Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa | Result & Match Report
Brighton
4 - 0 Aston Villa
Premier League · Matchday 1 · Full Time
Premier League · Matchday 1: Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0. The match was played on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at Amex Stadium (Brighton); refereed by P. Bankes.
⚽ Goals
Victor Lindelöf 8' (OG) (Brighton) · Maxim De Cuyper 18' (Brighton) · Jack Hinshelwood 30' (Brighton) · Jack Hinshelwood 31' (Brighton)
Match Analysis
After a 4-0 first half, the game finished 4-0.
Brighton held 73% of possession against 27%, attempting 21 shots to Aston Villa's 6.
Shots on target read 6-0 and corners 5-2.
⏱️ Match Events
8'⚽🔴Victor Lindelöf
9'🟨João Gomes
10'🟨Pascal Groß
11'🟨Yasin Ayari
18'⚽Maxim De Cuyper (Georginio Rutter)
30'⚽Jack Hinshelwood (Diego Gómez)
31'⚽Jack Hinshelwood
33'🟨John McGinn
39'📺João Gomes
40'🟥João Gomes
64'🔄▲ Costinha ▼ Yasin Ayari
64'🔄▲ Charalampos Kostoulas ▼ Jack Hinshelwood
74'🔄▲ Tyrone Mings ▼ Pau Torres
74'🔄▲ Lamare Bogarde ▼ Ross Barkley
78'🔄▲ Ibrahim Osman ▼ Maxim De Cuyper
78'🔄▲ Zadok Yohanna ▼ Mats Wieffer
82'🔄▲ Alysson ▼ John McGinn
82'🔄▲ Matteo Ruggeri ▼ Ian Maatsen
86'🔄▲ Malick Yalcouyé ▼ Diego Gómez
86'🔄▲ Alejandro Garnacho ▼ Emiliano Buendía
90+5'🟨Matty Cash
👕 Line-ups
Brighton · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.63
Substitutes: Costinha, Charalampos Kostoulas, Ibrahim Osman, Zadok Yohanna, Malick Yalcouyé, Jason Steele, Pascal Struijk, Michael Svoboda, Promise David
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 5.93
Substitutes: Tyrone Mings, Lamare Bogarde, Matteo Ruggeri, Alysson, Alejandro Garnacho, Zion Suzuki, Triston Rowe, Bradley Burrowes, Luka Lynch
Coach: Unai Emery
📊 Match Stats
3.77Expected goals (xG)0.29
⭐ Player of the Match
Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) — named player of the match with a 9.0 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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