Premier League
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- Victor Lindelöf 8' (og)
- Maxim De Cuyper 18'
- Jack Hinshelwood 30'
- Jack Hinshelwood 31'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0. Scorers for Brighton: Victor Lindelöf 8' (og), Maxim De Cuyper 18', Jack Hinshelwood 30', Jack Hinshelwood 31'. João Gomes of Aston Villa was sent off in minute 40'. Brighton had 73% of possession.
Brighton
Aston Villa
- Full-time 4 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
Matthew Cash Yellow card · Aston Villa Matthew Cash of Aston Villa is booked
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86'
Alejandro Garnacho Out: Emiliano Buendía · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Alejandro Garnacho comes on for Emiliano Buendía
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86'
Malick Yalcouyé Out: Diego Gómez · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Malick Yalcouyé comes on for Diego Gómez
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82'
Alysson Edward Out: John McGinn · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Alysson Edward comes on for John McGinn
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82'
Matteo Ruggeri Out: Ian Maatsen · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: Matteo Ruggeri comes on for Ian Maatsen
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78'
Z. Yohanna Out: Mats Wieffer · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Z. Yohanna comes on for Mats Wieffer
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78'
Ibrahim Osman Out: Maxim De Cuyper · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Ibrahim Osman comes on for Maxim De Cuyper
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74'
L. Bogarde Out: R. Barkley · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for R. Barkley
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74'
T. Mings Out: Pau Torres · Aston Villa Substitution for Aston Villa: T. Mings comes on for Pau Torres
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64'
C. Kostoulas Out: Jack Hinshelwood · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: C. Kostoulas comes on for Jack Hinshelwood
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64'
Costinha Out: Yasin Ayari · Brighton Substitution for Brighton: Costinha comes on for Yasin Ayari
- Half-time 4 - 0
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40'
João Gomes Red card · Aston Villa Straight red card for João Gomes. Aston Villa are down a man
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39'
João Gomes VAR · Card upgraded · Aston Villa VAR review: Card upgraded
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33'
John McGinn Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for John McGinn (Aston Villa)
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31'
Jack Hinshelwood 4-0 Goal · Brighton Goal! Jack Hinshelwood scores for Brighton. It is 4-0
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30'
Jack Hinshelwood 3-0 Goal · Assist: Diego Gómez · Brighton Goal for Brighton! Jack Hinshelwood turns in the pass from Diego Gómez (3-0)
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18'
Maxim De Cuyper 2-0 Goal · Assist: Georginio Rutter · Brighton Georginio Rutter provides, Maxim De Cuyper finishes for Brighton (2-0)
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11'
Yasin Ayari Yellow card · Brighton Yellow card for Yasin Ayari (Brighton)
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10'
Pascal Groß Yellow card · Brighton Pascal Groß of Brighton is booked
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9'
João Gomes Yellow card · Aston Villa Yellow card for João Gomes (Aston Villa)
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8'
Victor Lindelöf 1-0 Own goal · Brighton Own goal by Victor Lindelöf, a goal for Brighton (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Brighton
Aston Villa
LWWWD
Last 5 matches LWLLL
