Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa – Result & match summary
Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.
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12 shots off target New season recordMost shots off target by a team in a single match Brighton had more shots off target in this match than any other team in a single game this season.
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Aston Villa 4–0 on 23 August 2026 at The American Express Community Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion: (4-2-3-1) Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Pascal Groß, Olivier Boscagli, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper, Luka Vuskovic.
Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, João Gomes, Marco Bizot, George Hemmings.
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion: Costinha for Yasin Ayari, Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood, Ibrahim Osman for Maxim De Cuyper, Zadok Yohanna for Mats Wieffer, Malick Yalcouyé for Diego Gómez.
Aston Villa: Lamare Bogarde for Ross Barkley, Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres, Alysson for John McGinn, Matteo Ruggeri for Ian Maatsen, Alejandro Garnacho for Emiliano Buendía.
Sidelined players
Brighton & Hove Albion: Stefanos Tzimas, Kaoru Mitoma, Femi Azeez.
Match statistics
Brighton & Hove Albion had 73% of the possession, compared with 27% for Aston Villa.
Brighton & Hove Albion registered 21 shots, with 6 on target. Aston Villa had 6 shots, with 0 on target.
Brighton & Hove Albion won 5 corners, while Aston Villa won 2.
Top players
Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood scored 2 goals, Georginio Rutter provided 1 assist, and Maxim De Cuyper was the highest-rated player (8.1).
Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendía was the highest-rated player (7.0), Ross Barkley created 2 chances, and Marco Bizot made 3 saves.