Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa — Premier League, 23 Aug 2026
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on 23 August 2026 at American Express Stadium, Falmer. Maxim De Cuyper, J. Hinshelwood got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Aston Villa 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·American Express Stadium · Falmer·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-18'Own Goal
- 9'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 9'Tripping
- 11'Roughing
- 1-118'assist: G. Rutter
- 2-130'assist: Diego Gómez
- 3-131'
- 33'Tripping
- 40'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Half-time4-0
- 64'
- 64'out: Costinha
- 74'
- 74'
- 78'
- 78'
- 82'
- 82'out: Alysson
- 86'
- 86'
- 90+5'Roughing
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.9Jack HinshelwoodM
- 8.2Diego GómezM
- 8.2Maxim De CuyperM
- 7.7Olivier BoscagliD
- 7.7Georginio RutterF
- 7.6Luka VuškovićD
- 7.2Lewis DunkD
- 7.0Mats WiefferD
- 6.9Pascal GroßM
- 6.9Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.7Zadok YohannaF
- 6.7Malick YalcouyéM
- 6.5CostinhaD
- 6.3Yasin AyariM
- 6.3Ibrahim OsmanF
- 6.2Charalampos KostoulasF
Aston Villa
- 6.7Ross BarkleyM
- 6.7Emiliano BuendíaF
- 6.7Tyrone MingsD
- 6.7Lamare BogardeM
- 6.7AlyssonF
- 6.6Matteo RuggeriD
- 6.5Marco BizotG
- 6.5Alejandro GarnachoF
- 6.3John McGinnM
- 6.3George HemmingsM
- 6.3Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.2Matthew CashD
- 5.5Ian MaatsenD
- 5.3Victor LindelöfD
- 5.0João GomesM
- 4.9Pau TorresD
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 30Michael SvobodaD
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 4Pascal StruijkD
- 20Costinha64'D6.5
- 15Ibrahim Osman78'F6.3
- 12Promise DavidF
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas64'F6.2
- 35Malick YalcouyéM6.7
- 36Zadok Yohanna78'F6.7
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 5Tyrone Mings74'D6.7
- 13Matteo RuggeriD6.6
- 1Zion SuzukiG
- 17Alejandro Garnacho86'F6.5
- 26Lamare Bogarde74'M6.7
- 74Luka LynchF
- 49Bradley-Paul BurrowsF
- 47Alysson82'F6.7
- 45Triston RoweD
Team statistics
73%Possession27%
3.62Expected goals (xG)0.31
21Total shots6
6Shots on target0
12Shots off target6
3Blocked shots0
5Corners2
6Offsides2
12Fouls8
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves3
-1.17Goals prevented-1.17
628Total passes239
585Accurate passes183
93%Pass accuracy77%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hinshelwood | 64 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Diego Gómez | 86 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 78 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Georginio Rutter | 94 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Luka Vušković | 94 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Mats Wieffer | 78 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Pascal Groß | 94 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Zadok Yohanna | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Costinha | 30 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Yasin Ayari | 64 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ibrahim Osman | 16 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 30 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barkley | 74 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 86 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tyrone Mings | 20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alysson | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Matteo Ruggeri | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Marco Bizot | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| John McGinn | 82 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| George Hemmings | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Matthew Cash | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Ian Maatsen | 82 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.5 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
| João Gomes | 40 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Pau Torres | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
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