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Aston Villa

16th · 1-1-3 · 4 pts · -5
Ugh, no.
Aston Villa lost to Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa0-0-1 0 – 4 Brighton & Hove Albion1-0-0
FT · Sun, Aug 23

Match Details

American Express Stadium (Falmer) · Peacock

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.
  • 90'+5'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, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.

Line Score

12T
AVL 00 0
BHA 40 4

Match Leaders

Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Man City 5 5 0 0 +8 15
2 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 +4 12
3 Brighton 5 3 1 1 +11 10
4 Brentford 5 2 3 0 +6 9
5 Leeds 5 2 3 0 +4 9
6 Liverpool 5 2 3 0 +3 9
7 Everton 5 2 3 0 +3 9
8 Hull 5 2 2 1 +2 8
9 Newcastle 5 2 2 1 0 8
10 Chelsea 5 2 1 2 -2 7
11 Ipswich 5 2 0 3 -4 6
12 Man United 5 1 2 2 0 5
13 Nottm Forest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 -4 4
15 C Palace 5 1 1 3 -5 4
16 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Bournemouth 5 0 3 2 -2 3
18 Coventry 5 1 0 4 -9 3
19 Fulham 5 0 2 3 -3 2
20 Spurs 5 0 2 3 -6 2
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Key Events

90'+5'Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
86'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Diego Gómez.
82'Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces John McGinn.
82'Substitution, Aston Villa. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Ian Maatsen.
78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ibrahim Osman replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
78'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Zadok Yohanna replaces Mats Wieffer.
74'Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.
74'Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ross Barkley.
64'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha replaces Yasin Ayari.
64'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
40'João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
33'John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31'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! 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! 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'Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9'João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
9'Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8'Own Goal by Victor Lindelöf, Aston Villa. Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.

Team Stats

Aston VillaBrighton & Hove Albion
General
27.1 Possession % 72.9
6 Shots 21
0 On Target 6
2 Offsides 6
2 Corners 5
9 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
182 Passes Completed 598
1 Crosses Won 5
9 Tackles Won 14
8 Interceptions 10
23 Clearances 12
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion L W W W D
Aston Villa W W L L L

Starting Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1
1 Verbruggen
27 Wieffer 44 Vuskovic 5 Dunk 21 Boscagli
13 Gross 26 Ayari
25 Gómez A 8 Hinshelwood 30'31' 29 De Cuyper 18'
10 Rutter A
10 Buendía
53 Hemmings 6 Barkley 7 McGinn
35 Gomes 8 Kamara
22 Maatsen 14 Torres 3 Lindelöf 8' OG 2 Cash
40 Bizot
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Brighton & Hove Albion

  1. BV #1 Bart VerbruggenG
  2. LD #5 Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. LV #44 Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. #21 Olivier BoscagliLB
  5. #27 Mats WiefferRB
  6. JH #8 Jack HinshelwoodAM30'31'
  7. YA #26 Yasin AyariLM
  8. PG #13 Pascal GrossRM
  9. GR #10 Georginio RutterF
  10. MD #29 Maxim De CuyperAM-L18'
  11. DG #25 Diego GómezAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Aston Villa

  1. #40 Marco BizotG
  2. PT #14 Pau TorresCD-L
  3. VL #3 Victor LindelöfCD-R8' OG
  4. IM #22 Ian MaatsenLB
  5. MC #2 Matty CashRB
  6. RB #6 Ross BarkleyAM
  7. JG #35 João GomesLM
  8. BK #8 Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. EB #10 Emiliano BuendíaF
  10. GH #53 George HemmingsAM-L
  11. JM #7 John McGinnAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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