BrightonBHA4 – 0FT
Aston VillaAVL
American Express Stadium, FalmerFT
- 90'+5'A — Matty Cash
- 86'H — Malick YalcouyéOff — Diego Gómez
- 86'A — Alejandro GarnachoOff — Emiliano Buendía
- 82'A — Matteo RuggeriOff — Ian Maatsen
- 82'A — AlyssonOff — John McGinn
- 78'H — Zadok YohannaOff — Mats Wieffer
- 78'H — Ibrahim OsmanOff — Maxim De Cuyper
- 74'A — Lamare BogardeOff — Ross Barkley
- 74'A — Tyrone MingsOff — Pau Torres
- 64'H — Charalambos KostoulasOff — Jack Hinshelwood
- 64'H — CostinhaOff — Yasin Ayari
- HT
- 40'A — João Gomes
- 33'A — John McGinn
- 31'H — Jack Hinshelwood
- 30'H — Jack HinshelwoodAssist — Diego Gómez
- 18'H — Maxim De CuyperAssist — Georginio Rutter
- 11'H — Yasin Ayari
- 9'H — Pascal Gross
- 9'A — João Gomes
- 8'H — Victor LindelöfOwn goal
- KO – 14:00
Shots on targetBHA
60
ShotsBHA
216
CornersBHA
52
- Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.
- 90'+5'Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5'Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5'Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Offside, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 90'Attempt saved. Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Ibrahim Osman with a cross.
- 87'Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87'Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 86'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 86'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Diego Gómez.
- 82'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces John McGinn.
- 82'Substitution, Aston Villa. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 80'Foul by Zadok Yohanna (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 80'John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 79'John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
- 78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Zadok Yohanna replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 77'Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 74'Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.
- 74'Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ross Barkley.
- 74'Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez is caught offside.
- 71'Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 70'Handball by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 68'Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.
- 68'Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Costinha.
- 66'Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 66'Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.
- 65'Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 65'Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65'Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 64'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 64'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 61'Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 58'Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Most shots4Maxim De CuyperBrighton & Hove Albion
Most saves3Marco BizotAston Villa
Most fouled4John McGinnAston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1Aston Villa4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 64'19Charalambos Kostoulas8Jack Hinshelwood
- 64'20Costinha26Yasin Ayari
- 78'36Zadok Yohanna27Mats Wieffer
- 78'15Ibrahim Osman29Maxim De Cuyper
- 86'35Malick Yalcouyé25Diego Gómez
- 74'26Lamare Bogarde6Ross Barkley
- 74'5Tyrone Mings14Pau Torres
- 82'13Matteo Ruggeri22Ian Maatsen
- 82'47Alysson7John McGinn
- 86'17Alejandro Garnacho10Emiliano Buendía
SubstitutesBrighton & Hove Albion- 15IO
Ibrahim OsmanSUBOn
- 12PDPromise DavidSUB
- 30MS
Michael SvobodaSUB
- 19CKCharalambos KostoulasSUBOn
- 4PS
Pascal StruijkSUB
- 36ZYZadok YohannaSUBOn
- 35MY
Malick YalcouyéSUBOn
- 23JS
Jason SteeleSUB
- 20C
CostinhaSUBOn
SubstitutesAston Villa- 1ZS
Zion SuzukiSUB
- 49BBBradley BurrowesSUB
- 26LB
Lamare BogardeSUBOn
- 5TM
Tyrone MingsSUBOn
- 47A
AlyssonSUBOn
- 74LLLuka LynchSUB
- 45TRTriston RoweSUB
- 17AG
Alejandro GarnachoSUBOn
- 13MRMatteo RuggeriSUBOn
BrightonAston Villa
- 6Shots on target0
- 21Shots6
- 28.6Shot accuracy %0
- 3Blocked shots0
- 5Corners2
- 0Penalties taken0
- 0Saves3
- 72.9Possession %27.1
- 642Passes240
- 598Accurate passes182
- 93.1Pass accuracy %75.8
- 23Crosses4
- 5Accurate crosses1
- 21.7Cross accuracy %25
- 53Long balls37
- 44Accurate long balls13
- 83Long ball accuracy %35.1
- 21Tackles20
- 14Tackles won9
- 66.7Tackle success %45
- 10Interceptions8
- 12Clearances23
- 6Offsides2
- 12Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
Brighton · Previous meetings between these sides.
- L0-1
- L3-4
- L0-3
- D2-2
- W1-0
Most recent match first.
Brighton
DWWWL
- TRO0-0
- BOL1-0
- ROMA3-0
- STR4-3
- MAN0-3
Aston Villa
LLLWW
- BMG1-2
- PSG1-2
- MUN1-2
- MNC2-1
- SCF3-0
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- American Express Stadium, Falmer
- Referee
- Peter Bankes
Common questions
What was the score in Brighton & Hove Albion – Aston Villa?
- The match finished Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa, played on 23 August 2026.
What is the line-up for Brighton & Hove Albion – Aston Villa?
- Brighton & Hove Albion line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Luka Vuskovic, Olivier Boscagli, Mats Wieffer, Jack Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Georginio Rutter, Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gómez. Aston Villa line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Marco Bizot, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Ian Maatsen, Matty Cash, Ross Barkley, João Gomes, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, George Hemmings, John McGinn.
What is the recent form of Brighton & Hove Albion?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Aston Villa won 2, drew 0 and lost 3.
What is the head-to-head record between Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Brighton & Hove Albion won 1, Aston Villa won 3, and 1 were drawn.
Squad value
Brighton
€531m
1.1×
Aston Villa
€465m
Average age25.0 · 27.4
Overseas players78% · 72%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
Brighton4 / 35
Charlie Tasker · Joe Knight · Harry Howell · Nehemiah Oriola
Aston Villa3 / 36
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba · Bradley Burrowes · George Hemmings
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Brighton
1Bart Verbruggen5Lewis Dunk6Jan Paul van Hecke10Georginio Rutter11Yankuba Minteh13Jack Hinshelwood14Tom Watson17Carlos Baleba18Danny Welbeck19Charalampos Kostoulas20James Milner21Olivier Boscagli22Kaoru Mitoma23Jason Steele24Ferdi Kadıoğlu25Diego Gómez26Yasin Ayari27Mats Wieffer29Maxim De Cuyper34Joël Veltman51Charlie Tasker53Harry Howell
Aston Villa
2Matty Cash3Victor Lindelöf4Ezri Konsa5Tyrone Mings6Ross Barkley7John McGinn8Youri Tielemans10Emiliano Buendía11Ollie Watkins12Lucas Digne14Pau Torres16Andrés García19Jadon Sancho20Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba22Ian Maatsen23Emiliano Martínez24Amadou Onana26Lamare Bogarde27Morgan Rogers40Marco Bizot44Boubacar Kamara52Sam Proctor53George Hemmings64James Wright83Bradley Burrowes
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
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