Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Aston Villa

Premier League· English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

1-0-0

Victor Lindelöf (OG) 8'
Maxim De Cuyper 18'
Jack Hinshelwood 30', 31'

Aston Villa

0-0-1

4:0

📍 American Express Stadium

Timeline

Victor Lindelöf1-0
8'
Pascal Gross
9'
9'
João Gomes
Yasin Ayari
11'
Maxim De Cuyper2-0
🅰 Georginio Rutter
18'
Jack Hinshelwood3-0
🅰 Diego Gómez
30'
Jack Hinshelwood4-0
31'
33'
John McGinn
40'
João Gomes
First Half ends,
Charalambos Kostoulas
↓ Jack Hinshelwood
64'
Costinha
↓ Yasin Ayari
64'
74'
Lamare Bogarde
↓ Ross Barkley
74'
Tyrone Mings
↓ Pau Torres
Zadok Yohanna
↓ Mats Wieffer
78'
Ibrahim Osman
↓ Maxim De Cuyper
78'
82'
Matteo Ruggeri
↓ Ian Maatsen
82'
Alysson
↓ John McGinn
Malick Yalcouyé
↓ Diego Gómez
86'
86'
Alejandro Garnacho
↓ Emiliano Buendía
90'+5'
Matty Cash
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Brighton & Hove Albion

Total ShotsM. De Cuyper4
Accurate PassesL. Dunk106
Defensive InterventionsO. Boscagli9

Aston Villa

Total ShotsE. Buendía3
Accurate PassesV. Lindelöf26
Defensive InterventionsI. Maatsen8

Stats

BrightonAston Villa

Possession

73%

27%

21Shots6

6Shots on target0

3Blocked shots0

Match info

Kick-off: Sunday 23 August
Venue: American Express Stadium · Falmer, England
Referee: Peter Bankes
Round: 2026-27 English Premier League

Form

Brighton & Hove AlbionDWWWL

LvsManchester United3-0
WvsStrasbourg4-3
WvsAS Roma3-0
Wvs

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	5	0	0	:	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	:	+4	12

598Accurate passes182

Aston VillaLLLWW

W@SC Freiburg3-0
W@Manchester City2-1
L@Bayern Munich2-1
L@Paris Saint-Germain2-1
L@Borussia Mönchengladbach2-1

Head to head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

11 Feb 26Aston Villa1-0Brighton & Hove Albion
3 Dec 25Brighton & Hove Albion3-4Aston Villa
2 Apr 25Brighton & Hove Albion0-3Aston Villa
30 Dec 24Aston Villa2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
5 May 24Brighton & Hove Albion1-0Aston Villa

598Accurate passes182

7↓McGinn

6↓Barkley

53Hemmings

1Verbruggen

5Dunk

21Boscagli

44Vuskovic

27↓Wieffer

26↓Ayari

13Gross

29⚽↓De Cuyper

8⚽2↓Hinshelwood

25↓Gómez

10Rutter

Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1

Substitutes · Brighton & Hove Albion

15Ibrahim Osman↑
12Promise David
30Michael Svoboda
19Charalambos Kostoulas↑
4Pascal Struijk
36Zadok Yohanna↑
35Malick Yalcouyé↑
23Jason Steele
20Costinha↑

Substitutes · Aston Villa

1Zion Suzuki
49Bradley Burrowes
26Lamare Bogarde↑
5Tyrone Mings↑
47Alysson↑
74Luka Lynch
45Triston Rowe
17Alejandro Garnacho↑
13Matteo Ruggeri↑

86'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.

86'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Diego Gómez.

82'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces John McGinn.

82'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Ian Maatsen.

80'

Foul by Zadok Yohanna (Brighton and Hove Albion).

80'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79'

Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

79'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Maxim De Cuyper.

78'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Zadok Yohanna replaces Mats Wieffer.

77'

Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

74'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.

74'

Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ross Barkley.

74'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez is caught offside.

71'

Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.

70'

Handball by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

68'

Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.

68'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Costinha.

66'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

66'

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.

65'

Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

65'

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

65'

Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

64'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Yasin Ayari.

64'

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

61'

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a headed pass following a corner.

61'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.

58'

Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

57'

Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Yasin Ayari.

56'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

55'

Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

54'

Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

53'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John McGinn.

52'

Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Hemmings.

51'

Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a corner.

50'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau Torres.

49'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.

49'

Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

45'

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

45'+1'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

45'+1'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

45'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.

45'

Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.

45'

Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'

Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).

44'

Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

43'

Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

42'

Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.

42'

Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

40'

João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

39'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded João Gomes (Aston Villa).

35'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez is caught offside.

34'

Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).

34'

Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

33'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

33'

Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33'

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).

31'

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

30'

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.

28'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

28'

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía is caught offside.

25'

Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).

25'

Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.

24'

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Gómez.

22'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper is caught offside.

21'

Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

21'

Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).

18'

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 0. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

17'

Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by João Gomes.

16'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.

15'

Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

14'

Foul by João Gomes (Aston Villa).

14'

Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

12'

Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

12'

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

10'

Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

João Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Own Goal by Victor Lindelöf, Aston Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.

Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.