Premier League Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 23 2026 · 14:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton
4–0 Full time · HT 4–0 xG 3.77 – 0.29
Aston Villa
  • V. Lindelöf 8’ (OG)
  • M. De Cuyper 18’
  • J. Hinshelwood 30’, 31’
  • 40’ João Gomes
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton cruise past Aston Villa

Brighton won 4–0 through goals from De Cuyper, Hinshelwood and an own goal. Aston Villa played with ten men from the 40th minute after Gomes was sent off. Brighton finished with the higher xG (3.77 vs 0.29).

Brighton ✓37%
Draw25%
Aston Villa38%

Model vs reality

Brighton goals
4
Model 1.42 · xG 3.77
Aston Villa goals
0
Model 1.42 · xG 0.29
Total goals
4
Model 2.85 · xG 4.06
Score 4–0
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. HinshelwoodBrighton · 2 goals
9.0
  • RefereePeter Bankes
  • CoachesFabian Hurzeler · Unai Emery
  • VenueThe American Express Community Stadium
  • Weather at kick-off20°C · Overcast · wind 12 km/h

Timeline

  1. V. Lindelöf (own goal) 1–0
    8’
  2. João GomesYellow card · Argument
    9’
  3. P. GroßYellow card · Foul
    10’
  4. Y. AyariYellow card · Foul
    11’
  5. M. De Cuyper 2–0Assist G. Rutter
    18’
  6. J. Hinshelwood 3–0Assist D. Gómez
    30’
  7. J. Hinshelwood 4–0
    31’
  8. J. McGinnYellow card · Foul
    33’
  9. VAR João GomesCard upgrade
    39’
  10. João GomesSecond yellow · Violent conduct
    40’
  11. Half time · 4–0
  12. ⇄ CostinhaFor Y. Ayari
    64’
  13. ⇄ C. KostoulasFor J. Hinshelwood
    64’
  14. ⇄ T. MingsFor Pau Torres
    74’
  15. ⇄ L. BogardeFor R. Barkley
    74’
  16. ⇄ I. OsmanFor M. De Cuyper
    78’
  17. ⇄ Z. YohannaFor M. Wieffer
    78’
  18. ⇄ M. RuggeriFor I. Maatsen
    82’
  19. ⇄ Alysson EdwardFor J. McGinn
    82’
  20. ⇄ M. YalcouyéFor D. Gómez
    86’
  21. ⇄ A. GarnachoFor E. Buendía
    86’
  22. M. CashYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  23. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Brighton21 shots · 15 in box, 6 outside
Aston Villa6 shots · 2 in box, 4 outside
BrightonAston Villa
73% Possession 27%
3.77 Expected goals (xG) 0.29
2.88 Expected points (xPts) 0.07
21 Shots 6
6 Shots on target 0
12 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside the box 2
6 Shots outside the box 4
647 Passes 242
93% Pass accuracy 76%
5 Corners 2
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
12 Fouls 11
6 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
7.54 Team rating 6.03

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

16.9 B. Verbruggen(G)
217.6 O. Boscagli 57.6 L. Dunk 447.9 L. Vušković 277.3 M. Wieffer ↓78’
266.2 Y. Ayari ↓64’ 137.2 P. Groß
298.3 M. De Cuyper ↓78’ 89.0★ J. Hinshelwood ↓64’ 258.2 D. Gómez A↓86’
107.7 G. Rutter A
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)6.9
  • 21O. Boscagli7.6
  • 5L. Dunk7.6
  • 44L. Vušković7.9
  • 27M. Wieffer↓78’7.3
  • 26Y. Ayari↓64’6.2
  • 13P. Groß7.2
  • 29M. De Cuyper↓78’8.3
  • 8J. Hinshelwood ★↓64’9.0
  • 25D. GómezA↓86’8.2
  • 10G. RutterA7.7

Substitutes used

  • 20Costinha↑64’6.7
  • 35M. Yalcouyé↑86’6.7
  • 19C. Kostoulas↑64’6.5
  • 15I. Osman↑78’6.3
  • 36Z. Yohanna↑78’6.7

Unused: J. Steele, M. Svoboda, P. Struijk, P. David

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

406.5 M. Bizot(G)
225.5 I. Maatsen ↓82’ 144.9 Pau Torres ↓74’ 35.0 V. Lindelöf 26.2 M. Cash
355.0 João Gomes 86.3 B. Kamara
536.5 George Hemmings 66.3 R. Barkley ↓74’ 76.3 J. McGinn ↓82’
106.7 E. Buendía ↓86’
  • 40M. Bizot (G)6.5
  • 22I. Maatsen↓82’5.5
  • 14Pau Torres↓74’4.9
  • 3V. Lindelöf5.0
  • 2M. Cash6.2
  • 35João Gomes5.0
  • 8B. Kamara6.3
  • 53George Hemmings6.5
  • 6R. Barkley↓74’6.3
  • 7J. McGinn↓82’6.3
  • 10E. Buendía↓86’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 5T. Mings↑74’6.9
  • 13M. Ruggeri↑82’6.9
  • 26L. Bogarde↑74’6.6
  • 17A. Garnacho↑86’6.2
  • 47Alysson Edward↑82’6.7

Unused: Z. Suzuki, T. Rowe, L. Lynch, B. Burrows

Coach: Unai Emery

Player stats

Top rated
J. HinshelwoodBrighton9.0
2nd
M. De CuyperBrighton8.3
3rd
D. GómezBrighton8.2

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 100% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
O. Boscagli D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 66 1 2 0/0 0/1 7.6
L. Dunk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 114 1 1 0/0 2/0 7.6
L. Vušković D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 95% 103 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
M. Wieffer M 78 0 0 1 (0) 2 92% 60 4 4 1/1 1/3 7.3
Y. Ayari M 64 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 40 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
P. Groß M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 94% 77 3 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
M. De Cuyper D 78 1 0 3 (1) 4 90% 41 3 1 0/0 4/0 8.3
J. Hinshelwood M 64 2 0 2 (2) 1 93% 14 2 0 1/1 0/2 9.0
D. Gómez M 86 0 1 3 (2) 2 82% 33 3 1 0/0 0/0 8.2
G. Rutter F 90 0 1 2 (0) 1 58% 12 2 0 1/1 0/1 7.7
Costinha D 26 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 17 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Yalcouyé M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
C. Kostoulas F 26 0 0 2 (0) 0 50% 6 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
I. Osman F 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 10 0 0 0/2 0/2 6.3
Z. Yohanna F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.7

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Bizot G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 62% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
I. Maatsen D 82 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 8 2 2 0/3 0/0 5.5
Pau Torres D 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 0 1 0/0 1/0 4.9
V. Lindelöf D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.0
M. Cash D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 29 2 1 0/0 2/2 6.2
João Gomes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 14 4 0 1/1 2/1 5.0
B. Kamara M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 24 2 1 1/1 2/1 6.3
George Hemmings M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 46% 13 3 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
R. Barkley M 74 0 0 1 (0) 2 80% 25 0 0 2/2 0/2 6.3
J. McGinn M 82 0 0 1 (0) 0 52% 21 1 1 2/5 1/4 6.3
E. Buendía M 86 0 0 3 (0) 1 94% 17 1 2 0/0 3/2 6.7
T. Mings D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Ruggeri D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Bogarde M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
A. Garnacho F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Alysson Edward M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.