1.7Goals scored per match2.3
1.2Goals conceded per match1.6
5Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Brighton4-2-3-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
22
Maatsen
82'
Ian Maatsen
- 82'Out
- 74'Out
- 8'Own goal
- 90+5'Yellow card
35
Gomes
9'40'
João Gomes
- 9'Yellow card
- 40'Red card
29
De Cuyper
18'78'
Maxim De Cuyper
- 18'Goal
- 78'Out
- 30'Goal
- 31'Goal
- 64'Out
- 86'Out
26
Ayari
11'64'
Yasin Ayari
- 11'Yellow card
- 64'Out
- 10'Yellow card
Brighton4-2-3-1
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1GK Bart Verbruggen
- 27DF Mats Wieffer78'
- 44DF Luka Vušković
- 5DF Lewis Dunk
- 21DF Olivier Boscagli
- 13MF Pascal Groß10'
- 26MF Yasin Ayari11'64'
- 25MF Diego Gómez86'
- 8MF Jack Hinshelwood30'31'64'
- 29MF Maxim De Cuyper18'78'
- 10FW Georginio Rutter
Substitutes
- 23GK Jason Steele
- 30DF Michael Svoboda
- 20DF Costinha64'
- 4DF P. Struijk
- 35MF Malick Yalcouyé86'
- 19FW C. Kostoulas64'
- 12FW Promise David
- 15FW Ibrahim Osman78'
- 36FW Z. Yohanna78'
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Coach: Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 40GK Marco Bizot
- 2DF Matthew Cash90+5'
- 3DF Victor Lindelöf8'
- 14DF Pau Torres74'
- 22DF Ian Maatsen82'
- 8MF Boubacar Kamara
- 35MF João Gomes9'40'
- 7MF John McGinn33'82'
- 6MF R. Barkley74'
- 53MF G. Hemmings
- 10FW Emiliano Buendía86'
Substitutes
- 1GK Zion Suzuki
- 5DF T. Mings74'
- 13DF Matteo Ruggeri82'
- 26MF L. Bogarde74'
- 45DF Triston Rowe
- 74FW L. Lynch
- 49FW B. Burrowes
- 17FW Alejandro Garnacho86'
- 47FW Alysson Edward82'
Brighton
Aston Villa
73%
27%
21
Shots
6
6
On target
0
12
Off target
6
5
Corners
2
12
Fouls
11
6
Offsides
2
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
0
Saves
3
647
Passes
242
93%
Pass accuracy
76%
3.77
Expected goals
0.29
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City
|
7 | 19 | 7 | 19:7 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 |
Arsenal
|
6 | 10 | 5 | 10:5 | +5 | 15 |
| 3 |
Brighton
|
6 | 18 | 5 | 18:5 | +13 | 13 |
| 4 |
Chelsea
|
7 | 17 | 13 | 17:13 | +4 | 13 |
| 5 |
Liverpool
|
7 | 9 | 8 | 9:8 | +1 | 12 |
| 6 |
Brentford
|
7 | 13 | 8 | 13:8 | +5 | 10 |
| 7 |
Everton
|
7 | 8 | 7 | 8:7 | +1 | 10 |
| 8 |
Leeds
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 9 |
| 9 |
Hull City
|
7 | 8 | 7 | 8:7 | +1 | 9 |
| 10 |
Ipswich
|
7 | 11 | 15 | 11:15 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 |
Newcastle
|
7 | 10 | 14 | 10:14 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 |
Aston Villa
|
7 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 |
Crystal Palace
|
6 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 |
Manchester United
|
6 | 9 | 9 | 9:9 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 |
Coventry
|
6 | 5 | 11 | 5:11 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 |
Fulham
|
7 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest
|
6 | 5 | 8 | 5:8 | -3 | 5 |
| 18 |
Sunderland
|
6 | 6 | 12 | 6:12 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 |
Bournemouth
|
6 | 7 | 13 | 7:13 | -6 | 3 |
| 20 |
Tottenham
|
6 | 3 | 9 | 3:9 | -6 | 3 |
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegation
Brighton wins1Draws2
Aston Villa wins7Last meetings
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11 February 2026 · Premier League
Aston Villa
1-0
Brighton
-
3 December 2025 · Premier League
Brighton
3-4
Aston Villa
-
2 April 2025 · Premier League
Brighton
0-3
Aston Villa
-
30 December 2024 · Premier League
Aston Villa
2-2
Brighton
-
5 May 2024 · Premier League
Brighton
1-0
Aston Villa
-
30 September 2023 · Premier League
Aston Villa
6-1
Brighton
-
28 May 2023 · Premier League
Aston Villa
2-1
Brighton
-
8 December 2022 · Friendlies Clubs
Aston Villa
2-2
Brighton
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13 November 2022 · Premier League
Brighton
1-2
Aston Villa
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26 February 2022 · Premier League
Brighton
0-2
Aston Villa