Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

Full time4–0

23 Aug 2026, 13:00 UTCAmerican Express Stadium, FalmerReferee: Peter BankesAttendance: 31,746

Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

1Bart Verbruggen 21Olivier Boscagli 5CLewis Dunk 44Luka Vuskovic 27Mats Wieffer 26Yasin Ayari 13Pascal Groß 29Maxim De Cuyper 8Jack Hinshelwood 25Diego Gómez 10Georginio Rutter

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Goalkeeper

1Bart Verbruggen

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Defenders

27Mats Wieffer

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44Luka Vuskovic

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5Lewis DunkCaptain

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21Olivier Boscagli

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Midfielders

13Pascal Groß

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26Yasin Ayari

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25Diego Gómez

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8Jack Hinshelwood

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29Maxim De Cuyper

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10Georginio Rutter

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Bench 9

23Jason Steele

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4Pascal Struijk

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12Promise David

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15Ibrahim Osman

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19Charalampos Kostoulas

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20Costinha

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30Michael Svoboda

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35Malick Yalcouyé

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36Zadok Yohanna

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Team sheet: 23 Aug 2026, 13:15 UTC

Aston Villa

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

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40Marco Bizot 22Ian Maatsen 14Pau Torres 3Victor Lindelöf 2Matty Cash 35João Gomes 8Boubacar Kamara 53George Hemmings 6Ross Barkley 7CJohn McGinn 10Emiliano Buendía

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Goalkeeper

40Marco Bizot

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Defenders

2Matty Cash

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3Victor Lindelöf

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14Pau Torres

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22Ian Maatsen

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Midfielders

8Boubacar Kamara

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35João Gomes

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7John McGinnCaptain

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6Ross Barkley

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53George Hemmings

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Forwards

10Emiliano Buendía

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Bench 9

1Zion Suzuki

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5Tyrone Mings

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13Matteo Ruggeri

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17Alejandro Garnacho

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26Lamare Bogarde

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45Triston Rowe

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47Alysson

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49Bradley Burrowes

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74Luka Lynch

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Team sheet: 23 Aug 2026, 13:15 UTC

Match events

8'
Victor Lindelöf own goal
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
9'
João Gomes booked
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
10'
Pascal Groß booked
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
11'
Yasin Ayari booked
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
18'
Maxim De Cuyper scored
Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Georginio Rutter.
Brighton & Hove Albion
30'
Jack Hinshelwood scored
Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Diego Gómez.
Brighton & Hove Albion
31'
Jack Hinshelwood scored
Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brighton & Hove Albion
33'
John McGinn booked
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
39'
VAR review
VAR Decision: Card upgraded João Gomes (Aston Villa).
Aston Villa
40'
João Gomes sent off
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
55'
Emiliano Buendía injury delay
Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
Aston Villa
56'
Play resumes after injury delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Aston Villa
64'
Charalampos Kostoulas onBrighton & Hove Albion
64'
Jack Hinshelwood offBrighton & Hove Albion
64'
Costinha onBrighton & Hove Albion
64'
Yasin Ayari offBrighton & Hove Albion
74'
Lamare Bogarde onAston Villa
74'
Ross Barkley offAston Villa
74'
Tyrone Mings onAston Villa
74'
Pau Torres offAston Villa
78'
Zadok Yohanna onBrighton & Hove Albion
78'
Mats Wieffer offBrighton & Hove Albion
78'
Ibrahim Osman onBrighton & Hove Albion
78'
Maxim De Cuyper offBrighton & Hove Albion
82'
Matteo Ruggeri onAston Villa
82'
Ian Maatsen offAston Villa
82'
Alysson onAston Villa
82'
John McGinn offAston Villa
86'
Malick Yalcouyé onBrighton & Hove Albion
86'
Diego Gómez offBrighton & Hove Albion
86'
Alejandro Garnacho onAston Villa
86'
Emiliano Buendía offAston Villa
95'
Matty Cash booked
Aston Villa.
Aston Villa

Match stats

Brighton & Hove Albion	Statistic	Aston Villa
73.1%	Possession	26.9%
3.77	Expected goals (xG)	0.29
21	Shots	6
647	Passes	242
5	Corners taken	2
6	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
13	Tackles won	10

Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 10 Sept 2026, 05:24 UTC.

Match detail source: 1 Sept 2026, 13:39 UTC.

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Premier League match statsCollected 1 Sept, 12:39 UTC

Premier League match report eventsCollected 1 Sept, 13:39 UTC

Premier League match commentaryCollected 1 Sept, 13:39 UTC

Official club team news: Brighton and Hove Albion team newsObserved 22 Aug, 13:00 UTC

Official club team news: Aston Villa team newsObserved 21 Aug, 12:37 UTC

Premier League fixtures: Premier League 2026/27 fixturesObserved 9 Sept, 15:39 UTC

Premier League match info: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa official match infoObserved 2 Sept, 02:26 UTC

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa

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