Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4–0 on 23 August 2026 in the 2026–27 Premier League.
The match was part of the Sunday schedule in the opening round. Brighton’s emphatic home win became the round’s largest victory, exceeding the three-goal wins recorded by Arsenal and Brentford.
Brighton scored all four of their goals during the opening 31 minutes. Aston Villa also played with ten men after a red card, a major turning point in a match that quickly moved beyond reach.
The result mattered beyond the scoreline because it gave Brighton the best goal difference in the early table. The match is easy to confuse with Manchester City’s 2–1 win over Bournemouth, which was played on the same Sunday.