Brighton vs Aston Villa match stats & report

4–0 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 1 · American Express Stadium, Falmer · Ref Peter Bankes, England

Brighton stats & fixtures · Aston Villa stats & fixtures

Brighton beat Aston Villa 4–0 in the Premier League on 23 August 2026. Expected goals finished 3.77–0.29. Brighton had 73% of the ball.

Brighton vs Aston Villa match statistics

BrightonAston Villa

73% Ball possession 27%
3.77 Expected goals (xG) 0.29
21 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 0
12 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside the box 2
5 Corners 2
12 Fouls 11
6 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
647 Passes 242
93% Pass accuracy 76%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Own goal V. Lindelöf Brighton
9' Yellow card Joao Gomes Aston Villa
10' Yellow card Pascal Groß Brighton
11' Yellow card Yasin Ayari Brighton
18' Goal Maxim De Cuyper (assist G. Rutter) Brighton
30' Goal J. Hinshelwood (assist D. Gómez) Brighton
31' Goal J. Hinshelwood Brighton
33' Yellow card J. McGinn Aston Villa
40' Red card Joao Gomes Aston Villa
90+5' Yellow card M. Cash Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

21 Olivier Boscagli 5 Lewis Dunk 44 Luka Vušković 27 M. Wieffer

26 Yasin Ayari 13 Pascal Groß

29 Maxim De Cuyper 8 J. Hinshelwood 25 D. Gómez

10 G. Rutter

Bench Jason Steele , M. Svoboda , Costinha , P. Struijk , Malick Yalcouyé , Charalampos Kostoulas , Promise David , I. Osman , Z. Yohanna

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

40 M. Bizot

22 I. Maatsen 14 P. Torres 3 V. Lindelöf 2 M. Cash

35 Joao Gomes 8 B. Kamara

53 G. Hemmings 6 R. Barkley 7 J. McGinn

10 E. Buendía

Bench Z. Suzuki , T. Mings , M. Ruggeri , L. Bogarde , T. Rowe , L. Lynch , B. Burrows , A. Garnacho , Alysson

Out and doubtful

T. Abraham Aston Villa Out — Injury
C. Baleba Brighton Out — Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Brighton Out — Hamstring Injury
M. O'Riley Brighton Out — Illness
A. Onana Aston Villa Out — Knee Injury
B. Madjo Aston Villa Out — Ankle Injury
E. Martinez Aston Villa Out — Finger Injury
J. Manzambi Aston Villa Out — Knee Injury
L. Bailey Aston Villa Out — Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Aston Villa Out — Inactive
E. Ferguson Brighton Out — Ankle Injury
S. Tzimas Brighton Out — Knee Injury
Y. Minteh Brighton Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Brighton at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Feb 26	Aston Villa v Brighton	1–0
3 Dec 25	Brighton v Aston Villa	3–4
2 Apr 25	Brighton v Aston Villa	0–3
30 Dec 24	Aston Villa v Brighton	2–2
5 May 24	Brighton v Aston Villa	1–0
30 Sep 23	Aston Villa v Brighton	6–1

The full Brighton vs Aston Villa head-to-head record