Four goals were scored in Brighton & Hove Albion’s 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend match.
Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4–0 at home on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Because all four goals were scored by Brighton and none by Aston Villa, the match produced both four total goals and a four-goal winning margin.
The result was the biggest home win of the opening round and gave Brighton the best goal difference in the first table. Their plus-four differential placed them above Arsenal and Brentford, who each won by three goals.
The match should not be confused with Manchester City’s 2–1 victory over Bournemouth or Chelsea’s 3–2 win at Fulham. Those fixtures also produced decisive results, but neither matched Brighton’s four-goal total or margin. Brighton’s victory was one of the clearest statistical highlights of Matchweek 1.