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Matchweek 1Sunday, 23 August 2026 · 14:00 BSTReferee: Peter Bankes
Story of the match
Brighton beat Aston Villa 4–0. On expected goals it was Brighton 3.8, Aston Villa 0.3 — the scoreline broadly matched the balance of chances.
Auto-generated from the match's xG, biggest chance and result — no editorial spin.
Post-Match Review
Post-Match Review
BrightonxGAston Villa
3.77–0.30
Actual4–0
Result reflected the xG
Finishing (G − xG)+0.23·-0.30
Match Preview
Recent form
Brighton—Form 00-0
Aston Villa—Form 00-0
Head-to-head
No recent meetings
Rest & congestion
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Aston VillaFirst match · 0 in 14 days
Market Verdict
De-vigged bookmaker closing odds — the market's pre-match view.
46%
28%
27%
Brighton46%✓Draw28%Aston Villa27%
Match Events
HOME
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🟨90+5'
AWAY
▾ All Events
9'🟨
Gomes
Groß
10'🟨
Ayari
11'🟨
De CuyperGeorginio
18'⚽
HinshelwoodGomez
30'⚽
Hinshelwood
31'⚽
33'🟨
McGinn
40'🟨
Gomes
Costinha
64'🔄
Ayari
64'🔄
Kostoulas
64'🔄
Hinshelwood
64'🔄
74'🔄
Mings
74'🔄
Pau
74'🔄
Bogarde
74'🔄
Barkley
Yohanna
78'🔄
Wieffer
78'🔄
Osman
78'🔄
De Cuyper
78'🔄
82'🔄
Ruggeri
82'🔄
Maatsen
82'🔄
Alysson
82'🔄
McGinn
Yalcouyé
86'🔄
Gomez
86'🔄
86'🔄
Garnacho
86'🔄
Buendía
90+5'🟨
Cash
Lineups
Brighton
4-2-3-1
GBart Verbruggen
DMats Wieffer↓
DLuka Vuskovic
DLewis Dunk
DOlivier Boscagli
MPascal Groß
MYasin Ayari↓
MDiego Gómez↓
MJack Hinshelwood↓
MMaxim De Cuyper↓
FGeorginio Rutter
Bench
MMalick Yalcouyé
FCharalampos Kostoulas
FIbrahim Osman
DCostinha
DPascal Struijk
DMichael Svoboda
GJason Steele
FZadok Yohanna
FPromise David
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
GMarco Bizot
DMatty Cash
DVictor Lindelöf
DPau Torres↓
DIan Maatsen↓
MBoubacar Kamara
MJoão Gomes
MJohn McGinn↓
MRoss Barkley↓
MGeorge Hemmings
FEmiliano Buendía↓
Bench
FBradley Burrowes
FAlejandro Garnacho
GZion Suzuki
DMatteo Ruggeri
MLamare Bogarde
DTyrone Mings
DTriston Rowe
FAlysson
FLuka Lynch
Statistics
BrightonAston Villa
0%
Possession
0%
0
Total Shots
0
0
On Target
0
3.77
xG
0.30
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Saves
0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%