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4-0

Half-time 4-0

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Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa

Victor Lindelöf 8' (og), Maxim De Cuyper 18', Jack Hinshelwood 30', Jack Hinshelwood 31'

Sunday 23 August 2026, 2pm BST The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer Referee: Peter Bankes

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4-0 at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday 23 August 2026, with goals from Victor Lindelöf (8', og), Maxim De Cuyper (18'), Jack Hinshelwood (30') and Jack Hinshelwood (31').

Match events

  1. 8'Victor Lindelöf (own goal)Brighton
  2. 9'João GomesAston Villa
  3. 10'Pascal GroßBrighton
  4. 11'Yasin AyariBrighton
  5. 18'Maxim De Cuyper Assist: Georginio RutterBrighton
  6. 30'Jack Hinshelwood Assist: Diego GómezBrighton
  7. 31'Jack HinshelwoodBrighton
  8. 33'John McGinnAston Villa
  9. 40'João GomesAston Villa
  10. 64'Costinha Off: Yasin AyariBrighton
  11. 64'Charalampos Kostoulas Off: Jack HinshelwoodBrighton
  12. 74'Lamare Bogarde Off: Ross BarkleyAston Villa
  13. 74'Tyrone Mings Off: Pau TorresAston Villa
  14. 78'Ibrahim Osman Off: Maxim De CuyperBrighton
  15. 78'Zadok Yohanna Off: Mats WiefferBrighton
  16. 82'Alysson Off: John McGinnAston Villa
  17. 82'Matteo Ruggeri Off: Ian MaatsenAston Villa
  18. 86'Alejandro Garnacho Off: Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa
  19. 86'Malick Yalcouyé Off: Diego GómezBrighton
  20. 90+5'Matty CashAston Villa

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart Verbruggen
  2. 27Mats Wieffer
  3. 44Luka Vuskovic
  4. 5Lewis Dunk
  5. 21Olivier Boscagli
  6. 13Pascal Groß
  7. 26Yasin Ayari
  8. 25Diego Gómez
  9. 8Jack Hinshelwood
  10. 29Maxim De Cuyper
  11. 10Georginio Rutter

Subs: Pascal Struijk, Promise David, Ibrahim Osman, Charalampos Kostoulas, Costinha, Jason Steele, Michael Svoboda, Malick Yalcouyé, Zadok Yohanna

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco Bizot
  2. 2Matty Cash
  3. 3Victor Lindelöf
  4. 14Pau Torres
  5. 22Ian Maatsen
  6. 8Boubacar Kamara
  7. 35João Gomes
  8. 7John McGinn
  9. 6Ross Barkley
  10. 53George Hemmings
  11. 10Emiliano Buendía

Subs: Zion Suzuki, Tyrone Mings, Matteo Ruggeri, Alejandro Garnacho, Lamare Bogarde, Triston Rowe, Alysson, Bradley Burrowes, Luka Lynch

Match Stats

73%Possession27%
21Shots6
6Shots on target0
6Big chances0
5Corners2
93%Pass accuracy76%
0Saves3
12Fouls11
6Offsides2
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards1

Questions and answers

When and where is Brighton v Aston Villa?

Sunday 23 August 2026, kick-off 2pm (BST) at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer. It was shown live on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK.

What was the score in Brighton v Aston Villa?

Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa (half-time 4-0).

Who scored in Brighton v Aston Villa?

Victor Lindelöf (Brighton, 8' og), Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton, 18'), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton, 30') and Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton, 31').