Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Brighton & Hove Albion welcomed Aston Villa to the Amex Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday night, and the two teams certainly produced a match to remember.

The Seagulls raced into a 2-0 lead before the Villans staged a comeback, with goals from Ollie Watkins (two), Amadou Onana and Donyell Malen giving Aston Villa a 4-2 lead.

While Jan Paul van Hecke scored late on - his second of the match - Brighton were unable to get back into the game as the Villans secured the victory.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 36

Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 6

Draws: 10

Aston Villa wins: 20

Judging by their head-to-head record, Brighton have struggled to beat Aston Villa previously, securing a win percentage of 16.6% against these opponents.

Villa are used to dominating this fixture, especially during the Premier League era, where they were on a run of five straight wins from 2021 until 2023.

Brighton’s final defeat in that sequence was a 6-1 drubbing at Villa Park, becoming Villa’s biggest-ever win against the Seagulls.

Ollie Watkins struck a hat-trick during the lunchtime kickoff, with Ansu Fati netting the only goal for Brighton, although Pervis Estupinan was also on the scoresheet, but he netted in his own goal.

While Brighton got some sort of revenge with a 1-0 win in their next matchup, the Seagulls have since failed to win any of their three meetings, including two defeats and one draw.

The latest of those defeats came in November 2025 and was a thrilling seven-goal game that saw Brighton squander a 2-0 lead to devastatingly lose 4-2.

The very first meeting between the clubs took place back in 1910 in what was then known as the FA Charity Shield.

Brighton won that one 1-0, which is arguably the most important head-to-head in the history of these clubs.

Last 20 meetings

Dec 03, 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-4 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 02, 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Dec 30, 2024: Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

May 05, 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Sep 30, 2023: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

May 28, 2023: Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Nov 13, 2022: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Feb 26, 2022: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Nov 20, 2021: Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Feb 13, 2021: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Nov 21, 2020: Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Jan 18, 2020: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Oct 19, 2019: Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Sep 25, 2019: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Aston Villa (EFL Cup)

May 07, 2017: Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Nov 18, 2016: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa (Championship)

Jan 23, 2010: Aston Villa 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (FA Cup)

Mar 26, 1983: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa (Division One)

Nov 13, 1982: Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Division One)

Apr 12, 1982: Aston Villa 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Division One)

Last 10 Premier League meetings