Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa, 23 August 2026

Score4-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,746

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 3 Aston Villa won: 9 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 17 Aston Villa scored: 28 . This was the first time that Brighton and Hove Albion had scored more than two goals in a game in their 38 meetings with Aston Villa in all competitions.

4 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Victor Lindelöf own goal 8 OG
Maxim De Cuyper 18 G
Jack Hinshelwood 30 G
Jack Hinshelwood 31 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Georginio Rutter

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
George Hemmings Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder

Substitutions:

Costinha for Yasin Ayari 64
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 64
Ibrahim Osman for Maxim De Cuyper 78
Zadok Yohanna for Mats Wieffer 78
Malick Yalcouyé for Diego Gómez 86

Substitutions:

Lamare Bogarde for Ross Barkley 74
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 74
Alysson for John McGinn 82
Matteo Ruggeri for Ian Maatsen 82
Alejandro Garnacho for Emi Buendía 86

Cards:

Pascal Gross 9 Y
Yasin Ayari 11 Y

Cards:

João Gomes 9 Y
John McGinn 33 Y
João Gomes 40 R
Matty Cash 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Midfielder Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Midfielder/Forward Zadok Yohanna
Forward Promise David
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Triston Rowe
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Luka Lynch
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Burrowes
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho

Comments:

This was the first time that Brighton and Hove Albion had scored four or more goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League since a 6-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 April 2023. . Albion now remained unbeaten in their opening game in six consecutive league seasons for the first time since 1978-79 in League Division Two. . Lewis Dunk had now become the first player to make 300 appearances for the Seagulls in the Premier League.

Comments:

This was the first time that Aston Villa had trailed by four or more goals at half-time in a game in the Premier League since a 6-1 loss at Manchester City on 12 January 2020. . João Gomes was shown a red card in the 40th minute following a VAR review for violent conduct. He had now become the first player to be shown a red card in the first half of his Premier League debut for a club since Samba Diakité of Queens Park Rangers against Fulham in February 2012. . This was the first time that Villa have started a season in the Premier League on a Sunday since 2008 when Gabby Agbonlahor scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win against Manchester City.

4 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Victor Lindelöf own goal 8 OG
Maxim De Cuyper 18 G
Jack Hinshelwood 30 G
Jack Hinshelwood 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Luka Vušković
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Georginio Rutter

Substitutions:

Costinha for Yasin Ayari 64
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 64
Ibrahim Osman for Maxim De Cuyper 78
Zadok Yohanna for Mats Wieffer 78
Malick Yalcouyé for Diego Gómez 86

Cards:

Pascal Gross 9 Y
Yasin Ayari 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Midfielder Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Midfielder/Forward Zadok Yohanna
Forward Promise David
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas

Comments:

This was the first time that Brighton and Hove Albion had scored four or more goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League since a 6-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 29 April 2023. . Albion now remained unbeaten in their opening game in six consecutive league seasons for the first time since 1978-79 in League Division Two. . Lewis Dunk had now become the first player to make 300 appearances for the Seagulls in the Premier League.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Marco Bizot Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
George Hemmings Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder

Substitutions:

Lamare Bogarde for Ross Barkley 74
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 74
Alysson for John McGinn 82
Matteo Ruggeri for Ian Maatsen 82
Alejandro Garnacho for Emi Buendía 86

Cards:

João Gomes 9 Y
John McGinn 33 Y
João Gomes 40 R
Matty Cash 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Triston Rowe
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Luka Lynch
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Burrowes
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho

Comments:

This was the first time that Aston Villa had trailed by four or more goals at half-time in a game in the Premier League since a 6-1 loss at Manchester City on 12 January 2020. . João Gomes was shown a red card in the 40th minute following a VAR review for violent conduct. He had now become the first player to be shown a red card in the first half of his Premier League debut for a club since Samba Diakité of Queens Park Rangers against Fulham in February 2012. . This was the first time that Villa have started a season in the Premier League on a Sunday since 2008 when Gabby Agbonlahor scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 win against Manchester City.