What was the result of the 2026–27 Premier League match between Brighton and Aston Villa?

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4–0 in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.

The match was played at the Amex Stadium on Sunday 23 August 2026. Brighton’s four-goal victory was the biggest winning margin recorded in the opening round, and the result placed the club at the top of the early table on goal difference.

Aston Villa began the season with a heavy defeat despite being an established Premier League club. Brighton’s performance, by contrast, gave the Seagulls three points and a plus-four goal difference before the rest of the campaign developed.

The score is sometimes confused with Brentford’s 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur or Arsenal’s 3–0 win over Coventry City. Those matches also featured a clean-sheet victory, but neither reached Brighton’s four-goal margin. Brighton’s result was the largest opening-weekend win among the ten fixtures.