Victor Lindelöf
Own goal
8'
1–0
Photo: Dominic Alves from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0Victor Lindelöf
Own goal
8'
1–0
Pascal Gross
Booked
9'
João Gomes
Booked
9'
Yasin Ayari
Booked
11'
Maxim De Cuyper
Assist · Georginio Rutter
18'
2–0
Jack Hinshelwood
Assist · Diego Gómez
30'
3–0
Jack Hinshelwood
31'
4–0
John McGinn
Booked
33'
João Gomes
Sent off
40'
Charalambos Kostoulas
On for Jack Hinshelwood
64'
Lamare Bogarde
On for Ross Barkley
74'
Zadok Yohanna
On for Mats Wieffer
78'
Matteo Ruggeri
On for Ian Maatsen
82'
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Match DNA
Midfield Domination
Control of central areas dictated everything. The midfield battle was the match.
28 shots
xG for this match is modelled rather than measured, so per-shot and total xG figures are withheld. Positions and outcomes are as recorded.
accuracy · 29%
kill rate · 19%
accuracy · 0%
kill rate · 0%
Brighton turned 19% of shots into goals to Aston Villa's 0%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG · BSD
Head to Head
Last 10 meetings2
Home
3.5 goals / game
7
Away
1
Draw
League Standing
Premier LeagueKey context
Venue
American Express Stadium
Kick-off
23 Aug · 13:00 UTC
Referee
Peter Bankes
England · 4.0 yellows/match
Arena 3D
Pitch-level coverage: the ball follows the real on-pitch action.