Premier League · Matchweek 1 · Aug 23

Brighton - Aston Villa

Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 1). Goals: V. Lindelof (OG) 8'; M. De Cuyper 18'.

🏟 American Express Stadium Falmer 👤 Referee: Peter Bankes, England
Key events
8' ⚽ V. Lindelof (OG)(1 - 0) Brighton
9' 🟨 Joao GomesYellow card Aston Villa
9' 🟨 P. GrossYellow card Brighton
11' 🟨 Y. AyariYellow card Brighton
18' ⚽ M. De Cuyper(2 - 0) · Assist: G. Rutter Brighton
30' ⚽ J. Hinshelwood(3 - 0) · Assist: D. Gomez Brighton
31' ⚽ J. Hinshelwood(4 - 0) Brighton
33' 🟨 J. McGinnYellow card Aston Villa
40' 🟥 Joao GomesRed card Aston Villa
90+5' 🟨 M. CashYellow card Aston Villa
Quick stats
%73 Possession %27
2.27 Expected goals (xG) 0.55
21 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 0
12 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 4
0 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
8'
9'
🟨Joao GomesYellow card
P. GrossYellow card🟨
9'
Y. AyariYellow card🟨
11'
M. De Cuyper(2 - 0) · Assist: G. Rutter⚽
18'
J. Hinshelwood(3 - 0) · Assist: D. Gomez⚽
30'
J. Hinshelwood(4 - 0)⚽
31'
33'
🟨J. McGinnYellow card
40'
🟥Joao GomesRed card
HT 4 - 0
J. Hinshelwood ↔ C. KostoulasSubstitution🔁
64'
Y. Ayari ↔ CostinhaSubstitution🔁
64'
74'
🔁R. Barkley ↔ L. BogardeSubstitution
74'
🔁P. Torres ↔ T. MingsSubstitution
M. Wieffer ↔ Z. YohannaSubstitution🔁
78'
M. De Cuyper ↔ I. OsmanSubstitution🔁
78'
82'
🔁I. Maatsen ↔ M. RuggeriSubstitution
82'
🔁J. McGinn ↔ AlyssonSubstitution
D. Gomez ↔ M. YalcouyeSubstitution🔁
86'
86'
🔁E. Buendia ↔ A. GarnachoSubstitution
90+5'
🟨M. CashYellow card
FT 4 - 0
Match statsBrighton · Aston Villa
Key stats
%73 Possession %27
2.27 Expected goals (xG) 0.55
Shots
21 Total shots 6
6 Shots on target 0
12 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 0
15 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 4
0 Saves 3
Attacking
135 Attacks 53
72 Dangerous attacks 23
Passing
628 Total passes 239
585 Accurate passes 183
%93 Pass accuracy %77
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 2
6 Offsides 2
12 Fouls 8
11 Free kicks 18
9 Throw-ins 18
9 Goal kicks 12
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
2 1st-half cards 3
0 2nd-half cards 1
By half
4 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
2 1st-half corners 1
3 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Brighton▼ Aston Villa90'
Shot map28 shots
Emiliano Buendía 4' · xG 0.01 Emiliano Buendía 5' · xG 0.07 Emiliano Buendía 7' · xG 0.05 Maxim De Cuyper 8' · xG 0.29 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf 8' · xG 0.00 John McGinn 17' · xG 0.04 Maxim De Cuyper 18' · xG 0.96 Georginio Rutter 24' · xG 0.02 Jack Hinshelwood 30' · xG 0.87 Jack Hinshelwood 31' · xG 0.44 Yasin Ayari 42' · xG 0.06 Mats Wieffer 42' · xG 0.09 Maxim De Cuyper 43' · xG 0.09 Maxim De Cuyper 44' · xG 0.13 Diego Gómez 45' · xG 0.09 Luka Vuskovic 49' · xG 0.02 Yasin Ayari 51' · xG 0.06 Ian Maatsen 52' · xG 0.03 Luka Vuskovic 54' · xG 0.11 Diego Gómez 57' · xG 0.07 Jack Hinshelwood 58' · xG 0.10 Georginio Rutter 61' · xG 0.06 Costinha 65' · xG 0.08 Ross Barkley 68' · xG 0.10 Diego Gómez 71' · xG 0.03 Charalampos Kostoulas 77' · xG 0.07 Costinha 90' · xG 0.04 Charalampos Kostoulas 90' · xG 0.10
Brighton Aston Villa Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2026
Brighton 2
Nov 21who was on topFeb 11
Aston Villa 8
2 Brighton 2 draw 8 Aston Villa
Aston Villa won the last 3
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
11–25total goals
2/5clean sheets
1-0Brighton best win · May 5
6-1Aston Villa best win · Sep 30
%75 Over 1.5 9/12
%58 Over 2.5 7/12
%25 Over 3.5 3/12
%50 BTTS 6/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Brighton at home6 matches
1W 1D 4L 5:11
Aston Villa at home6 matches
4W 1D 1L 14:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
3Brightonin the table13pts
6matches 4-1-1W-D-L 18:5goals +13diff
WWWDL
15Aston Villain the table5pts
6matches 1-2-3W-D-L 6:11goals -5diff
DWLDL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 11 Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton Premier League
Dec 3 Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa Premier League
Apr 2 Brighton 0-3 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 30 Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton Premier League
May 5 Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa Premier League
Sep 30 Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton Premier League
May 28 Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton Premier League
