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

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·9 February 2026

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).

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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

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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.