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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa
23 Aug 2026, 14:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Peter BankesPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Brighton & Hove AlbionMin
Aston Villa- ⚽
Victor Lindelöf 1-0
Own Goal · Own Goal
Own Goal
8′ - 9′
João Gomes
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
Pascal Groß
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
10′Yasin Ayari
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
11′- ⚽
Maxim De Cuyper 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Georginio Rutter
Left foot shot
18′ - ⚽
Jack Hinshelwood 3-0
Goal · Header
With: Diego Gómez
Header
30′ - ⚽
Jack Hinshelwood 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
31′ - 33′
John McGinn
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 39′•
João Gomes
VAR_CARD · Card adjusted
- 40′
João Gomes
Redcard · Violent conduct
Violent conduct
- ⇄
Costinha
Substitution
Off: Yasin Ayari
64′ - ⇄
Charalampos Kostoulas
Substitution
Off: Jack Hinshelwood
64′ - 74′⇄
Lamare Bogarde
Substitution
Off: Ross Barkley
- 74′⇄
Tyrone Mings
Substitution
Off: Pau Torres
- ⇄
Ibrahim Osman
Substitution
Off: Maxim De Cuyper
78′ - ⇄
Zadok Yohanna
Substitution
Off: Mats Wieffer
78′ - 82′⇄
Alysson
Substitution
Off: John McGinn
- 82′⇄
Matteo Ruggeri
Substitution
Off: Ian Maatsen
- 86′⇄
Alejandro Garnacho
Substitution
Off: Emiliano Buendía
- ⇄
Malick Yalcouyé
Substitution
Off: Diego Gómez
86′ - 90+5′
Matty Cash
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.79 | |
| 78 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 7.46 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.25 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7.53 | |
| 64 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 86 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.85 | |
| 64 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 8.92 | |
| 78 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 8.07 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.29 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Latest: Manchester United · 0–3
Match stats
24 May 2026, 16:00 · Home vs Manchester United · 2025/2026
Aston Villa
Latest: Manchester City · 2–1
Match stats
24 May 2026, 16:00 · Away vs Manchester City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Brighton & Hove Albion’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Brighton & Hove Albion’s home games with Aston Villa’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa
Previous meetings
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