Brighton vs Aston Villa Live Score, Lineups, H2H, Stats

Brighton vs Aston Villa

Final

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Aston Villa

0-0-1

Brighton

1-0-0

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+6'

End Regular Time

Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

90'+5'

🟨Yellow Card

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+5'

Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+5'

Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

90'+4'

Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

90'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

90'

Offside, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.

90'

Attempt saved. Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Ibrahim Osman with a cross.

87'

Ibrahim Osman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

87'

Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).

86'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.

86'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Diego Gómez.

82'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces John McGinn.

82'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Ian Maatsen.

81'

End Delay

80'

Start Delay

80'

Foul by Zadok Yohanna (Brighton and Hove Albion).

80'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79'

Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

79'

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Maxim De Cuyper.

78'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Zadok Yohanna replaces Mats Wieffer.

77'

Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

74'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.

74'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ross Barkley.

74'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez is caught offside.

71'

Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.

70'

Handball by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).

68'

Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.

68'

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Costinha.

66'

Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).

66'

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.

65'

Costinha (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

65'

Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

65'

Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

64'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Yasin Ayari.

64'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Jack Hinshelwood.

61'

Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a headed pass following a corner.

61'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.

58'

Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

56'

End Delay

56'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

55'

Start Delay

55'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

45'

Start 2nd Half

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

45'+5'

Halftime

First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

40'

🟥Red Card

João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

40'

End Delay

39'

Start Delay

33'

🟨Yellow Card

John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31'

⚽Goal

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

30'

⚽Goal - Header

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a headed pass.

18'

⚽Goal

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 0. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.

11'

🟨Yellow Card

Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

🟨Yellow Card

João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

🟨Yellow Card

Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

⚽Own Goal

Own Goal by Victor Lindelöf, Aston Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.

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Kickoff

First Half begins.

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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

Team Stats

AVL

BHA

27% Possession 73%

0 Shots on Goal 6

6 Shots 21

9 Fouls Committed 12

3 Yellow Cards 2

1 Red Cards 0

2 Corners Won 5

3 Saves 0

Match Leaders

AVL

BHA

10E. Buendía M0 SOG, 0.13 xG

Total Shots

29M. De Cuyper D1 SOG, 1.40 xG

3V. Lindelöf D33 PASS

Accurate Passes

5L. Dunk D110 PASS

106

22I. Maatsen D2 TKLW, 2 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

21O. Boscagli D1 TKLW, 3 DUELW

40M. Bizot G7 SOGA, 3.68 xGC

Saves

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Player Match Stats

Formation 4-2-3-1

Player	APP	SH	FC	FS	YC	RC	SV	GA
40 M. Bizot G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
14 P. Torres CD-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	4
3 V. Lindelöf CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
22 I. Maatsen LB • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	0	0	0	–	4
2 M. Cash RB • Starter	1	0	2	2	1	0	–	4
6 R. Barkley AM • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	2	0	0	–	4
35 J. Gomes LM • Starter	1	0	1	1	1	1	–	4
8 B. Kamara RM • Starter	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	4
10 E. Buendía F • Starter • Subbed off	1	3	2	2	0	0	–	4
53 G. Hemmings AM-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
7 J. McGinn AM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	1	4	1	0	–	4
26 L. Bogarde SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
5 T. Mings SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
47 Alysson SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
17 A. Garnacho SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
13 M. Ruggeri SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0

Formation 4-2-3-1

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV
1 B. Verbruggen G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 L. Dunk CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–
44 L. Vuskovic CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	–
21 O. Boscagli LB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
27 M. Wieffer RB • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	–
8 J. Hinshelwood AM • Starter • Subbed off	1	2	0	3	2	0	2	0	–
26 Y. Ayari LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	–
13 P. Gross RM • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	–
10 G. Rutter F • Starter	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	–
29 M. De Cuyper AM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	4	1	4	0	0	–
25 D. Gómez AM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	–
15 I. Osman SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–
19 C. Kostoulas SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	–
36 Z. Yohanna SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
35 M. Yalcouyé SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
20 Costinha SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	–

Head-to-Head

AVL

No previous meetings found

BHA

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Date	Opp	Result	Competition
8/15/26	@ BMG	L1-2	2026 Club Friendly
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5/24/26	@ MNC	W2-1	2025-26 English Premier League
5/20/26	@ SCF	W3-0	2025-26 UEFA Europa League

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
8/20/26	@ TRO	D0-0	2026-27 UEFA Conference League Qualifying
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5/24/26	vs MAN	L0-3	2025-26 English Premier League

English Premier League Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
6	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
7	Ipswich Town	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
9	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
10	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
11	Newcastle United	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
12	Fulham	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
14	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
15	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
16	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
17	Manchester United	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
18	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
19	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
20	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0

Champions League

Europa League

Relegation

About the Match

Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion has finished on August 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT at American Express Stadium in Falmer, England. The final score is Aston Villa 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 4. The match is part of English Premier League.

Aston Villa came into the fixture at 0-0-1, while Brighton & Hove Albion stood at 1-0-0. The match was broadcast on Peacock. Live scoring, match status, lineups, statistics and key events are followed here.

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Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Formation 4-2-3-1