Which team finished the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend with a 4–0 victory over Aston Villa?

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. Brighton’s four-goal clean-sheet victory was the biggest home win of the opening round and was recorded as the season’s biggest home win at that point. Aston Villa were unable to score in the match.

The fixture was scheduled for 14:00 on Sunday. The Premier League noted that Brighton’s participation in UEFA Conference League qualification play-offs on the preceding Thursday affected the scheduling. That European involvement explains why the match was not placed in the standard Saturday timetable.

The result is easy to confuse with other decisive opening-weekend wins. Arsenal and Brentford both won 3–0, while Hull City and Everton each won 2–0. Brighton’s margin was larger than all of those victories, but it was not the opening round’s highest total-goal match because the 4–0 scoreline produced four goals.