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Matchday 1 · Sunday 23 August, 15:00 · American Express Stadium

Brighton vs Aston Villa: line-ups and result

Brighton 10 · 4 points
  • 8' V. Lindelof (og)
  • 18' Maxim De Cuyper
  • 30' Jack Hinshelwood
  • 31' Jack Hinshelwood
4 - 0
Aston Villa 17 · 1 points

Line-ups Brighton vs Aston Villa

Brighton 4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hurzeler
1 Verbruggen
21 Boscagli
5 Dunk
44 Vušković
27 Wieffer
26 Ayari
13 Groß
29 De Cuyper
8 Hinshelwood
25 Gómez
10 Rutter
  • 64' Costinha Yasin Ayari
  • 64' Charalampos Kostoulas Jack Hinshelwood
  • 78' Ibrahim Osman Maxim De Cuyper
  • 78' Zadok Yohanna Mats Wieffer
  • 86' Malick Yalcouyé Diego Gómez

Line-up for Brighton: Verbruggen, Boscagli, Dunk, Vušković, Wieffer, Ayari, Groß, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Gómez, Rutter

Bench
  • 23 J. Steele
  • 30 M. Svoboda
  • 20 Costinha 64'
  • 4 P. Struijk
  • 35 M. Yalcouye 86'
  • 19 C. Kostoulas 64'
  • 12 P. David
  • 15 I. Osman 78'
  • 36 Z. Yohanna 78'
Absentees Brighton

Ferguson, Azeez, Rutter, Hinshelwood, Mitoma, Svoboda, Wieffer, Tzimas, Minteh (injured)

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery
40 Bizot
22 Maatsen
14 Torres
3 Lindelöf
2 Cash
35 Gomes
8 Kamara
53 Hemmings
6 Barkley
7 McGinn
10 Buendía
  • 74' Tyrone Mings Pau Torres
  • 74' Lamare Bogarde Ross Barkley
  • 82' Matteo Ruggeri Ian Maatsen
  • 82' Alysson John McGinn
  • 86' Alejandro Garnacho Emi Buendía

Line-up for Aston Villa: Bizot, Maatsen, Torres, Lindelöf, Cash, Gomes, Kamara, Hemmings, Barkley, McGinn, Buendía

Bench
  • 1 Z. Suzuki
  • 5 T. Mings 74'
  • 13 M. Ruggeri 82'
  • 26 L. Bogarde 74'
  • 45 T. Rowe
  • 74 L. Lynch
  • 49 B. Burrowes
  • 17 A. Garnacho 86'
  • 47 Alysson 82'
Absentees Aston Villa

Onana, Madjo, Manzambi (injured), Gomes (suspended)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Brighton

  1. Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Maxim De Cuyper Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Pascal Groß Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Luka Vušković Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Aston Villa

No goals or assists yet.

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Brighton

Player Starts Min. Form
Bart Verbruggen 3/3 270 mixed
Luka Vušković 3/3 270 strong
Lewis Dunk 3/3 270 solid
Pascal Groß 3/3 270 strong
Olivier Boscagli 3/3 269 strong
Diego Gómez 3/3 266 solid
Maxim De Cuyper 3/3 245 strong
Charalampos Kostoulas 2/3 196 mixed

Aston Villa

Player Starts Min. Form
Victor Lindelöf 3/3 280 mixed
Boubacar Kamara 3/3 280 solid
John McGinn 3/3 272 poor
Emi Buendía 3/3 261 mixed
Ian Maatsen 3/3 257 poor
Matty Cash 3/3 253 solid
Ross Barkley 3/3 242 solid
George Hemmings 3/3 236 mixed

Stats

Brighton Match Aston Villa
  • 3.77 xG 0.29
  • 73% Possession 27%
  • 21 Shots 6
  • 6 Shots on target 0
  • 12 Shots off target 6
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 12 Fouls 11
  • 6 Offsides 2
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 1

Team comparison

BHA home Per match AVL away
2.00 Points 0.50
2.50 Goals for 0.00
0.50 Goals against 2.00
2.20 xG for 0.93
0.89 xG against 1.78
6.0 Corners 3.0
WD Home and away form LD

Head-to-head record Brighton vs Aston Villa

18 previous meetings
2 Brighton 6 draws 10 Aston Villa
  • Goals per match2.94
  • Both teams scored67%
  • Over 2.5 goals56%
  • Feb 2026 Aston Villa 1 - 0 Brighton
  • Dec 2025 Brighton 3 - 4 Aston Villa
  • Apr 2025 Brighton 0 - 3 Aston Villa
  • Dec 2024 Aston Villa 2 - 2 Brighton
  • May 2024 Brighton 1 - 0 Aston Villa
  • Sep 2023 Aston Villa 6 - 1 Brighton
  • May 2023 Aston Villa 2 - 1 Brighton
  • Dec 2022 Aston Villa 2 - 2 Brighton
  • Nov 2022 Brighton 1 - 2 Aston Villa
  • Feb 2022 Brighton 0 - 2 Aston Villa

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Brighton vs Aston Villa?

The referee for Brighton vs Aston Villa was Peter Bankes.

Who is unavailable for Brighton against Aston Villa?

Brighton are without Evan Ferguson (ankle injury), Oluwafemi Azeez (abdominal strain), Georginio Rutter (injury), Jack Hinshelwood (injury), Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring injury) and Michael Svoboda (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Aston Villa against Brighton?

Aston Villa are without Amadou Onana (knee injury), Brian Madjo (ankle injury), Johan Manzambi (knee injury) and João Gomes (red card).

What formation do Brighton play?

Brighton have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under F. Hürzeler.

What formation do Aston Villa play?

Aston Villa have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under Unai Emery.

How did the last meeting between Brighton and Aston Villa finish?

On 11 February 2026, Aston Villa vs Brighton finished 1-0.

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