.
  • Away from home, Brighton & Hove Albion has gone five consecutive games scoring goals.
  • Away from home, Brighton & Hove Albion has gone six consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion currently has two victories in the last 13 games.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion has gone six consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion has gone four consecutive games without winning.
  • At home, Aston Villa currently has two losses in the last 14 games.
  • At home, Aston Villa currently has one draw in the last 16 games.
  • At home, Aston Villa has gone six consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Aston Villa currently has three losses in the last 21 games.
  • Aston Villa currently has two draws in the last 29 games.
  • Aston Villa has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
  • Aston Villa has gone two consecutive games without winning.

HEAD TO HEAD

  • Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion have faced each other 36 times, with Aston Villa having the advantage: 20 wins, against six victories for Brighton & Hove Albion.
  • At Villa Park, Aston Villa has an advantage in the clashes against Brighton & Hove Albion: 12 wins in 17 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion has one victory.
  • In the English League, 21 matches have been played between the two teams, with Aston Villa winning 13, five draws and three victories for Brighton & Hove Albion.

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