Premier League · Matchweek 26
Jack Hinshelwood 86' (OG)
HT 0:0
Wed, 11 Feb 2026, 19:30 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 3rd · 50 pts|Brighton 14th · 31 pts

Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.72–0.5).

Player of the matchEmiliano Martínez7.3

Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton

Key numbers

  • Possession 50% – 50%
  • Shots 15 (1 on target) – 9 (3)
Player of the match
Emiliano Martínez 7.3Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.3 (Strong)

Game state

1-0
Aston Villa ahead 4 min · level 86 min · Brighton ahead 0 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

86' Jack Hinshelwood Own goal −0.9
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments +1.6Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Brighton Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments −0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

Aston VillaBrighton
50%Possession50%
0.72Expected goals (xG)0.5
0.05xG per shot0.06
15Shots9
1Shots on target3
7%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box7
418Passes418
82%Pass accuracy83%
7Corners5
3Saves2
9Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
0Offsides3

Compared with usual

Aston Villa

35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.5
Conceded01
xG0.721.3
xG against0.51.3
Shots1512.6
On target14.9
Shots faced912.5
xG per shot0.050.1
Possession50%54.5%
Passes418463
Pass accuracy82%84.9%
Corners75.2
Fouls910.1

Brighton

29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.7
Conceded11.2
xG0.51.4
xG against0.721.3
Shots913.5
On target34.8
Shots faced1512.6
xG per shot0.060.11
Possession50%53%
Passes418473.6
Pass accuracy83%84.1%
Corners54.7
Fouls1512.3

Timeline

  • 2' Yellow Carlos Baleba
  • 22' Sub Carlos Baleba → James Milner
  • 23' Yellow Joël Veltman
  • 41' Yellow Emiliano Martínez
  • 41' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
  • 50' Yellow Morgan Rogers
  • 60' Sub Emiliano Buendía → Ross Barkley
  • 60' Sub Jadon Sancho → Leon Bailey
  • 61' Sub Jan Paul van Hecke → Olivier Boscagli
  • 74' Sub Ollie Watkins → Alysson
  • 75' Sub Amadou Onana → Tammy Abraham
  • 81' Sub Danny Welbeck → Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 81' Sub Kaoru Mitoma → Yankuba Minteh
  • 81' Sub Diego Gómez → Harry Howell
  • 84' Sub Douglas Luiz → Victor Lindelöf
  • 86' Goal Jack Hinshelwood (OG)

Category leaders

  • Key passesJadon Sancho3
  • Duels wonDiego Gómez8/15
  • DribblesDiego Gómez2/3
  • Defensive actionsDiego Gómez5
  • ShotsMorgan Rogers3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonDouglas Luiz5

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.