Aston Villa vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Aug 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
AVL	0	0	0
BHA	4	0	4

Scoring Summary

AVLBHA

8'Own Goal by Victor Lindelof, Aston Villa! Brighton & Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. .01
18'Goal! Brighton & 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.02
30'Goal! Brighton & 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 Gomez with a headed pass.03
31'Goal! Brighton & 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.04

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAVLBHA

First Half begins.
(1') Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
(3') Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(3') Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(4') Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(4') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(4') Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
(5') Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
(7') Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
(8') Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
(8') Own Goal by Victor Lindelof, Aston Villa! Brighton & Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0. .
01
(9') Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(9') Joao Gomes (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(9') Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(9') Joao Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
(10') Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(10') Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(11') Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(12') Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(12') Foul by Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa).
(14') Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(14') Foul by Joao Gomes (Aston Villa).
(15') Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(15') Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(16') Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
(17') Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joao Gomes.
(18') Goal! Brighton & 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.
02
(21') Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
(21') Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(22') Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper is caught offside.
(24') Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Gomez.
(24') Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
(25') Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(25') Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(25') Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendia is caught offside.
(28') Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(28') Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(30') Goal! Brighton & 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 Gomez with a headed pass.
03
(31') Goal! Brighton & 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.
04
(33') Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
(33') Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(33') John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(34') Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(34') Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(35') Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gomez is caught offside.
(39') VAR Decision: Card upgraded Joao Gomes (Aston Villa).
(40') Joao Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
(42') Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
(42') Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
(43') Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
(44') Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
(45') Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
(45') Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(45') Attempt saved. Diego Gomez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
(45') Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
(45'+1') John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(45'+1') Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
(45'+5') First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

2nd half

Team Stats

AVL

BHA

4-2-3-1Formation4-2-3-1

27%Possession73%

6(0)Shots(On goal)21(6)

0Goals4

0Assists2

3Saves0

2Corners5

240(182)Passes(Completed)642(598)

4(1)Crosses(Completed)23(5)

2Offsides6

3Yellow Cards2

1Red Cards0

9Fouls12

Match Details

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · 9:00 AM

American Express Stadium · Brighton, England

capacity: 31,876

tv: Peacock

spread: BHA +110

over/under: 2.5