Premier League · Matchday 1
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 UTCAmerican Express StadiumMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 74%Draw 16%Aston Villa FC 10%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Brighton & Hove Albion FCAston Villa FC
73Possession27
3.67Expected goals (xG)0.31
21Shots6
6Shots on target0
12Shots off target6
3Blocked shots0
15Shots inside box2
6Shots outside box4
5Corners2
6Offsides2
12Fouls9
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
0Saves3
639Passes240
596Accurate passes183
93Pass accuracy76
Match events
- 8'Victor Lindelöf · own goal
- 9'João Gomes
- 9'Pascal Groß
- 11'Yasin Ayari
- 18'Maxim De Cuyper (assist Georginio Rutter)
- 30'Jack Hinshelwood (assist Diego Gómez)
- 31'Jack Hinshelwood
- 33'John McGinn
- 40'João Gomes
- 64'Yasin Ayari
- 64'Jack Hinshelwood → Charalampos Kostoulas
- 74'Pau Torres ← Tyrone Mings
- 74'Ross Barkley ← Lamare Bogarde
- 78'Maxim De Cuyper → Ibrahim Osman
- 78'Mats Wieffer
- 82'Ian Maatsen ← Matteo Ruggeri
- 82'John McGinn ← Alysson
- 86'Diego Gómez → Malick Yalcouyé
- 86'Emi Buendía ← Alejandro Garnacho
- 90'Matty Cash
Brighton & Hove Albion FC · Aston Villa FC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
57.2Dunk
136.5Groß
217.2Boscagli
107.5Rutter
298.2↓78'Cuyper
17.3Verbruggen
266.5↓64'Ayari
277.2↓78'Wieffer
88.8↓64'Hinshelwood
257.5↓86'Gómez
447.2Vušković
66.3↓74'Barkley
106.3↓86'Buendía
405.7Bizot
76.0↓82'McGinn
35.1Lindelöf
26.0Cash
146.3↓74'Torres
86.3Kamara
226.3↓82'Maatsen
354.4Gomes
536.3Hemmings
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
- 5Lewis Dunk7.2
- 13Pascal Groß6.5
- 21Olivier Boscagli7.2
- 10Georginio Rutter7.5
- 29Maxim De Cuyper8.2
- 1Bart Verbruggen7.3
- 26Yasin Ayari6.5
- 27Mats Wieffer7.2
- 8Jack Hinshelwood8.8
- 25Diego Gómez7.5
- 44Luka Vušković7.2
Aston Villa FC
- 6Ross Barkley6.3
- 10Emi Buendía6.3
- 40Marco Bizot5.7
- 7John McGinn6.0
- 3Victor Lindelöf5.1
- 2Matty Cash6.0
- 14Pau Torres6.3
- 8Boubacar Kamara6.3
- 22Ian Maatsen6.3
- 35João Gomes4.4
- 53George Hemmings6.3
Brighton & Hove Albion FCTale of the tapeAston Villa FC
5-4-1Formation4-5-1
4 ptsTable1 pts
+3Goal difference-5
1Head-to-head wins2
74%Pre-match odds10%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1W0D2W Aston Villa FC
Goals 7–5
- 2026-08-23Brighton & Hove Albion FC4–0Aston Villa FC
- 2026-02-11Aston Villa FC1–0Brighton & Hove Albion FC
- 2025-12-03Brighton & Hove Albion FC3–4Aston Villa FC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Aston Villa FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
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