Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa. The numbers behind a first-half collapse
All four goals inside 31 minutes, a debut red card and zero shots on target: the data behind Villa's 4-0 collapse at Brighton.
24.08.26, 09:18 Updated 24.08.26, 14:14 8 Minute Read
Andrea Locorotondo
The story in brief
- Brighton scored all four goals inside 31 minutes, with a Victor Lindelöf own goal opening the floodgates.
- João Gomes was dismissed on his Villa debut (40'), leaving the visitors with ten men for over an hour.
- Brighton racked up 2.96 open-play xG in the first half, the most in the opening 45 minutes of any Premier League game since 2021-22.
Aston Villa's season began in ruins at Brighton, four goals down and a man light inside 40 minutes.
A bright start, then a 31-minute collapse
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Andrea Locorotondo SJA and AIPS member. Aston Villa In-Ground correspondent for Opta. Football writer and commentator. If you are coming to Villa Park, you will always find me on seat C22 in the press box.