PREMIER LEAGUE · 2026/27

Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion won 4–0 against Aston Villa. The match was played on 23 August 2026. Kick-off was at 14:00 BST. Venue: American Express Stadium.

◷ All times UKUpdated 11 Nov 2026, 07:43 GMT

MATCHWEEK 1 · Full time

Brighton & Hove Albion4 – 0

Aston Villa

Sunday 23 August 2026 · 14:00 BST

American Express Stadium, Falmer, England

Victor Lindelöf 8' (own goal for Brighton & Hove Albion)
Maxim De Cuyper 18'
Jack Hinshelwood 30'
Jack Hinshelwood 31'

Matchweek 1 fixtures and results →

Goals by half

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: Goals in each half
Brighton & Hove Albion	Goals in each half	Aston Villa
4	First-half goals	0
0	Second-half goals	0

Match information

Competition: Premier League 2026/27
Matchweek: 1
Match status: Full time
UK kick-off: 14:00 BST
Referee: Peter Bankes

UK broadcast information

A UK television listing is not available here for this match.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: highlights and goals

Highlights and goal clips are not available here yet.

Key match events

Goals, cards and substitutions

8'
Own goal: Victor Lindelöf
Brighton & Hove Albion
Own goal for Brighton & Hove Albion.
9'
Yellow card: Pascal Gross
Brighton & Hove Albion
Booked for a foul.
9'
Yellow card: João Gomes
Aston Villa
11'
Yellow card: Yasin Ayari
Brighton & Hove Albion
Booked for a foul.
18'
Goal: Maxim De Cuyper
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist: Georginio Rutter. Left-footed finish.
30'
Goal — header: Jack Hinshelwood
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist: Diego Gómez. Header.
31'
Goal: Jack Hinshelwood
Brighton & Hove Albion
Right-footed finish.
33'
Yellow card: John McGinn
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.
40'
Red card: João Gomes
Aston Villa
64'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Also involved: Jack Hinshelwood.
64'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
On: Costinha. Off: Yasin Ayari.
74'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Lamare Bogarde. Off: Ross Barkley.
74'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Tyrone Mings. Off: Pau Torres.
78'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
On: Zadok Yohanna. Off: Mats Wieffer.
78'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
On: Ibrahim Osman. Off: Maxim De Cuyper.
82'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Matteo Ruggeri. Off: Ian Maatsen.
82'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Alysson. Off: John McGinn.
86'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
On: Malick Yalcouyé. Off: Diego Gómez.
86'
Substitution
Aston Villa
On: Alejandro Garnacho. Off: Emiliano Buendía.
90'+5'
Yellow card: Matty Cash
Aston Villa
Booked for a foul.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: match statistics

Attacking play

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: Attacking play
Brighton & Hove Albion	Attacking play	Aston Villa
72.9%	Possession	27.1%
21	Shots	6
6	Shots on target	0
30%	Shots on target (%)	0%
3	Blocked shots	0
5	Corners	2
6	Offsides	2
0	Penalties taken	0
0	Penalties scored	0

Passing and possession

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: Passing and possession
Brighton & Hove Albion	Passing and possession	Aston Villa
642	Passes attempted	240
598	Completed passes	182
90%	Pass completion	80%
23	Crosses attempted	4
5	Successful crosses	1
20%	Cross success	30%
53	Long passes attempted	37
44	Successful long passes	13
80%	Long-pass success	40%

Defending and goalkeeping

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: Defending and goalkeeping
Brighton & Hove Albion	Defending and goalkeeping	Aston Villa
0	Saves	3
21	Tackles attempted	20
14	Successful tackles	9
70%	Tackle success	50%
10	Interceptions	8
12	Clearances	23
12	Successful clearances	23

Discipline

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: Discipline
Brighton & Hove Albion	Discipline	Aston Villa
12	Fouls committed	9
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1

Percentages may be rounded. A dash means that figure is unavailable.

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Possession shows each team's share of the ball. Pass completion compares completed passes with passes attempted. These figures help describe how a side played; they do not measure the quality of every chance.

