Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa Highlights - August 23, 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4-0 in Premier League on August 23, 2026. The match was played at American Express Stadium.

Maxim De Cuyper (18'), Jack Hinshelwood (30', 31') scored for Brighton & Hove Albion. An own goal from Victor Lindelöf also went down on the scoresheet.

At kick-off Brighton & Hove Albion stood in position 9 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats.

Aston Villa went into the game in position 7, on 0 points. They had won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 in their previous five.

That run had left Aston Villa 2 games without defeat.

Emiliano Buendía could not find the target for Aston Villa (4'). Shortly afterwards, Emiliano Buendía sent an effort off target for Aston Villa (5').

Emiliano Buendía shot wide for Aston Villa on 7 minutes. Moments later, An own goal from Victor Lindelöf followed on 8 minutes.

The referee cautioned Pascal Gross of Brighton & Hove Albion on 9 minutes. Soon after, João Gomes was booked for Aston Villa (9').

Maxim De Cuyper scored for Brighton & Hove Albion on 18 minutes after a pass from Georginio Rutter.

Diego Gómez picked out Jack Hinshelwood, who scored for Brighton & Hove Albion (30'). Shortly afterwards, Jack Hinshelwood put one away for Brighton & Hove Albion (31').

João Gomes of Aston Villa was shown a red card on 40 minutes. Moments later, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Diego Gómez’s effort (45').

After the break, Luka Vuskovic could not find the target for Brighton & Hove Albion (49').

Yasin Ayari sent an effort off target for Brighton & Hove Albion (51'). Soon after, Ian Maatsen shot wide for Aston Villa on 52 minutes.

Brighton & Hove Albion controlled 72.8% of possession. Brighton & Hove Albion had 21 shots with 6 on target, while Aston Villa had 6 and 0.

Goalkeeper saves: Brighton & Hove Albion 0, Aston Villa 3. Corners: Brighton & Hove Albion 5, Aston Villa 2.

Brighton & Hove Albion completed the most passes, 637 in total at 93.2% accuracy. The referee produced 5 yellow cards.