Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa (Aug 23, 2026)

BHA

AVL

8'

Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf (OG)

9'

Pascal Groß

9'

João Gomes

11'

Yasin Ayari

18'

Maxim De Cuyper

Assist: Georginio Rutter

30'

Jack Hinshelwood

Assist: Diego Gómez

31'

Jack Hinshelwood

33'

John McGinn

40'

João Gomes

HT 4-0

64'

Charalampos Kostoulas

Jack Hinshelwood

64'

Costinha

Yasin Ayari

74'

Lamare Bogarde

Ross Barkley

74'

Tyrone Mings

Pau Torres

78'

Zadok Yohanna

Mats Wieffer

78'

Ibrahim Osman

Maxim De Cuyper

82'

Matteo Ruggeri

Ian Maatsen

82'

Alysson

John McGinn

86'

Malick Yalcouye

Diego Gómez

86'

Alejandro Garnacho

Emiliano Buendía

90'

+5

Matty Cash

FT 4-0

BHA

Team Stats

AVL

Possession

73%

27%

3.69

xG

0.31

21 (6)

Shots (On Target)

6 (0)

35

Touches in Opp Box

4

5

Corners

2

Top Performers

Rating

9.7

Hinshelwood

BHA

xG

1.41

Hinshelwood

BHA

Chances Created

4

Groß

BHA

Take-ons

2

McGinn

AVL

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man City	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Hull City	2	2	0	0	3	6
3	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	2	6
4	Brentford	2	1	1	0	3	4
5	Newcastle	2	1	1	0	2	4
6	Everton	2	1	1	0	2	4
7	Leeds	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Brighton	2	1	0	1	3	3
9	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
10	Man United	2	1	0	1	1	3
11	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	0	3
12	Ipswich	2	1	0	1	-2	3
13	Liverpool	2	0	2	0	0	2
14	Nottm Forest	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Bournemouth	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Fulham	2	0	0	2	-2	0
17	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0
18	Coventry	2	0	0	2	-4	0
19	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	-5	0
20	Tottenham	2	0	0	2	-5	0

Game Summary

Brighton & Hove Albion emerged victorious over Aston Villa, 4 to 0, in the Premier League last Sunday.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 23, 2026

The American Express Stadium

Brighton, East Sussex, England

21° C

5 km/h SSE

Referee Peter Bankes

Assistant Ref Ian Hussin

Assistant Ref Wade Smith

Fourth Official Michael Salisbury

Video Referee Matt Donohue

BHA

4-2-3-1

1

6.8

Verbruggen

21

7.9

Boscagli

5

7.5

Dunk

7.2

Vušković

78'

7.3

Wieffer

26

64'

6.2

Ayari

7.8

Groß

29

78'

9.0

De Cuyper

8

64'

9.7

Hinshelwood

25

86'

6.6

Gómez

5.6

Rutter

40

5.9

Bizot

22

82'

5.7

Maatsen

14

74'

5.0

Torres

3

5.0

Nilsson-Lindelöf

2

6.0

Cash

4.9

Gomes

8

6.2

Kamara

53

5.4

Hemmings

6

74'

6.0

Barkley

82'

5.6

McGinn

10

86'

5.3

Buendía

AVL

4-2-3-1

BHA

Managers

AVL

Fabian Hürzeler

Unai Emery

BHA

Substitutes

AVL

5.4

19

Kostoulas

64'

6.6

5

Mings

74'

7.3

20

Costinha

64'

6.5

26

Bogarde

74'

7.1

15

Osman

78'

6.6

13

Ruggeri

82'

6.6

36

Yohanna

78'

6.7

47

Alysson

82'

7.0

35

Yalcouye

86'

6.6

17

Garnacho

86'

23

Steele

1

Suzuki

4

Struijk

45

Rowe

30

Svoboda

49

Paul Burrowes

12

David

74

Lynch

2'

R. Barkley takes a corner.

3'

L. Dunk commits a foul.

4'

Y. Ayari commits a foul.

4'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

5'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

7'

E. Buendía misses the shot.

8'

M. De Cuyper misses the shot.

8'

V. Nilsson-Lindelöf scores an own goal.

9'

P. Groß commits a foul.

9'

P. Groß receives a yellow card.

9'

J. Gomes receives a yellow card.

10'

Y. Ayari commits a foul.

11'

Y. Ayari receives a yellow card.

12'

E. Buendía commits a foul.

14'

J. Gomes commits a foul.

15'

M. De Cuyper commits a foul.

16'

P. Groß is caught offside.

17'

J. McGinn misses the shot.

18'

M. De Cuyper scores a goal. G. Rutter assists on the shot.

21'

P. Torres commits a foul.

22'

L. Dunk is caught offside.

24'

G. Rutter misses the shot.

24'

M. De Cuyper takes a corner.

25'

M. Wieffer commits a foul.

25'

M. Bizot is caught offside.

28'

M. De Cuyper commits a foul.

30'

J. Hinshelwood scores a goal. D. Gómez assists on the shot.

31'

J. Hinshelwood scores a goal.

33'

J. McGinn commits a foul.

33'