Shots and shots on target

Shots on target are attempts that would score without a save or a goal-line intervention. A side can have more shots and still lose: where the chances came from matters too.

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

A foul does not always lead to a card. Tackles, interceptions, blocks and clearances describe different ways of stopping an attack. Read them alongside possession and the score.

Standout player statistics

Shots

Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton & Hove Albion

Completed passes

Lewis Dunk

Brighton & Hove Albion

106

Defensive actions

Olivier Boscagli

Brighton & Hove Albion

Shots

Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa

Completed passes

Victor Lindelöf

Aston Villa

Defensive actions

Ian Maatsen

Aston Villa

Saves

Marco Bizot

Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: line-ups and player stats

Brighton & Hove Albion · 4-2-3-1

Brighton & Hove Albion starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	Bart Verbruggen	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lewis Dunk	CD-L	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Luka Vuskovic	CD-R	Starter	0	0	2	0	0	0
21	Olivier Boscagli	LB	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Mats Wieffer	RB	StarterOff 78'	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	Jack Hinshelwood	AM	StarterWent off	2	0	3	2	0	0
26	Yasin Ayari	LM	StarterOff 64'	0	0	2	0	1	0
13	Pascal Gross	RM	Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Georginio Rutter	F	Starter	0	1	2	0	0	0
29	Maxim De Cuyper	AM-L	StarterOff 78'	1	0	4	1	0	0
25	Diego Gómez	AM-R	StarterOff 86'	0	1	3	2	0	0
Substitutes
15	Ibrahim Osman	SUB	Substitute usedOn 78'	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Promise David	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Michael Svoboda	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Charalambos Kostoulas	SUB	Substitute usedCame on	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	Pascal Struijk	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Zadok Yohanna	SUB	Substitute usedOn 78'	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Malick Yalcouyé	SUB	Substitute usedOn 86'	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Jason Steele	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Costinha	SUB	Substitute usedOn 64'	0	0	2	1	0	0

More Brighton & Hove Albion player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Bart Verbruggen	0	0	—
Lewis Dunk	2	0	0
Luka Vuskovic	1	0	0
Olivier Boscagli	0	1	0
Mats Wieffer	1	2	0
Jack Hinshelwood	0	2	0
Yasin Ayari	2	1	0
Pascal Gross	1	0	0
Georginio Rutter	0	0	2
Maxim De Cuyper	4	0	1
Diego Gómez	0	0	2
Ibrahim Osman	0	2	0
Promise David	0	0	0
Michael Svoboda	0	0	0
Charalambos Kostoulas	0	0	1
Pascal Struijk	0	0	0
Zadok Yohanna	1	0	0
Malick Yalcouyé	0	0	0
Jason Steele	0	0	—
Costinha	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Bart Verbruggen	0	0	0
Jason Steele	0	0	0

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
40	Marco Bizot	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Pau Torres	CD-L	StarterOff 74'	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Victor Lindelöf	CD-R	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Ian Maatsen	LB	StarterOff 82'	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	Matty Cash	RB	Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Ross Barkley	AM	StarterOff 74'	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	João Gomes	LM	Starter	0	0	0	0	1	1
8	Boubacar Kamara	RM	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Emiliano Buendía	F	StarterOff 86'	0	0	3	0	0	0
53	George Hemmings	AM-L	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	John McGinn	AM-R	StarterOff 82'	0	0	1	0	1	0
Substitutes
1	Zion Suzuki	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Bradley Burrowes	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Lamare Bogarde	SUB	Substitute usedOn 74'	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Tyrone Mings	SUB	Substitute usedOn 74'	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Alysson	SUB	Substitute usedOn 82'	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Luka Lynch	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Triston Rowe	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Alejandro Garnacho	SUB	Substitute usedOn 86'	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Matteo Ruggeri	SUB	Substitute usedOn 82'	0	0	0	0	0	0

