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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa — result, stats & head-to-head, 23 Aug 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston VillaPremier League · Round 1 · The American Express Community Stadium4–0
Matches
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Full time Aston Villa

How the market moved Brighton & Hove Albion win %

43% −1 since open at 44%
45%44%43%
43
Market openedNow

The market moved away from Brighton & Hove Albion, from 44% at open to 43% — a fall of 1 points.

Real traded prices, since the market opened. Not a forecast: what the market believed, when.

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Brighton & Hove Albion4 out
Yankuba MintehInjurysince 14 Aug · 1 match missed Stefanos Tzimas Injurysince 3 Dec 2025 · 31 matches missed Evan FergusonInjurysince 28 Jan · 24 matches missed Jason SteeleInjurysince 25 Jan 2025 · 69 matches missed
Aston Villa2 out
Amadou OnanaInjurysince 7 Jul · 8 matches missed Johan ManzambiInjurysince 6 Jul · 8 matches missed

Starting XI

Aston Villa—
10↓Buendía7.0↓ 86'
53Hemmings6.5
6↓Barkley6.6↓ 74'
7↓CMcGinn6.2↓ 82'
35Silva4.8
8Kamara6.2
22↓Maatsen5.7↓ 82'
14↓Torres5.0↓ 74'
3Lindelöf5.5
2Cash6.3
40Bizot6.4

Timeline

  1. 8'
    Victor Lindelöf · 1–0Own Goal
  2. 18'
    Maxim De Cuyper · 2–0assist: Georginio Rutter
  3. 30'
    Jack Hinshelwood · 3–0assist: Diego Gómez
  4. 31'
    Jack Hinshelwood · 4–0Right foot shot
  5. 39'
    João GomesVAR check
  6. 40'
    João Gomesred card
Show all 21 events (+15 subs & bookings)
  1. 8'
    Victor Lindelöf · 1–0Own Goal
  2. 9'
    João Gomesyellow card
  3. 10'
    Pascal Großyellow card
  4. 11'
    Yasin Ayariyellow card
  5. 18'
    Maxim De Cuyper · 2–0assist: Georginio Rutter
  6. 30'
    Jack Hinshelwood · 3–0assist: Diego Gómez
  7. 31'
    Jack Hinshelwood · 4–0Right foot shot
  8. 33'
    John McGinn yellow card
  9. 39'
    João GomesVAR check
  10. 40'
    João Gomesred card
  11. 64'
    Yasin Ayari ↑ Costinha ↓substitution
  12. 64'
    Jack Hinshelwood ↑ Charalampos Kostoulas ↓substitution
  13. 74'
    Pau Torres ↑ Tyrone Mings ↓substitution
  14. 74'
    Ross Barkley ↑ Lamare Bogarde ↓substitution
  15. 78'
    Maxim De Cuyper ↑ Ibrahim Osman ↓substitution
  16. 78'
    Mats Wieffer ↑ Zadok Yohanna ↓substitution
  17. 82'
    Ian Maatsen ↑ Matteo Ruggeri ↓substitution
  18. 82'
    John McGinn  ↑ Alysson ↓substitution
  19. 86'
    Emiliano Buendía ↑ Alejandro Garnacho ↓substitution
  20. 86'
    Diego Gómez ↑ Malick Yalcouyé ↓substitution
  21. 90+5'
    Matty Cashyellow card

Brighton & Hove Albion left · Aston Villa right

Periods

Brighton & Hove Albion
1st half4
2nd half0
Extra time0
Aston Villa
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

21Shots6
6Shots on target0
5Corners2
12Fouls11
21Tackles19
2Yellow cards3

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
1Round
Sun 23 Aug · 13:00 UTCKickoff
The American Express Community StadiumVenue
31,876Capacity
Peter BankesReferee

Possession

Possession
73% · 27%
Duels won
53% · 47%
Pass accuracy
93% · 76%

Breakdown

Shooting
15Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box4
3Shots blocked0
2Hit woodwork0
6Big chances created0
3Big chances missed0
Passing
647Passes242
23Crosses4
5Accurate crosses1
37Long passes34
30Accurate long passes11
Defence
10Interceptions8
0Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
51Duels won45
8Dribble attempts14
4Successful dribbles7

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Brighton & Hove Albion · bench

4StruijkDF
12AkinpeluFW
15Osman6.6↑ 78'
19Kostoulas6.5↑ 64'
20da Costa6.9↑ 64'
23SteeleGK
30SvobodaDF
35Yalcouyé↑ 86'
36Yohanna6.4↑ 78'

Aston Villa · bench

1SuzukiGK
5Mings6.6↑ 74'
13Ruggeri6.6↑ 82'
17Ferreyra↑ 86'
26Bogarde6.5↑ 74'
45RoweDF
47Santos6.5↑ 82'
49BurrowsFW
74LynchFW

Managers

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Brighton & Hove Albion have won 0 and Aston Villa 3 — 1 ended level.

2026 · Premier LeagueAston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 2025 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 3–4 2025 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 0–3 2024 · Premier LeagueAston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Brighton & Hove Albion LWLLW
Aston Villa WWWLL

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Manchester City6600165+1118
2Arsenal6501105+515
3Brighton & Hove Albion6411185+1313
4Brentford6240126+610
5Everton624085+310
6Chelsea63121513+210
7Leeds United623185+39
8Hull City623186+29
9Liverpool62317709
10Ipswich Town6303912-39
11Newcastle United62221013-38
12Crystal Palace6213912-37
13Manchester United61329906
14Coventry City6204511-66
15Nottingham Forest612358-35
16Aston Villa6123611-55
17Sunderland6114612-64
18AFC Bournemouth6033713-63
19Tottenham Hotspur603339-63
20Fulham6024610-42

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
3
Brighton & Hove Albion
LWLLW
 7.24 13
16
Aston Villa
WWWLL
 6.16 5
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Brighton & Hove AlbionLWLLW
Aston VillaWWWLL
Match stats
73Possession27
21Shots6
6On target0
5Corners2
2Yellow cards3