Nov 13 Brighton 1-2 Aston Villa Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Brighton4 gol · 2.27 xG +1.73
Aston Villa0 gol · 0.55 xG -0.55
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Brighton dominated the ball73% possession
Brighton took more shots21 - 6
Aston Villa struggled to stay disciplined2 yellow, 1 red
Brighton committed more fouls12 - 8
THE REFEREE30 matches on record
Peter Bankes
Strictness49 TEMPO43
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 53.9 +1.1
Fouls 2021.1 -1.1
Goals 42.7 +1.3
Corners 79.6 -2.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 4.02.8 +1.2
Shots 21.017.0 +4.0
On target 6.05.2 +0.8
Possession %73%58 +15.0
Corners 5.05.4 -0.4
Cards 2.02.2 -0.2
Conceded 0.01.0 -1.0
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 0.01.2 -1.2
Shots 6.012.2 -6.2
On target 0.03.8 -3.8
Possession %27%51 -23.6
Corners 2.03.0 -1.0
Cards 3.01.5 +1.5
Conceded 4.01.4 +2.6
this matchseason average · 5 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Jack Hinshelwood 8.90
Starting XI
8 Jack Hinshelwood M · 64' 8.90
Goals2On target2/2Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won6/6Fouls won2Passes15 · %14
25 Diego Gómez M · 86' 8.20
Assist1On target2/3Key pass2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/9Offside2Passes32 · %27
29 Maxim De Cuyper M · 78' 8.20
Goals1On target1/3Key pass4Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won4/9Fouls4Offside1Passes41 · %37
21 Olivier Boscagli D · 94' 7.70
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes65 · %63
10 Georginio Rutter F · 94' 7.70
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won3/8Offside2Passes11 · %6
44 Luka Vušković D · 94' 7.60
Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes103 · %99
5 Lewis Dunk D · 94' · K 7.20
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/6Fouls2Passes107 · %103
27 Mats Wieffer D · 78' 7.00
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions3Duels won10/19Fouls won2Fouls1Passes58 · %54
13 Pascal Groß M · 94' 6.90
Key pass3Tackles3Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes70 · %65
1 Bart Verbruggen G · 94' 6.90
Passes34 · %34
26 Yasin Ayari M · 64' 6.30
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won1/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes39 · %35
Substitutes
36 Zadok Yohanna F · 16' 6.70
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes6 · %6
35 Malick Yalcouyé M · 8' 6.70
Passes15 · %15
20 Costinha D · 30' 6.50
On target1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/4Passes17 · %17
15 Ibrahim Osman F · 16' 6.30
Key pass1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes10 · %8
19 Charalampos Kostoulas F · 30' 6.20
Duels won1/2Offside1Passes5 · %2
Unused: Promise DavidMichael SvobodaJason SteelePascal Struijk
Starting XI
6 Ross Barkley M · 74' 6.70
Key pass2Dribbles2/2Blocks1Duels won5/10Fouls won2Passes24 · %19
10 Emiliano Buendía F · 86' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won6/15Fouls won2Fouls2Offside1Passes18 · %17
40 Marco Bizot G · 94' 6.50
Saves3Passes28 · %17
8 Boubacar Kamara M · 94' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes23 · %22
7 John McGinn M · 82' · K 6.30
Dribbles2/5Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won7/12Fouls won4Fouls1Passes21 · %11
53 George Hemmings M · 94' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Duels won6/9Passes13 · %7
2 Matty Cash D · 94' 6.20
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/5Fouls won2Fouls1Passes29 · %22
22 Ian Maatsen D · 82' 5.50
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won2/8Passes7 · %5
3 Victor Lindelöf D · 94' 5.30
Passes33 · %26
35 João Gomes M · 40' 5.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles4Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %15
14 Pau Torres D · 74' 4.90
Interceptions1Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes26 · %20
Substitutes
5 Tyrone Mings D · 20' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won1/1
26 Lamare Bogarde M · 20' 6.70
Duels won1/2Passes2 · %2
47 Alysson F · 12' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won1/2
13 Matteo Ruggeri D · 12' 6.60
Tackles2Duels won2/2
17 Alejandro Garnacho F · 8' 6.50
Offside1
Unused: Triston RoweBradley BurrowesLuka LynchZion Suzuki
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%42) ✓
Brighton %42 Draw %16 Aston Villa %42
1.42Brighton xPuan
1.42Aston Villa xPuan
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