Brighton & Hove Albion beat Aston Villa 4–0 during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match was played at Brighton’s Falmer Stadium on Sunday, 23 August 2026. It was one of two Premier League fixtures scheduled for 14:00 that day, alongside Manchester City versus Bournemouth.
The four-goal victory gave Brighton the biggest home win of the opening round and was also listed as the season’s biggest home win at the time of the available statistics. Brighton’s listed stadium capacity was 32,176.
The result should not be confused with Brighton’s later 5–0 away win at Coventry City, which occurred in September. Aston Villa, meanwhile, began the campaign away from home and suffered a four-goal defeat. The opening-round result was a clean-sheet victory for Brighton rather than a narrow one-goal success.