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.
