Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
Match pulse
BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'AVL 
73%Possession27%
21Shots6
6On target0
5Corners2
0Saves3
12Fouls9
9'Pascal GrossBHA9'João GomesAVL11'Yasin AyariBHA33'John McGinnAVL40'João GomesAVL90'+5'Matty CashAVL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHA | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| AVL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Brighton 4-0
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4-0 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: Victor Lindelöf (own goal) (8'), Maxim De Cuyper (18') and Jack Hinshelwood (30', 31').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Bart VerbruggenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis DunkCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka VuskovicCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier BoscagliLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats WiefferRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HinshelwoodAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin AyariLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pascal GrossRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georginio RutterF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim De CuyperAM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego GómezAM-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Ibrahim Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promise David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charalambos Kostoulas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascal Struijk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zadok Yohanna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costinha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
