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Brighton v Aston Villa 4-0 · Premier League

Premier League
Brighton
FT

4-0

  • V. Lindelof (OG)8'
  • M. De Cuyper18'
  • J. Hinshelwood30'
  • J. Hinshelwood31'
Aston Villa
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What happened

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Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League.

M. De Cuyper 18' and J. Hinshelwood 30', 31' scored for Brighton, V. Lindelof (og) 8' for Aston Villa.

Brighton had 73% of the ball to Aston Villa's 27%; the sides had 21 and 6 shots (6 and 0 on target).

There was one sending-off: Joao Gomes 40'.

Key stats

Possession

73%27%

Shots

216

xG

3.620.31

Shots on Target

60

Corners

52

Pass Accuracy

93%77%

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardM. Cash
  2. 86’SubstitutionD. Gomez · On: M. Yalcouye
  3. 86’SubstitutionE. Buendia · On: A. Garnacho
  4. 82’SubstitutionI. Maatsen · On: M. Ruggeri
  5. 82’SubstitutionJ. McGinn · On: Alysson
  6. 78’SubstitutionM. Wieffer · On: Z. Yohanna
  7. 78’SubstitutionM. De Cuyper · On: I. Osman
  8. 74’SubstitutionR. Barkley · On: L. Bogarde
  9. 74’SubstitutionP. Torres · On: T. Mings
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Team stats comparison

BrightonAston Villa
  • 73Possession27
  • 21Shots6
  • 6Shots on Target0
  • 3.62xG0.31
  • 5Corners2
  • 6Offsides2
  • 0Saves3
  • 628Passes239
  • 93Pass Accuracy77
  • 12Fouls8
  • 2Yellow Cards2
  • 0Red Cards1

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Referee
Peter Bankes, England
Brighton coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Aston Villa coach
Unai Emery

Match record

Competition
Premier League
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:brighton-vs-aston-villa-premier-league-2026-08-23

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Brighton4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Bart VerbruggenGK
  • 27Mats WiefferDF
  • 44Luka VuškovićDF
  • 21Olivier BoscagliDF
  • 5Lewis DunkDF
  • 13Pascal GroßMF
  • 26Yasin AyariMF
  • 25Diego GómezMF
  • 8Jack HinshelwoodMF
  • 29Maxim De CuyperMF
  • 10Georginio RutterFW

Bench

  • 23Jason Steele
  • 4Pascal Struijk
  • 20Costinha
  • 30Michael Svoboda
  • 15Ibrahim Osman
  • 35Malick Yalcouyé
  • 12Promise David
  • 19Charalampos Kostoulas
  • 36Zadok Yohanna

Coach · Fabian Hurzeler

1. Bart Verbruggen (GK)1Verbruggen27. Mats Wieffer (DF)27Wieffer44. Luka Vušković (DF)44Vušković21. Olivier Boscagli (DF)21Boscagli5. Lewis Dunk (DF)5Dunk13. Pascal Groß (MF)13Groß26. Yasin Ayari (MF)26Ayari25. Diego Gómez (MF)25Gómez8. Jack Hinshelwood (MF)8Hinshelwood29. Maxim De Cuyper (MF)29Cuyper10. Georginio Rutter (FW)10Rutter40. Marco Bizot (GK)40Bizot2. Matty Cash (DF)2Cash14. Pau Torres (DF)14Torres3. Victor Lindelöf (DF)3Lindelöf22. Ian Maatsen (DF)22Maatsen6. Ross Barkley (MF)6Barkley8. Boubacar Kamara (MF)8Kamara7. John McGinn (MF)7McGinn35. João Gomes (MF)35Gomes53. George Hemmings (MF)53Hemmings10. Emiliano Buendía (FW)10Buendía
  • Brighton
  • Aston Villa

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 40Marco BizotGK
  • 2Matty CashDF
  • 14Pau TorresDF
  • 3Victor LindelöfDF
  • 22Ian MaatsenDF
  • 6Ross BarkleyMF
  • 8Boubacar KamaraMF
  • 7John McGinnMF
  • 35João GomesMF
  • 53George HemmingsMF
  • 10Emiliano BuendíaFW

Bench

  • 1Zion Suzuki
  • 5Tyrone Mings
  • 13Matteo Ruggeri
  • 26Lamare Bogarde
  • 47Alysson
  • 45Triston Rowe
  • 49Bradley Burrowes
  • 17Alejandro Garnacho
  • 74Luka Lynch

Coach · Unai Emery

Head to head

2Wins
1Draws
5Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · Premier LeagueBrighton4 - 0Aston Villa
  • 2026 · Premier LeagueBrighton0 - 1Aston Villa
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueBrighton3 - 4Aston Villa
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueBrighton0 - 3Aston Villa
  • 2024 · Premier LeagueBrighton2 - 2Aston Villa

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Arsenal4400+712
2Manchester City4400+612
3Hull City4220+38
4Brighton4211+87
5Chelsea4211+17
19Aston Villa4013-61
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Full timeline

20 events

  1. 8’V. LindelofBrighton0–1
  2. 9’Yellow cardJoao Gomes
  3. 9’Yellow cardP. Gross
  4. 11’Yellow cardY. Ayari
  5. 18’M. De CuyperBrighton · assist G. Rutter1–1
  6. 30’J. HinshelwoodBrighton · assist D. Gomez2–1
  7. 31’J. HinshelwoodBrighton3–1
  8. 33’Yellow cardJ. McGinn
  9. 40’Red cardJoao Gomes
  10. 64’SubstitutionJ. Hinshelwood · On: C. Kostoulas
  11. 64’SubstitutionY. Ayari · On: Costinha
  12. 74’SubstitutionR. Barkley · On: L. Bogarde
  13. 74’SubstitutionP. Torres · On: T. Mings
  14. 78’SubstitutionM. Wieffer · On: Z. Yohanna
  15. 78’SubstitutionM. De Cuyper · On: I. Osman
  16. 82’SubstitutionI. Maatsen · On: M. Ruggeri
  17. 82’SubstitutionJ. McGinn · On: Alysson
  18. 86’SubstitutionD. Gomez · On: M. Yalcouye
  19. 86’SubstitutionE. Buendia · On: A. Garnacho
  20. 90+5’Yellow cardM. Cash

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