More Aston Villa player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides	Own goals
Marco Bizot	0	0	—	0
Pau Torres	1	0	0	0
Victor Lindelöf	0	0	0	1
Ian Maatsen	0	0	0	0
Matty Cash	2	2	0	0
Ross Barkley	0	2	0	0
João Gomes	1	1	0	0
Boubacar Kamara	2	1	0	0
Emiliano Buendía	2	2	1	0
George Hemmings	0	0	0	0
John McGinn	1	4	0	0
Zion Suzuki	0	0	—	0
Bradley Burrowes	0	0	0	0
Lamare Bogarde	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Mings	0	0	0	0
Alysson	0	0	0	0
Luka Lynch	0	0	0	0
Triston Rowe	0	0	0	0
Alejandro Garnacho	0	0	1	0
Matteo Ruggeri	0	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Marco Bizot	3	0	4
Zion Suzuki	0	0	0

C: captain · GK: goalkeeper · D: defender · M: midfielder · F: forward. “On” and “Off” show substitution times. A dash means the figure is unavailable.

Premier League form before this match

The last five league results before kick-off in 2026/27.

Brighton & Hove Albion

No earlier league results this season.

Aston Villa

No earlier league results this season.

Recent matches across all competitions

Earlier matches, including cups and friendlies where listed. Each score shows the named club's goals first. H: home · A: away.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
20 August 2026	Tromso	A	0–0	UEFA Conference League Qualifying
15 August 2026	Bologna	H	1–0	Club Friendly
8 August 2026	AS Roma	H	3–0	Club Friendly
1 August 2026	Strasbourg	H	4–3	Club Friendly
24 May 2026	Manchester United	H	0–3	English Premier League

Aston Villa

Aston Villa results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
15 August 2026	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1–2	Club Friendly
12 August 2026	Paris Saint-Germain	A	1–2	UEFA Super Cup
7 August 2026	Bayern Munich	A	1–2	Club Friendly
24 May 2026	Manchester City	A	2–1	English Premier League
20 May 2026	SC Freiburg	A	3–0	UEFA Europa League

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: previous meetings

Earlier Premier League meetings in 2026/27.

No earlier meeting is listed for this season.

Where the clubs stand now

Table updated 12 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT. These are today's available standings, rather than the positions on matchday.

2. Brighton & Hove Albion · 22 points · Goal difference 19

10. Aston Villa · 13 points · Goal difference -3

Full Premier League table →

Your Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa questions

What was the score in Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa?

Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa was the final score. At half-time it was 4–0.

Who scored in Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa?

Victor Lindelöf 8' (own goal for Brighton & Hove Albion); Maxim De Cuyper 18'; Jack Hinshelwood 30'; Jack Hinshelwood 31'.

How does an own goal affect the score?

An own goal adds to the opposing team's score. It does not count towards the player's personal goalscoring total.

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?

They mean added time at the end of that half: 45+2 is two minutes beyond 45 minutes. Added time is part of normal play, rather than a separate period of extra time.

Updated 11 Nov 2026, 07:43 GMT. Scores are not live.

Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: match overview

Goals by half

Match information

UK broadcast information

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: highlights and goals

Key match events

Own goal: Victor Lindelöf

Yellow card: Pascal Gross

Yellow card: João Gomes

Yellow card: Yasin Ayari

Goal: Maxim De Cuyper

Goal — header: Jack Hinshelwood

Goal: Jack Hinshelwood

Yellow card: John McGinn

Red card: João Gomes

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card: Matty Cash

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: match statistics

Attacking play

Passing and possession

Defending and goalkeeping

Discipline

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Shots and shots on target

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

Standout player statistics

Maxim De Cuyper

Lewis Dunk

Olivier Boscagli

Emiliano Buendía

Victor Lindelöf

Ian Maatsen

Marco Bizot

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: line-ups and player stats

Brighton & Hove Albion · 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

Premier League form before this match

Brighton & Hove Albion

Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion

Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa: previous meetings

Where the clubs stand now

Your Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa questions

What was the score in Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa?

Who scored in Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa?

How does an own goal affect the score?

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?