Updated 23 August 2026, after full time.
Brighton 4-0 Villa in the Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer on 23 August 2026. Scorers: Jack Hinshelwood ×2, Maxim De Cuyper for Brighton. In their last 6 meetings, Brighton have won 1, Villa 4, with 1 draw.
Brighton 4-0 Villa was the final score in the Premier League on Sunday 23 August 2026 at The American Express Community Stadium. Scorers: Jack Hinshelwood (2), Maxim De Cuyper for Brighton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Brighton vs Villa was played at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer on Sunday 23 August 2026, the home ground of Brighton, which holds 31,876 people. It finished Brighton 4-0 Villa in the Premier League, with kick-off at 14:00 UK time.
Brighton have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 2, with results reading W W W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win away to Man City in the Premier League on 31 October.
Villa have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading W D W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw at home to Fulham in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Brighton have won 1, Villa have won 4 and 1 was drawn, with Brighton scoring 7 goals to Villa's 16. The most recent was Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 February 2026 in the Premier League.
Pascal Groß leads Brighton with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Brighton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Brighton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Nicolas Jackson leads Villa with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Villa player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Villa player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Peter Bankes refereed Brighton vs Villa, averaging 24.7 fouls and 4.8 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.17 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa | 3-4 |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa | 0-3 |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 |
| 5 May 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa | 1-0 |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Premier League | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 6-1 |
| Stat | Brighton | Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 73% | 27% |
| Shots | 21 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Tackles | 21 | 19 |
| Passes | 647 | 242 |
Brighton: V. Lindelöf (own goal) 8', M. Cuyper 18', J. Hinshelwood 30', J. Hinshelwood 31'. Villa: J. Gomes (red card) 40'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 20 |
| Passes | 502.3 | 6 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 9 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 13 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 12 of 20 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 15 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 20 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 10 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Passes | 401.4 | 14 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.7 | 18 of 20 |