PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 23/08)

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·21 August 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 23/08)

Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa clash this Sunday at the The American Express Community Stadium for round one of the Premier League. Brighton & Hove Albion mark their 14th participation in the competition, whilst Aston Villa go into their 113th. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Premier League.

In their last fixture, Brighton & Hove Albion shared the spoils 0-0 with Tromso (UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 2026/27). Last time out, Aston Villa slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Borussia M´gladbach (Pre-season 2026/27).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 1-0.

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Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Tromso 2026-08-20): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Olivier Boscagli, Luka Vuskovic, Ferdi Kadioglu, Yasin Ayari, Malick Yalcouyé, Diego Gómez, Pascal Gross, Ibrahim Osman, Georginio Rutter

Aston Villa ( vs PSG 2026-08-12): Marco Bizot, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelöf, Ian Maatsen, João Gomes, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendía, George Hemmings, Brian Madjo

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler has faced Unai Emery on four occasions, recording one draw and three defeats
Unai Emery has faced Brighton & Hove Albion on ten occasions, recording six wins, three draws and one defeat
Fabian Hürzeler has faced Aston Villa on four occasions, recording one draw and three defeats

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa have already met 37 times, with Aston Villa holding the advantage: 21 wins, compared to six for Brighton & Hove Albion.
At The American Express Community Stadium, Aston Villa have the edge in their clashes with Brighton & Hove Albion: eight wins in 18 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion have four wins.
In the English League, the two teams have played 22 matches, with Brighton & Hove Albion winning three, drawing five and Aston Villa winning 14.