J. McGinn receives a yellow card.

34'

L. Vušković commits a foul.

35'

B. Verbruggen is caught offside.

40'

J. Gomes receives a red card.

42'

Y. Ayari made a shot on target.

42'

M. Wieffer misses the shot.

43'

M. De Cuyper misses the shot.

44'

M. De Cuyper made a shot on target.

45'

B. Kamara commits a foul.

45'

D. Gómez made a shot on target.

45'

P. Groß takes a corner.

45'

M. De Cuyper commits a foul.

49'

L. Vušković misses the shot.

49'

L. Vušković is caught offside.

51'

M. De Cuyper takes a corner.

51'

Y. Ayari misses the shot.

52'

I. Maatsen misses the shot.

54'

P. Groß takes a corner.

54'

L. Vušković misses the shot.

57'

D. Gómez made a shot on target.

58'

J. Hinshelwood made a shot on target.

61'

P. Groß takes a corner.

61'

G. Rutter misses the shot.

64'

C. Kostoulas enters the game. J. Hinshelwood leaves the game.

64'

Costinha enters the game. Y. Ayari leaves the game.

65'

E. Buendía commits a foul.

65'

Costinha misses the shot.

65'

Costinha is caught offside.

66'

M. De Cuyper commits a foul.

68'

E. Buendía takes a corner.

68'

R. Barkley misses the shot.

70'

M. Cash commits a foul.

71'

D. Gómez misses the shot.

74'

Costinha is caught offside.

74'

L. Bogarde enters the game. R. Barkley leaves the game.

74'

T. Mings enters the game. P. Torres leaves the game.

77'

C. Kostoulas misses the shot.

78'

Z. Yohanna enters the game. M. Wieffer leaves the game.

78'

I. Osman enters the game. M. De Cuyper leaves the game.

79'

L. Dunk commits a foul.

80'

Z. Yohanna commits a foul.

82'

M. Ruggeri enters the game. I. Maatsen leaves the game.

82'

Alysson enters the game. J. McGinn leaves the game.

86'

M. Yalcouye enters the game. D. Gómez leaves the game.

86'

A. Garnacho enters the game. E. Buendía leaves the game.

87'

B. Kamara commits a foul.

90'

Costinha made a shot on target.

90'

Alysson is caught offside.

90'

C. Kostoulas misses the shot.

90'

M. Cash commits a foul.

90'

M. Cash receives a yellow card.

All

1st

2nd

BHA

Attacking Stats

AVL

Possession

73%

27%

3.69

xG | Expand

0.31

21

Shots

6

Shots on Target

0

15

Shots off Target

6

3

Shots Blocked

0

2

Hit Woodwork

0

3

Big Chances Missed

0

827

Touches

415

35

Touches in Opp Box

4

4/8 (50%)

Take-ons

7/14 (50%)

5

Corners

2

BHA

Passing Stats

AVL

1.64

xA | Expand

0.15

3

Big Chances Created

0

13

Chances Created

5

605/650 (93%)

Passes

189/249 (76%)

11

Key Passes

5

55

Long Ball Passes

39

185

Final Third Passes

50

5/23 (22%)

Crosses

1/4 (25%)

0/0 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

6

Offsides

2

BHA

Defending Stats

AVL

21

Tackles

20

14

Tackles Won

9

0

Last Man Tackles

0

10

Interceptions

8

13

Clearances

24

37

Recoveries

24

1

Errors Leading to Shot

1

0

Errors Leading to Goal

2

0

Penalties Conceded

0

Goalkeeper Saves

3

BHA

Other Stats

AVL

2

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

1

12

Fouls

9

50

Duels Won

46

17

Aerials Won

7

5

Corners Won

2

104

Possessions Lost

101

16

Times Dispossessed

14

BHA

AVL

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Jack Hinshelwood J. Hinshelwood #8	9.7	63	2	0	2	1.41
Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper #29	9.0	77	1	0	1	1.40
Olivier Boscagli O. Boscagli #21	7.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
Pascal Groß P. Groß #13	7.8	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lewis Dunk L. Dunk #5	7.5	90	0	0	0	0.00
Mats Wieffer M. Wieffer #27	7.3	77	0	0	0	0.08
Costinha Costinha #20	7.3	27	0	0	1	0.08
Luka Vušković L. Vušković #44	7.2	90	0	0	0	0.19
Ibrahim Osman I. Osman #15	7.1	13	0	0	0	0.00
Malick Yalcouye M. Yalcouye #35	7.0	5	0	0	0	0.00
Diego Gómez D. Gómez #25	6.6	85	0	1	2	0.19
Zadok Yohanna Z. Yohanna #36	6.6	13	0	0	0	0.00
Yasin Ayari Y. Ayari #26	6.2	63	0	0	0	0.11
Georginio Rutter G. Rutter #10	5.6	90	0	1	0	0.07
Charalampos Kostoulas C. Kostoulas #19	5.4	27	0	0	0	0.16

Brighton BHA

Aston Villa AVL

Team Stats

Top Performers

Premier League Table

Game Summary

Game Info

Managers

Substitutes

Attacking Stats

Passing Stats

Defending Stats

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