Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa
Brighton
4–0HT 4–0
Aston Villa
Brighton played Aston Villa in the Premier League on 23 August 2026 at American Express Stadium. The match finished 4–0.
Goals and cards
- 8'V. Lindelof (OG)
- 9'João Gomes — Yellow card
- 10'Pascal Groß — Yellow card
- 11'Yasin Ayari — Yellow card
- 18'M. De Cuyper (assist by G. Rutter)
- 30'J. Hinshelwood (assist by D. Gomez)
- 31'J. Hinshelwood
- 33'John McGinn — Yellow card
- 40'João Gomes — Red card
- 90+5'Matty Cash — Yellow card
Line-ups
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- M. Wieffer
- L. Vuskovic
- L. Dunk
- O. Boscagli
- P. Gross
- Y. Ayari
- D. Gomez
- J. Hinshelwood
- M. De Cuyper
- G. Rutter
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- M. Svoboda
- Costinha
- P. Struijk
- M. Yalcouye
- C. Kostoulas
- P. David
- I. Osman
- Z. Yohanna
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
- M. Bizot
- M. Cash
- V. Lindelof
- P. Torres
- I. Maatsen
- B. Kamara
- Joao Gomes
- J. McGinn
- R. Barkley
- G. Hemmings
- E. Buendia
- SUBSTITUTES
- Z. Suzuki
- T. Mings
- M. Ruggeri
- L. Bogarde
- T. Rowe
- L. Lynch
- B. Burrowes
- A. Garnacho
- Alysson
- COACHES: Unai Emery
Match statistics
| Brighton | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 12 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 21 | Total shots | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 73% | Possession | 27% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 647 | Total passes | 242 |
| 601 | Accurate passes | 185 |
| 93% | Pass accuracy | 76% |
| 3.77 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.29 |
| -0.41 | goals_prevented | -0.41 |