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Brighton vs Aston Villa

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Predictions
BrightonSeason so far: 5 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
Brighton 4, Aston Villa 0Full timeHalf-time 4-0
Aston VillaSeason so far: 2 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
    Kick-off
    Competition
    Premier League
    Round
    Gameweek 1
    Venue
    American Express Stadium, Falmer
    Referee
    Peter Bankes, England

    Timeline

    Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.

    1. Own goal: V. Lindelof8'
    2. Yellow card: João Gomes9'
    3. Yellow card: Pascal Groß10'
    4. Yellow card: Yasin Ayari11'
    5. Goal: M. De CuyperAssist: Rutter18'
    6. Goal: J. HinshelwoodAssist: Gomez30'
    7. Goal: J. Hinshelwood31'
    8. Yellow card: John McGinn33'
    9. Video review: João Gomes39'
    10. Red card: João Gomes40'
    11. Half-time, 4-0
    12. Substitution: CostinhaReplaced Ayari64'
    13. Substitution: C. KostoulasReplaced Hinshelwood64'
    14. Substitution: T. MingsReplaced Torres74'
    15. Substitution: L. BogardeReplaced Barkley74'
    16. Substitution: I. OsmanReplaced De Cuyper78'
    17. Substitution: Z. YohannaReplaced Wieffer78'
    18. Substitution: M. RuggeriReplaced Maatsen82'
    19. Substitution: AlyssonReplaced McGinn82'
    20. Substitution: M. YalcouyeReplaced Gomez86'
    21. Substitution: A. GarnachoReplaced Buendia86'
    22. Yellow card: Matty Cash90+5'

    Team stats

    How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

    • Possession: Brighton 73%, Aston Villa 27%

    Top stats

    • Expected goals (xG): Brighton 3.77, Aston Villa 0.29
    • Shots on target: Brighton 6, Aston Villa 0
    • Shots: Brighton 21, Aston Villa 6
    • Saves: Brighton 0, Aston Villa 3
    • Goals prevented by the keeper: Brighton -0.41, Aston Villa -0.41

    Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

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    Top fantasy points

    Fantasy points are what each player earned for the managers who picked them in this match.

    1. J. HinshelwoodMidfielderBrighton
      14 pts
    2. M. De CuyperDefenderBrighton
      9 pts
    3. D. GómezMidfielderBrighton
      7 pts
    4. G. RutterForwardBrighton
      5 pts
    5. R. BarkleyMidfielderAston Villa
      3 pts

    Player of the match

    J. HinshelwoodMidfielderBrighton
    9.0

    Rated 9.0 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.

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    History and connections

    SeasonAll seasons

    Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

    Recorded matches
    1
    Goals
    4
    Average attendance
    Unknown

    Connections

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    Brighton · Aston Villa

    Season trends

    Totals may cover different amounts of playing time. Changes compare recorded totals.

    1. 2026-271

    Records

    1. Match · 2026-27 · Aug 23, 2026
      Brighton · Aston Villa
      Home goals
      4
      Away goals
      0