Premier League · Regular Season - 1
Sunday, 23 August 2026 · 21:00 · American Express Stadium, Falmer · Referee: Peter Bankes, England
Brighton4 : 0
Full-time
Aston VillaHalf-time: 4-0
Match Events
- 8'V. LindelofOwn Goal
- 9'João GomesYellow Card
- 10'Pascal GroßYellow Card
- 11'Yasin AyariYellow Card
- 18'M. De Cuyper (assist: G. Rutter)Normal Goal
- 30'J. Hinshelwood (assist: D. Gomez)Normal Goal
- 31'J. HinshelwoodNormal Goal
- 33'John McGinnYellow Card
- 39'João GomesCard upgrade
- 40'João GomesRed Card
- 64'Y. Ayari (assist: Costinha)Substitution 1
- 64'J. Hinshelwood (assist: C. Kostoulas)Substitution 2
- 74'P. Torres (assist: T. Mings)Substitution 1
- 74'R. Barkley (assist: L. Bogarde)Substitution 2
- 78'M. De Cuyper (assist: I. Osman)Substitution 3
- 78'M. Wieffer (assist: Z. Yohanna)Substitution 4
- 82'I. Maatsen (assist: M. Ruggeri)Substitution 3
- 82'J. McGinn (assist: Alysson)Substitution 4
- 86'D. Gomez (assist: M. Yalcouye)Substitution 5
- 86'E. Buendia (assist: A. Garnacho)Substitution 5
- 90+5'Matty CashYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal0
12Shots off Goal6
21Total Shots6
3Blocked Shots0
15Shots insidebox2
6Shots outsidebox4
12Fouls11
5Corner Kicks2
6Offsides2
73%Ball Possession27%
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
0Goalkeeper Saves3
647Total passes242
601Passes accurate185
93%Passes %76%
3.77expected_goals0.29
-0.41goals_prevented-0.41
Brighton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Verbruggen(G)
- 27M. Wieffer(D)
- 44L. Vuskovic(D)
- 5L. Dunk(D)
- 21O. Boscagli(D)
- 13P. Gross(M)
- 26Y. Ayari(M)
- 25D. Gomez(M)
- 8J. Hinshelwood(M)
- 29M. De Cuyper(M)
- 10G. Rutter(F)
Substitutes
- 23J. Steele(G)
- 30M. Svoboda(D)
- 20Costinha(D)
- 4P. Struijk(D)
- 35M. Yalcouye(M)
- 19C. Kostoulas(F)
- 12P. David(F)
- 15I. Osman(F)
- 36Z. Yohanna(F)
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 40M. Bizot(G)
- 2M. Cash(D)
- 3V. Lindelof(D)
- 14P. Torres(D)
- 22I. Maatsen(D)
- 8B. Kamara(M)
- 35Joao Gomes(M)
- 7J. McGinn(M)
- 6R. Barkley(M)
- 53G. Hemmings(M)
- 10E. Buendia(F)
Substitutes
- 1Z. Suzuki(G)
- 5T. Mings(D)
- 13M. Ruggeri(D)
- 26L. Bogarde(M)
- 45T. Rowe(D)
- 74L. Lynch(F)
- 49B. Burrowes(F)
- 17A. Garnacho(F)
- 47Alysson(F)
Head-to-Head
- Brighton 4 - 0 Aston VillaSunday, 23 August 2026
- Aston Villa 1 - 0 BrightonThursday, 12 February 2026
- Brighton 3 - 4 Aston VillaThursday, 4 December 2025
- Brighton 0 - 3 Aston VillaThursday, 3 April 2025
- Aston Villa 2 - 2 BrightonTuesday, 31 December 2024
Aston Villa — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 1 | -4 | 0 |