Brighton vs Aston Villa - Premier League, Regular Season - 1 (23 August 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 1 
American Express Stadium
Brighton vs Aston Villa
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Aston Villa Brighton reaction: McGinn apologises after collapse
John McGinn apologised after Aston Villa's 4-0 loss at Brighton, while Unai Emery refused to explain Ollie Watkins' absence and pointed to wider squad
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Aston Villa's nightmare start: own goal, red card, 4-0 down by half-time
Aston Villa fell 4-0 down with 10 men at half-time against Brighton after an own goal, red card on debut, and defensive chaos in their opening match.
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Brighton vs Aston Villa: Watkins and Villa carry the edge into the opener
Ollie Watkins has 11 goal involvements against Brighton, and Villa have won 8 of the last 10 league meetings ahead of the Amex opener.
Lineups & ratings
Brighton
4-2-3-1 Coach Fabian Hurzeler
5
13
21
10
27 ↓78'
29 ↓78'
26 ↓64'
25 ↓86'
8 ↓64'
44
- 19 C. Kostoulas for J. Hinshelwood
- 20 Costinha for Y. Ayari
- 15 I. Osman for M. De Cuyper
- 36 Z. Yohanna for M. Wieffer
- 35 M. Yalcouye for D. Gomez
- 4
- 12
- 23
- 30 M. Svoboda
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1 Coach Unai Emery
3
8
6 ↓74'
10 ↓86'
7 ↓82'
2
40
14 ↓74'
22 ↓82'
35
53
- 5 T. Mings for P. Torres
- 26 L. Bogarde for R. Barkley
- 13 M. Ruggeri for I. Maatsen
- 47 Alysson for J. McGinn
- 17 A. Garnacho for E. Buendia
- 1 Z. Suzuki
- 45
- 49
- 74 L. Lynch
Bench · Brighton
- 19 C. Kostoulas for J. Hinshelwood
- 20 Costinha for Y. Ayari
- 15 I. Osman for M. De Cuyper
- 36 Z. Yohanna for M. Wieffer
- 35 M. Yalcouye for D. Gomez
- 4
- 12
- 23
- 30 M. Svoboda
Bench · Aston Villa
- 5 T. Mings for P. Torres
- 26 L. Bogarde for R. Barkley
- 13 M. Ruggeri for I. Maatsen
- 47 Alysson for J. McGinn
- 17 A. Garnacho for E. Buendia
- 1 Z. Suzuki
- 45
- 49
- 74 L. Lynch