Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Aston Villa, WSL Matchday 3

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion10th 2 pts

G. George 31′

1

1–1

Full time

Sun 20 Sep

Aston Villa11th 2 pts

L. Wilms 89′

1

Sun 20 Sep, 9:00 am EDT American Express Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 3

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

31′Goal G. George (Brighton & Hove Albion)1–0
89′Goal L. Wilms (Aston Villa)1–1

Top performers

Brighton & Hove Albion

G. GeorgeDBHAshirt 61G1SH
M. HaleyFBHAshirt 90G6SH
M. VanegasDBHAshirt 20G4SH

Aston Villa

L. WilmsDAVLshirt 141G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Brighton & Hove Albion

10thNo change

7 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 22 to play.

Aston Villa

11thNo change

7 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 22 to play.

Team stats

BHA AVL

Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 51%; Aston Villa: 49%
Shots: Brighton & Hove Albion: 25; Aston Villa: 2
Corners: Brighton & Hove Albion: 8; Aston Villa: 2

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	3	+7	9
2	Chelsea	3	+7	7
3	London City Lionesses	3	+3	6
4	Arsenal	3	+1	5
5	Liverpool	3	+2	4
6	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+2	4
7	Crystal Palace	2	+1	4
8	Everton	2	0	3
9	West Ham United	2	−1	3
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	−1	2
11	Aston Villa	3	−3	2
12	Birmingham City	3	−4	1
13	Manchester United	3	−6	1
14	Charlton Athletic	3	−8	0

After this result

By the numbers

Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 home wins from 5 at home, and 0 from 3 away. 2.0 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Brighton & Hove Albion have 9 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.8 a match, against 1.4 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Aston Villa are 4 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–4 at Tottenham Hotspur, 27 September.

Aston Villa have scored 10 goals, the 7th most in the WSL. 1.3 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Brighton & Hove Albion: 51% possession; 92 possessions; 17% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 7.0 actions each
Aston Villa: 49% possession; 92 possessions; 2% ended in a shot; 10% reached the box; 6.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Aston Villa

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Brighton & Hove Albion started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Aston Villa 5%.

Where the shots came from

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Aston Villa left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Aston Villa

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Brighton & Hove AlbionAston Villa

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,768 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Aston Villa left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

53 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
5:26	M. Olislagers	Brighton & Hove Albion
5:34	L. Murphy	Aston Villa
6:26	F. Kirby	Brighton & Hove Albion
11:26	M. Haley	Brighton & Hove Albion
11:40	M. Vanegas	Brighton & Hove Albion
11:41	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
13:02	F. Kirby	Brighton & Hove Albion
13:38	K. Seike	Brighton & Hove Albion
14:11	M. Haley	Brighton & Hove Albion
14:15	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
17:17	M. Olislagers	Brighton & Hove Albion
22:50	C. Grant	Aston Villa
27:33	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
27:56	M. Vanegas	Brighton & Hove Albion
29:17	M. Haley	Brighton & Hove Albion
30:01	C. Hayes	Brighton & Hove Albion
30:05	G. George	Brighton & Hove Albion
33:24	M. Haley	Brighton & Hove Albion
34:33	M. Olislagers	Brighton & Hove Albion
35:42	E. Murphy	Brighton & Hove Albion

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Lineups

Brighton & Hove AlbionFormation 4-3-3

Brighton & Hove Albion, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 16 C. Nnadozie. Line 1: 18 C. Hayes, 6 G. George, 2 M. Vanegas, 19 M. Olislagers. Line 2: 11 K. Seike, 8 M. Symonds, 13 L. Wälti. Line 3: 35 E. Murphy, 14 F. Kirby, 9 M. Haley.

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
16	C. Nnadozie	90	0
18	C. Hayes	90	0
19	M. Olislagers, off at 57′	57	0
8	M. Symonds	90	0
6	G. George, off at 90+2′	90	1
2	M. Vanegas	90	0
11	K. Seike	90	0
13	L. Wälti	90	0
14	F. Kirby, off at 76′	76	0
35	E. Murphy, off at 57′	57	0
9	M. Haley	90	0
Substitutes
10	J. Čanković, on at 76′	14	0
17	B. Rayner, on at 90+2′	1	0
20	O. Tvedten, on at 57′	33	0
21	O. Garcia, on at 57′	33	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Loeck, E. Joramo, M. Auée, S. Peskett, E. Gay

All player stats

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
18	C. Hayes	90	0	1	2	87%	3	1
19	M. Olislagers, off at 57′	57	0	2	1	84%	0	0
8	M. Symonds	90	0	3	0	78%	2	0
6	G. George, off at 90+2′	90	1	1	0	90%	0	1
2	M. Vanegas	90	0	4	3	93%	0	1
11	K. Seike	90	0	1	1	73%	1	1
13	L. Wälti	90	0	0	0	83%	0	0
14	F. Kirby, off at 76′	76	0	1	2	90%	0	0
35	E. Murphy, off at 57′	57	0	0	0	50%	0	1
9	M. Haley	90	0	6	2	94%	0	1
Substitutes
28	M. Loeck	–
10	J. Čanković, on at 76′	14	0	2	1	89%	0	0
15	E. Joramo	–
17	B. Rayner, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
20	O. Tvedten, on at 57′	33	0	2	1	57%	0	0
21	O. Garcia, on at 57′	33	0	2	2	65%	1	1
23	M. Auée	–
27	S. Peskett	–
64	E. Gay	–
Team			1	25	15	83%	7	7

Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
16	C. Nnadozie	90	0	1	0%	1	0

Aston VillaFormation 4-4-2

Aston Villa, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 14 L. Wilms, 4 A. Patten, 3 M. Harviken, 16 N. Maritz. Line 2: 19 L. Murphy, 15 L. Parker, 21 L. Kendall, 20 A. Vangsgaard. Line 3: 17 C. Grant, 13 M. Hijikata.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	A. Okuma	90	0
14	L. Wilms	90	1
16	N. Maritz	90	0
15	L. Parker, off at 61′	61	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
19	L. Murphy, off at 61′	61	0
21	L. Kendall, off at 70′	70	0
13	M. Hijikata, off at 70′	70	0
17	C. Grant, off at 70′	70	0
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	0
Substitutes
5	J. Kielland, on at 61′	29	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 70′	20	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 70′	20	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 70′	20	0
27	M. McAulay, on at 61′	29	0
Team			1

Unused: E. Ramsey, S. Kelly, K. Scott

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	1	2	0	72%	0	2
16	N. Maritz	90	0	0	0	89%	1	1
15	L. Parker, off at 61′	61	0	0	0	91%	2	3
4	A. Patten	90	0	0	0	91%	0	2
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	0	91%	0	2
19	L. Murphy, off at 61′	61	0	0	1	85%	1	0
21	L. Kendall, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	91%	1	1
13	M. Hijikata, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	88%	2	0
17	C. Grant, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	75%	1	0
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	0	0	0	58%	1	3
Substitutes
1	E. Ramsey	–
40	S. Kelly	–
5	J. Kielland, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	79%	0	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	33%	0	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	76%	1	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	88%	0	0
27	M. McAulay, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	40%	0	0
33	K. Scott	–
Team			1	2	1	85%	10	14