Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton
2026-02-11 · Matchweek 26
· Referee: Peter Bankes
A quiet game for the whistle — 5 bookings, evenly split; both sides handled about as usual.
How Peter Bankes refereed it
Bankes showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 4.0, and awarded 24 fouls against an average of 21.6.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 9 | 15 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Carlos Baleba | 0-0 |
| 23' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Joël Veltman | 0-0 |
| 41' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Emiliano Martínez | 0-0 |
| 41' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Jan Paul van Hecke | 0-0 |
| 50' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Morgan Rogers | 0-0 |
| 86' | Own Goal | Aston Villa | J. Hinshelwood | 1-0 |