Premier League · Sun, 23 Aug 2026 ·
Brighton vs Aston Villa — 4 - 0
American Express Stadium · Referee: Peter Bankes, England
Match report
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 as J. Hinshelwood scores twice
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 in Premier League matchday 1 on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at American Express Stadium. V. Lindelof (8' og), M. De Cuyper (18') and J. Hinshelwood (30', 31') scored for Brighton. João Gomes (Aston Villa, 40') was sent off. It was 4-0 at half-time.
Brighton had 73% of the ball and 21 shots (6 on target) against Aston Villa’s 6 (0 on target). Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 9.0. The result leaves Brighton 3rd in the Premier League table on 10 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Match events
- 8'own goalV. Lindelof(own goal)Own Goal
- 9'yellow cardJoão GomesYellow Card
- 10'yellow cardPascal GroßYellow Card
- 11'yellow cardYasin AyariYellow Card
- 18'goalM. De CuyperAssist: G. Rutter
- 30'goalJ. HinshelwoodAssist: D. Gomez
- 31'goalJ. HinshelwoodNormal Goal
- 33'yellow cardJohn McGinnYellow Card
- 39'VAR decisionJoão GomesCard upgrade
- 40'red cardJoão GomesRed Card
- 64'substitutionY. AyariOff: Costinha
- 64'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: C. Kostoulas
- 74'substitutionP. TorresOff: T. Mings
- 74'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: L. Bogarde
- 78'substitutionM. De CuyperOff: I. Osman
- 78'substitutionM. WiefferOff: Z. Yohanna
- 82'substitutionI. MaatsenOff: M. Ruggeri
- 82'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: Alysson
- 86'substitutionD. GomezOff: M. Yalcouye
- 86'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: A. Garnacho
- 90+5'yellow cardMatty CashYellow Card
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 44L. VuskovicD
- 5L. DunkD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 13P. GrossM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 25D. GomezM
- 8J. HinshelwoodM
- 29M. De CuyperM
- 10G. RutterF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 30M. SvobodaD
- 20CostinhaD
- 4P. StruijkD
- 35M. YalcouyeM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 12P. DavidF
- 15I. OsmanF
- 36Z. YohannaF
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 40M. BizotG
- 2M. CashD
- 3V. LindelofD
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 8B. KamaraM
- 35Joao GomesM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 53G. HemmingsM
- 10E. BuendiaF
Substitutes
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 5T. MingsD
- 13M. RuggeriD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 45T. RoweD
- 74L. LynchF
- 49B. BurrowesF
- 17A. GarnachoF
- 47AlyssonF
Match statistics
- 73%Possession27%
- 3.77Expected goals (xG)0.29
- 21Total shots6
- 6Shots on target0
- 12Shots off target6
- 3Blocked shots0
- 15Shots inside the box2
- 6Shots outside the box4
- 5Corners2
- 6Offsides2
- 12Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
- 0Goalkeeper saves3
- 647Passes242
- 601Accurate passes185
- 93%Pass accuracy76%
- -0.41Goals prevented-0.41
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 44Luka VuškovićD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 8Jack HinshelwoodMTop rated | 64 | 9.0 | 2 | |
| 13Pascal GroßM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 86 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 26Yasin AyariM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperM | 78 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 10Georginio RutterF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 4Pascal StruijkD | – | – | ||
| 20CostinhaD | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Michael SvobodaD | – | – | ||
| 35Malick YalcouyéM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Promise DavidF | – | – | ||
| 15Ibrahim OsmanF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 36Zadok YohannaF | 12 | 6.7 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Marco BizotG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 90 | 5.0 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 74 | 4.9 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 82 | 5.5 | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 74 | 6.3 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Boubacar KamaraM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 35João GomesM | 40 | 5.0 | ||
| 53George HemmingsM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaF | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Zion SuzukiG | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Matteo RuggeriD | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 45Triston RoweD | – | – | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Alejandro GarnachoF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 47AlyssonF | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 49Bradley BurrowesF | – | – | ||
| 74Luka LynchF | – | – |
