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Aston Villa vs Brighton lineups

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Aston Villa host Brighton at Villa Park on 10 April 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 31 of the Premier League. They last met on 23 August 2026, when Brighton won 4-0.

Aston Villa vs Brighton match facts

Kick-off
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 31

Aston Villa vs Brighton lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Aston Villa vs Brighton head to head

10
Aston Villa wins
6
Draws
3
Brighton wins

35–22 on goals in 19 meetings since 18 November 2016

Recent Aston Villa vs Brighton results

  1. Brighton4–0Aston VillaAmerican Express Stadium
  2. Aston Villa1–0BrightonVilla Park
  3. Brighton3–4Aston VillaAmex Stadium
  4. Brighton0–3Aston VillaAmerican Express Stadium
  5. Aston Villa2–2BrightonVilla Park

All in the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Brighton history

Aston Villa have won three of the last five, with one drawn. Brighton last won at Villa Park on 21 November 2020, by 2-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five.

Villa Park

Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Brighton have won there once in eight visits, most recently in November 2020. Aston Villa have won five of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Brighton's most recent visit was on 11 February 2026, a 0-1 defeat.

Last meeting: Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa, August 2026

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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27Mats WiefferD
  3. 44Luka VuškovićD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  6. 13Pascal GroßM
  7. 26Yasin AyariM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 8Jack HinshelwoodM
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperM
  11. 10Georginio RutterF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 30SvobodaD
  3. 20CostinhaD
  4. 4Pascal StruijkD
  5. 35Malick YalcouyéM
  6. 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  7. 12Promise DavidF
  8. 15Ibrahim OsmanF
  9. 36YohannaF

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 8Boubacar KamaraM
  7. 35João GomesM
  8. 7John McGinnM
  9. 6Ross BarkleyM
  10. 53George HemmingsM
  11. 10Emiliano BuendíaF

Bench

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsD
  3. 13Matteo RuggeriD
  4. 26Lamare BogardeM
  5. 45RoweD
  6. 74Luka LynchF
  7. 49Bradley-Paul BurrowsF
  8. 17Alejandro GarnachoF
  9. 47Alysson EdwardF

Coach: Unai Emery

Brighton lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 23 August 2026 in the Premier League. Brighton won 4-0. Victor Lindelöf, Maxim De Cuyper and Jack Hinshelwood scored. Bart Verbruggen and Marco Bizot started in goal.

Aston Villa vs Brighton lineups — common questions

When is Aston Villa vs Brighton?
Aston Villa vs Brighton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 10 April 2027 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 31 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Brighton match?
In the meeting before this one, Brighton won 4-0 on 23 August 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 1-0 on 11 February 2026 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 10 of the 19 meetings between the clubs and Brighton have won 3.

Brighton vs Aston Villa at American Express Stadium

Updated 22 September 2026