Match Recap
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4–0 in the Premier League (Regular Season - 1) on 23 August 2026. Brighton saw more of the ball with 73% possession, and Brighton had 21 shots (6 on target) to Aston Villa's 6 (0 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 3.67 for Brighton and 0.31 for Aston Villa. The goals came from V. Lindelof 8', M. De Cuyper 18', J. Hinshelwood 30', J. Hinshelwood 31'. Brighton move up to 13 points in Premier League, having won 3 of their last 5. Relive the Brighton vs Aston Villa Premier League highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Brighton
VS
Aston Villa
73%
Ball Possession
27%
3.67
Expected goals (xG)
0.31
21
Total Shots
6
6
Shots on target
0
12
Shots off target
6
3
Blocked Shots
0
15
Shots inside box
2
6
Shots outside box
4
5
Corner Kicks
2
6
Offsides
2
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
639
Total passes
240
596
Accurate passes
183
93%
Pass accuracy
76%
-1.17
Goals prevented
-1.17
Lineups
Brighton
Fabian Hurzeler
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
Unai Emery
4-2-3-1
Substitutes — Brighton
23Jason Steele
4Pascal Struijk
20Costinha
30Michael Svoboda
15Ibrahim Osman
35Malick Yalcouyé
12Promise David
19Charalampos Kostoulas
36Zadok Yohanna
Substitutes — Aston Villa
1Zion Suzuki
5Tyrone Mings
13Matteo Ruggeri
26Lamare Bogarde
47Alysson
45Triston Rowe
49Bradley Burrowes
17Alejandro Garnacho
74Luka Lynch
