Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion Preview

Aston Villa host Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park on Wednesday night in a Premier League encounter between two sides in contrasting form. Villa have collected ten points from their last five matches, though their most recent outing ended in a 1-1 draw away at AFC Bournemouth. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to Brentford. Earlier in this sequence, they won 3-2 at home against RB Salzburg in the Europa League, won 2-0 away at Newcastle United, and secured a 1-0 away victory over Fenerbahce in the Europa League.

Brighton arrive at Villa Park struggling for consistency, having collected just five points from their last five fixtures. Most recently, they lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace. Before that, they drew 1-1 at home against Everton. Earlier in their recent run, they lost 2-1 away at Fulham, drew 1-1 at home with AFC Bournemouth, and won 2-1 away at Manchester United in the FA Cup.

The head-to-head record significantly favours Aston Villa, who have won three of the last five meetings with one draw and one Brighton victory. Most recently, Aston Villa claimed a thrilling 4-3 away win in December 2025, while they also secured a dominant 3-0 away triumph in the previous encounter in April 2025.

Aston Villa have scored 36 goals this season compared to Brighton’s 34, demonstrating similar attacking output. However, Villa hold a defensive advantage having conceded 27 goals while Brighton have shipped 32. Villa also possess superior creativity with 27 assists compared to Brighton’s 20. Villa’s goal difference of +9 against Brighton’s +2 underlines the home side’s superior overall quality, and they will be confident of returning to winning ways against struggling opposition.

Fans worldwide can tune in to watch this Premier League fixture. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 3, with streaming available via discovery+ and the discovery+ App. American viewers can watch on Peacock, while Canadian fans can catch the action on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada. Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport. The 19:30 GMT kick-off time ensures prime-time viewing across Europe.

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Aston Villa – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	AFC Bournemouth	1 – 1	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026
L	Aston Villa	0 – 1	Brentford	English Premier League	Feb 1, 2026
W	Aston Villa	3 – 2	RB Salzburg	Europa League	Jan 29, 2026
W	Newcastle United	0 – 2	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Jan 25, 2026
W	Fenerbahce	0 – 1	Aston Villa	Europa League	Jan 22, 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion – Last 5 Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Brighton & Hove Albion	0 – 1	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Feb 8, 2026
D	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 1	Everton	English Premier League	Jan 31, 2026
L	Fulham	2 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Jan 24, 2026
D	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 1	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Jan 19, 2026
W	Manchester United	1 – 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	English FA Cup	Jan 11, 2026

Head-to-Head – Last 5 Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Brighton & Hove Albion	3 – 4	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Dec 3, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion	0 – 3	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Apr 2, 2025
Aston Villa	2 – 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	May 5, 2024
Aston Villa	6 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	English Premier League	Sep 30, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	Peacock
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
India	JioHotstar
Ireland	TNT Sports 3, discovery+, discovery+ App
Germany	Sky Sport 2/HD, Sky Go, WOW
Spain	DAZN Spain