Brighton
Aston Villa
Match summary
Brighton won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Aston Villa. Brighton led 4-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Lindelöf's own goal put Brighton ahead in the 8th minute, Maxim De Cuyper made it 2-0 in the 18th minute, set up by Georginio Rutter, Jack Hinshelwood made it 3-0 with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Diego Gómez, and Hinshelwood made it 4-0 in the 31st minute.
The chances backed that up: Brighton created 4.00 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Aston Villa's 0.28 from 6. Aston Villa had a player sent off.
Brighton secured a comprehensive victory against Aston Villa in the Premier League, dominating the match across all metrics. The hosts commanded 73 percent of the possession and registered 21 shots compared to just six from their opponents, with six of their efforts finding the target. Brighton also accumulated 135 attacks and generated an expected goals total of 4.00, completely outclassing an Aston Villa side that managed zero shots on target and an expected goals figure of 0.28. The hosts won five corners to two, completed 647 passes at an accuracy of 93 percent, and committed 12 fouls, while Aston Villa recorded 11 fouls and received three yellow cards alongside one red card.
The first half produced a flurry of goals and disciplinary action as Brighton established a four-goal lead before the interval. Victor Lindelöf opened the scoring for the hosts with an own goal in the eighth minute, quickly followed by yellow cards shown to João Gomes and Pascal Groß. Maxim De Cuyper extended the lead to two-nil in the 18th minute with a left-footed shot. Jack Hinshelwood then scored twice in quick succession, netting with a header in the 30th minute and a right-footed shot a minute later. João Gomes received a red card for violent conduct following a VAR review in the 40th minute, leaving Aston Villa with ten players for the remainder of the fixture.
