Brighton start Premier League season with 4-0 rout of Aston Villa
Brighton’s Belgian defender #29 Maxim De Cuyper (2nd R) scores the team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Aston Villa at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on August 23, 2026.
Brighton, however, made the most of the first chance that came their way after Villa defender Pau Torres’s blind pass into his own box found De Cuyper, whose shot struck the post before going in off the unfortunate Lindelof.
And just a minute later, Yasin Ayari robbed Gomes of possession in the Villa box to set-up Hinshelwood for his second goal as south coast side Brighton went 4-0 up to the delight of their home crowd.
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