Which player scored twice in 79 seconds for Brighton in the 2026–27 Premier League opener?
Answer
Jack Hinshelwood
Jack Hinshelwood scored twice in 79 seconds for Brighton in the 2026–27 Premier League opener.
Hinshelwood struck twice during Brighton & Hove Albion’s 4–0 home win over Aston Villa on 23 August 2026. His quick double helped Brighton race four goals ahead by the 31st minute.
The performance continued a strong finish to his previous campaign: he had scored three goals across Brighton’s final five matches of 2025–26. His two opening-weekend goals therefore immediately placed him among the season’s early headline-makers.
The other Brighton goals came from Maxim De Cuyper and an own goal by Aston Villa’s Victor Lindelöf. That distinction matters because match reports sometimes describe Brighton as having four scorers, when only three Brighton players were credited with goals. Hinshelwood’s two goals made him the only player in the match to score more than once.