Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa by four goals in the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
Brighton won 4–0 at home on 23 August 2026, producing the largest winning margin of the opening round. The result also gave Brighton the weekend’s biggest goal total in a single match.
A four-goal victory is more precise than simply describing the match as a comfortable win. Brighton scored four times and Aston Villa failed to score, so the difference between the teams was four goals.
The result should not be confused with Arsenal’s 3–0 victory over Coventry City or Brentford’s 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Those clubs also kept clean sheets, but neither matched Brighton’s four-goal margin. Brighton’s 4–0 result put them at the top of the early table on goal difference.