All four goals in Brighton & Hove Albion’s 4–0 win over Aston Villa had been scored by the 31st minute.
Brighton hosted Aston Villa at the American Express Stadium on Sunday 23 August 2026. The home side produced one of the fastest and most emphatic starts in recent Premier League opening-weekend history, scoring four times before the match had reached its 32nd minute.
The result was notable not only for the 4–0 scoreline but also for its timing. Brighton’s entire goal haul came during the opening 31 minutes, leaving Villa with a huge deficit long before half-time. Brighton then protected the advantage through the remainder of the match.
This fact is easy to confuse with the number of goals scored in the first half. The precise statistic is narrower: all four Brighton goals had arrived by minute 31. The match finished 4–0, but the scoring burst was concentrated very early.