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Brighton vs Aston Villa Prediction: Can Hürzeler's Youthful Press Resist Emery's European Champions?
The 2026/27 Premier League season opens at the Amex on 23 August 2026, with Brighton hosting Aston Villa in a fixture that pits two clubs at very different points in their recent histories against each other. Brighton finished eighth last…
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- Week 1 of the 2026-2027 Premier League sees Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa collide on 2026-08-23 at 14:00 GMT.
- Over the past 10 outings, Referee P. Bankes has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 22 fouls each fixture.
- In the past 4 games, Unai Emery recorded 3 victories against F. Hürzeler, who recorded no wins, with 1 draw.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Brighton & Hove Albion or Aston Villa.
- Our forecast has Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Aston Villa set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- Different fortunes: Brighton & Hove Albion drew 0-0 with Tromsø, while Aston Villa fell 1-2 against Borussia M'gladbach.
- Neither side is flying – Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1-2 and Aston Villa 1-0-4 over the last 5 matches.
- Aston Villa hold the upper hand H2H: of 19 meetings, they've triumphed 11 times, conceded 2 times and shared 6 draws.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Brighton
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Events
| 8' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 9' | Joao Gomes | ||
| 9' | P. Gross | ||
| 11' | Y. Ayari | ||
| 18' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 30' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 31' | 4 - 0 | ||
| 33' | J. McGinn | ||
| 39' | Card upgrade | João Gomes-VAR | |
| 40' | Joao Gomes | ||
HT 4 - 0 | |||
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| 90+5' | M. Cash | ||
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Brighton is going head to head with Aston Villa on 23/8/2026 13:00 GMT for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Brighton v Aston Villa H2H statistics!