Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Aston Villa, Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion- Lindelöf 8′ (og)
- De Cuyper 18′
- Hinshelwood 30′, 31′
4–0
xG 3.77 – 0.29
Half time 4–0
- Kick-off
- Venue
- American Express Stadium
- Referee
- Peter Bankes
- Attendance
- 31,746
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Aston Villa. xG 3.8-0.3. Brighton & Hove Albion deserved it.
Ratings out of 10
Line-ups and ratings
Brighton & Hove Albion
4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler
Avg rating 7.35
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery
Avg rating 5.50
- 6.9
Verbruggen
#1 · Goalkeeper · Brighton & Hove Albion
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
7.9Wieffer
#27 · Right-back · Brighton & Hove Albion
78′ played
Off 78′
Passing
- xA
- 0.05
Attack
- xG
- 0.09
6.5Ayari
#26 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion
64′ played
Off 64′
Passing
- xA
- 0.03
Attack
- xG
- 0.11
8.6De Cuyper
#29 · Left winger · Brighton & Hove Albion
78′ played
1 goalOff 78′
- xG
- 1.47
Passing
- xA
- 0.21
9.0Hinshelwood
#8 · Attacking midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion
64′ played
2 goalsOff 64′Player of the match
Passing
- xA
- 0.02
Attack
- xG
- 1.41
7.9Gómez
#25 · Right winger · Brighton & Hove Albion
86′ played
1 assistOff 86′
- xG
- 0.18
Passing
- xA
- 0.48
- 6.9
Bizot
#40 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
3.6Lindelöf
#3 · Centre-back · Aston Villa
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
3.7Pau Torres
#14 · Centre-back · Aston Villa
74′ played
Off 74′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.3Cash
#2 · Right-back · Aston Villa
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.5Kamara
#8 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.0Barkley
#6 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa
74′ played
Off 74′
Passing
- xA
- 0.02
Attack
- xG
- 0.10
Bench
Bench
6.2Mings
#5 · Substitute · Aston Villa
16′ played
On 74′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.1Bogarde
#26 · Substitute · Aston Villa
16′ played
On 74′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Ruggeri
#13 · Substitute · Aston Villa
8′ played
On 81′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Alysson
#47 · Substitute · Aston Villa
8′ played
On 82′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Garnacho
#17 · Substitute · Aston Villa
4′ played
On 86′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
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Side by side
The numbers
- 73%Possession27%BHA 73%, AVL 27%.
- 3.77Expected goals (xG)0.29BHA 3.77, AVL 0.29.
- 3.77Non-penalty xG0.29BHA 3.77, AVL 0.29.
- 3.59xG on target0.00BHA 3.59, AVL 0.00.
- 21Shots6BHA 21, AVL 6.
- 6On target0BHA 6, AVL 0.
- 6Big chances0BHA 6, AVL 0.
- 647Passes242BHA 647, AVL 242.
- 93%Pass accuracy76%BHA 93%, AVL 76%.
- 5Corners2BHA 5, AVL 2.
- 21Tackles19BHA 21, AVL 19.
- 10Interceptions8BHA 10, AVL 8.
- 1.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)9.1BHA 1.9, AVL 9.1.
- 12Fouls11BHA 12, AVL 11.
- 2Yellow cards3BHA 2, AVL 3.
- 0Red cards1BHA 0, AVL 1.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Brighton & Hove Albion
Aston Villa- 8′
Own goal, Lindelöf1–0 - Yellow card, Groß9′
- 9′Yellow card, Gomes
- Yellow card, Ayari11′
- 18′
- 30′
Goal, Hinshelwood (Gómez)3–0 - 31′
Goal, Hinshelwood4–0 - 33′Yellow card, McGinn
- 40′
Red card, Gomes - Substitution, Kostoulas (Off Hinshelwood / Ayari)64′
- Substitution, Costinha (Off Hinshelwood / Ayari)64′
- 74′Substitution, Mings (Off Barkley / Pau Torres)
- 74′Substitution, Bogarde (Off Barkley / Pau Torres)
- Substitution, Osman (Off Wieffer / De Cuyper)78′
- Substitution, Yohanna (Off Wieffer / De Cuyper)78′
- 81′
- 82′
- 86′
- 86′
- 90′Yellow card, Cash
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27 shots
Every shot
← AVL attack
BHA attack →
- Goal
- Saved
- Missed or woodwork
- Blocked
- Bigger = higher xG
Expected goals, minute by minute
How the game flowed
Brighton & Hove Albion3.77xG
Aston Villa0.29xG
Full time3–1
Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.
Five minutes at a time
Who was on top
Brighton & Hove Albion on top96%
Aston Villa on top4%
Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.
Average positions and passing links
Pass networks
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Brighton & Hove Albion leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.09 against 0.05).
Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.








