Brighton scored four first-half goals against Aston Villa by the 31st minute of the 2026–27 Premier League opener.
Brighton won 4–0, producing one of the most emphatic starts of the opening round. Jack Hinshelwood scored twice, while Maxim De Cuyper added another goal and Victor Lindelöf scored an own goal for Aston Villa.
The Premier League noted that Brighton became only the fourth side to score four first-half goals in a Matchweek 1 fixture. The earlier examples were Bolton Wanderers in 2001, Manchester United in 2007 and Liverpool in 2020.
The figure is four, not the final score’s separate interpretation as four total goals across the match: all four Brighton goals had already arrived before half-time, with the fourth coming by the 31st minute.