CORNERFLICK
Brighton vs Aston Villa 4-0
- M. De Cuyper18'
- J. Hinshelwood30'
- J. Hinshelwood31'
- V. Lindelof (OG)8'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · 13:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Peter Bankes, England
Match timeline
- 90+5’Yellow card
Aston VillaM. Cash - 86’Substitution
BrightonM. Yalcouye OND. Gomez OFF - 86’SubstitutionAston VillaA. Garnacho ONE. Buendia OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAston VillaM. Ruggeri ONI. Maatsen OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAston VillaAlysson ONJ. McGinn OFF
- 78’SubstitutionBrightonZ. Yohanna ONM. Wieffer OFF
- 78’SubstitutionBrightonI. Osman ONM. De Cuyper OFF
- 74’SubstitutionAston VillaL. Bogarde ONR. Barkley OFF
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- 74’SubstitutionAston VillaT. Mings ONP. Torres OFF
- 64’SubstitutionBrightonC. Kostoulas ONJ. Hinshelwood OFF
- 64’SubstitutionBrightonCostinha ONY. Ayari OFF
- 40’Red cardAston VillaJoao Gomes
- 33’Yellow cardAston VillaJ. McGinn
- 31’Goal!BrightonJ. Hinshelwood3 – 1
- 30’Goal!BrightonJ. HinshelwoodAssist: D. Gomez2 – 1
- 18’Goal!BrightonM. De CuyperAssist: G. Rutter1 – 1
- 11’Yellow cardBrightonY. Ayari
- 9’Yellow cardAston VillaJoao Gomes
- 9’Yellow cardBrightonP. Gross
- 8’Own goalBrightonV. Lindelof0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
BrightonAston Villa- 73%Possession27%
- 21Shots6
- 3.62xG0.31
- 6Shots on Target0
- 5Corners2
- 93%Pass Accuracy77%
- 6Offsides2
- 0Saves3
- 628Passes239
- 12Fouls8
- 2Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Brighton4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Verbruggen
- 27Wieffer
- 44Vušković
- 21Boscagli
- 5Dunk
- 13Groß
- 26Ayari
- 25Gómez
- 8Hinshelwood
- 29Cuyper
- 10Rutter
Substitutions
- 64’↑19 Charalampos Kostoulas↓8 Jack Hinshelwood
- 64’↑20 Costinha↓26 Yasin Ayari
- 78’↑36 Zadok Yohanna↓27 Mats Wieffer
- 78’↑15 Ibrahim Osman↓29 Maxim De Cuyper
- 86’↑35 Malick Yalcouyé↓25 Diego Gómez
Unused substitutes 23 Jason Steele, 4 Pascal Struijk, 30 Michael Svoboda, 12 Promise David
Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Aston Villa4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 40Bizot
- 2Cash
- 14Torres
- 3Lindelöf
- 22Maatsen
- 6Barkley
- 8Kamara
- 7McGinn
- 35Gomes
- 53Hemmings
- 10Buendía
Substitutions
- 74’↑26 Lamare Bogarde↓6 Ross Barkley
- 74’↑5 Tyrone Mings↓14 Pau Torres
- 82’↑13 Matteo Ruggeri↓22 Ian Maatsen
- 82’↑47 Alysson↓7 John McGinn
- 86’↑17 Alejandro Garnacho↓10 Emiliano Buendía
Unused substitutes 1 Zion Suzuki, 45 Triston Rowe, 49 Bradley Burrowes, 74 Luka Lynch
Coach Unai Emery
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League - England
- Date
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 13:00 (UTC)
- Referee
- Peter Bankes, England
- Brighton coach
- Fabian Hurzeler
- Aston Villa coach
- Unai Emery
League table
Premier League - England
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 27 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 |  Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 19 |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 |  Everton | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 16 |
| 12 |  Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
Match related news
Head to head
12 goals18 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026Premier LeagueBrighton4 - 0Aston Villa
- 2026Premier LeagueBrighton0 - 1Aston Villa
- 2025Premier LeagueBrighton3 - 4Aston Villa
- 2025Premier LeagueBrighton0 - 3Aston Villa
- 2024Premier LeagueBrighton2 - 2Aston Villa
8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Brighton- W-D-L
- 0-1-0
- Scored / match
- 0.0
- Conceded / match
- 0.0
Aston Villa- W-D-L
- 0-0-1
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
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How the fans called it
- BrightonResult0%
- Aston Villa0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League - England.
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'.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier League - England
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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20 events
- 8’Own goalBrightonV. Lindelof0 – 1
- 9’Yellow cardAston VillaJoao Gomes
- 9’Yellow cardBrightonP. Gross
- 11’Yellow cardBrightonY. Ayari
- 18’Goal!BrightonM. De CuyperAssist: G. Rutter1 – 1
- 30’Goal!BrightonJ. HinshelwoodAssist: D. Gomez2 – 1
- 31’Goal!BrightonJ. Hinshelwood3 – 1
- 33’Yellow cardAston VillaJ. McGinn
- 40’Red cardAston VillaJoao Gomes
- 64’SubstitutionBrightonC. Kostoulas ONJ. Hinshelwood OFF
- 64’SubstitutionBrightonCostinha ONY. Ayari OFF
- 74’SubstitutionAston VillaL. Bogarde ONR. Barkley OFF
- 74’SubstitutionAston VillaT. Mings ONP. Torres OFF
- 78’SubstitutionBrightonZ. Yohanna ONM. Wieffer OFF
- 78’SubstitutionBrightonI. Osman ONM. De Cuyper OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAston VillaM. Ruggeri ONI. Maatsen OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAston VillaAlysson ONJ. McGinn OFF
- 86’SubstitutionBrightonM. Yalcouye OND. Gomez OFF
- 86’SubstitutionAston VillaA. Garnacho ONE. Buendia OFF
- 90+5’Yellow cardAston VillaM. Cash