Premier League · Matchday 1 · Sunday, 23 August 2026 · Full time
American Express Stadium, Falmer
Match stats
Brighton v Aston Villa
- 73%Possession27%
- 3.67Expected goals (xG)0.31
- 21Shots6
- 6On target0
- 12Off target6
- 15Shots in the box2
- 6Shots outside the box4
- 3Blocked shots0
- 5Corners2
- 639Passes240
- 93%Pass accuracy76%
- 12Fouls9
- 6Offsides2
- 2Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
- 0Saves3
- -1.17Goals prevented (keeping)-1.17
Referee
22.5
Fouls / game
4.0
Yellows / game
0.5
Reds / game
0.0
Pens / game
Average across the 2 of 2 games we hold full stats for (both teams combined). Penalties scored, shootouts excluded.
Timeline
- V. Lindelof (OG)8′
- 9′Joao Gomes
- P. Gross9′
- Y. Ayari11′
- M. De Cuyper G. Rutter18′
- J. Hinshelwood D. Gomez30′
- J. Hinshelwood31′
- 33′J. McGinn
- 40′Joao Gomes
- J. Hinshelwood for C. Kostoulas64′
- Y. Ayari for Costinha64′
- 74′R. Barkley for L. Bogarde
- 74′P. Torres for T. Mings
- M. Wieffer for Z. Yohanna78′
- M. De Cuyper for I. Osman78′
- 82′I. Maatsen for M. Ruggeri
- 82′J. McGinn for Alysson
- D. Gomez for M. Yalcouye86′
- 86′E. Buendia for A. Garnacho
- 90+5′M. Cash
Line-ups
