Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Brighton

4 : 0

Aston Villa

M. De Cuyper18'
J. Hinshelwood30', 31'

8' (og)V. Lindelof

American Express StadiumPeter BankesCapacity 31,872Sun, 23 Aug 202615:00

Brighton4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Aston Villa Aston Villa crest

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Assistant

Pako Ayestaran

Assistant

Andrew Crofts

Substitutions

64'
266.2
Y. Ayari
206.7
Costinha
64'
89.02
J. Hinshelwood
196.5
C. Kostoulas
78'
298.3
M. De Cuyper
156.3
I. Osman
78'
277.3
M. Wieffer
366.7
Z. Yohanna
86'
258.2A
D. Gomez
356.7
M. Yalcouye

Unused

Assistant

Pako Ayestaran

Substitutions

74'
144.9
P. Torres
56.9
T. Mings
74'
66.3
R. Barkley
266.6
L. Bogarde
82'
225.5
I. Maatsen
136.9
M. Ruggeri
82'
76.3
J. McGinn
476.7
Alysson
86'
106.7
E. Buendia
176.2
A. Garnacho

Unused

Home

C. Baleba
Ankle Injury
Out
E. Ferguson
Ankle Injury
Out
Y. Minteh
Injury
Out
K. Mitoma
Hamstring Injury
Out
M. O'Riley
Illness
Out
S. Tzimas
Knee Injury
Out

Away

T. Abraham
Injury
Out
L. Bailey
Muscle Injury
Out
B. Madjo
Ankle Injury
Out
J. Manzambi
Knee Injury
Out
E. Martinez
Finger Injury
Out
A. Onana
Knee Injury
Out
O. Watkins
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Jack Hinshelwood

Midfielder · Brighton

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes14

Key passes1

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won6 · 100%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Bart VerbruggenG	0	0	0,00	0,00	34/34	7/7
Marco BizotG	3	4	2,83	-0,17	18/29	8/20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

73%Possession27%

647Total passes242

93%Pass accuracy76%

5Corners2

Attack

21Shots6

6On target0

12Off target6

3Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

15Shots in box2

6Shots out box4

3.7xG0.3

-0.4Goals prevented-0.4

Defense & Discipline

0Goalkeeper saves3

6Offsides2

12Fouls11

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

2,96xG0,18

10Shots4

4On target0

4Big chances0

16Touches in box2

62%Possession38%

2Corners1

Second half

0,71xG0,13

11Shots2

2On target0

2Big chances0

19Touches in box2

83%Possession17%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Brighton

3.6721973%

92% open play8% set piece

Aston Villa

0.317127%

65% open play35% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Brighton3,67 xG · 4 scored

Aston Villa0,31 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Brighton37

Open play 31Set piece 3Dribble 1Defensive 2

Aston Villa11

Open play 5Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1Defensive 1

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Brighton82% pressure

Aston Villa18% pressure

Match replay

91'

4-0

100%Draw 0%0%

3.67xG0.31

21Shots7

9On target1

Momentum

90' Off target Charalampos Kostoulas 0.08 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

21 v 6

Brighton shoot right, Aston Villa left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BRIBrightonAVAston Villagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

9 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BrightonAston Villagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BrightonDefensive line 50%

Aston VillaDefensive line 30%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BrightonUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Vušković and Dunk, 34 passes between them.

Aston VillaUntil 74'

Most-connected pair: Lindelöf and Cash, 13 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Ian Maatsen

35.0 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Brighton116.0 km

DistanceSprints

Pascal Groß12.1 km8×
Olivier Boscagli10.7 km9×
Luka Vušković10.3 km4×
Lewis Dunk10.1 km7×
Georginio Rutter10.1 km10×

Aston Villa105.2 km

DistanceSprints

George Hemmings11.5 km22×
Boubacar Kamara10.9 km8×
Emiliano Buendía10.4 km9×
Matty Cash10.3 km13×
Victor Lindelöf9.6 km6×

Tactical battle

86control14

Georginio Rutter

6 touches in box

In possession

77,0%Field tilt23,0%

14Passes into box2

46Progressive passes7

6Carries into final third6

13Chances created4

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

3,87Press intensity (PPDA)24,00

16High turnovers8

8Regains within 5s7

16,4sBall recovery time31,2s

20Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

98Carries84

983mCarry distance1128m

6Progressive carries10

568mProgressive carry distance455m

4Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won7

9Take-ons attempted15

747mProgressive pass distance141m

0Through balls0

13Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,00Expected threat (xT)0,06

3,16Action value (VAEP)0,00

37Shot-creating actions11

4Goal-creating actions0

2,44Expected assisted goals0,23

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,9Passes per attack2,5

18,7sAttack duration10,3s

1,45 m/sAttack directness2,26 m/s

6Build-up attacks1

10Direct attacks1

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

38Touches in box5

71Final third entries25

6Big chances0

3,59xG on target0,00

3Big chances missed0

Passing

5/23 (22%)Crosses1/4 (25%)

30/37 (81%)Long balls11/34 (32%)

9Throw-ins18

11Free kicks12

9Goal kicks11

Duels

53Total47

35/73 (48%)Ground38/73 (52%)

16/23 (70%)Aerial7/23 (30%)

4/8 (50%)Dribbles7/14 (50%)

15Dispossessed14

Defending

34Recoveries23

10Interceptions8

21Tackles19

62%Tackles won53%

12Clearances23

3Big chances scored0

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal2

1Errors led to shot1

8,13Average rating5,98

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

BrightonThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Aston VillaThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal50%

83%2+ goals33%

67%3+ goals17%

They concede

33%1+ goal83%

17%2+ goals67%

17%3+ goals17%

17%4+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 5-0 (A)·worst 3-4 (A)

best 3-2 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

BrightonshootallowAston Villa

9.4%Six-yard box8.1%

58.9%-1.5Penalty area59.6%

24.2%Edge of the box26.0%

7.4%Long range6.3%

499 shots taken · 493 faced

Aston VillashootallowBrighton

10.7%+2.3Six-yard box8.1%

54.1%-6.3Penalty area+3.063.4%

25.0%Edge of the box-2.821.9%

10.1%+3.6Long range6.5%

484 shots taken · 443 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 at American Express Stadium in the Premier League. Brighton led 4-0 at half-time. Scorers: an own goal by V. Lindelof (8'), M. De Cuyper (18'), J. Hinshelwood (30', 31') for Brighton. Aston Villa finished with ten men after João Gomes was sent off. In their last 19 meetings, Brighton have won 3, Aston Villa 10, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.