Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa — Matchday 1

Commentary

1. 5'So close! Emiliano Buendía tries with the left foot from the edge of the box: wide to the left.
2. 8'Off the woodwork! Maxim De Cuyper shoots with the right foot from inside the box and hits the right post.
3. 8'Own goal by Victor Lindelöf! Brighton & Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 0.
4. 17'So close! John McGinn tries with the left foot from the edge of the box: wide.
5. 18'Goooal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Maxim De Cuyper, with the left foot from inside the six-yard box, into the middle of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Rutter. Brighton & Hove Albion 2, Aston Villa 0.
6. 24'So close! Georginio Rutter tries with the right foot from outside the box: over the bar.
7. 30'Goooal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Jack Hinshelwood, with a header from inside the six-yard box, into the bottom left corner. Headed on by Diego Gómez. Brighton & Hove Albion 3, Aston Villa 0.
8. 31'Goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Jack Hinshelwood, with the right foot from inside the box, into the bottom left corner. Brighton & Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.
9. 40'Straight red for João Gomes (Aston Villa)!
10. 45'Great save by Marco Bizot! Shot by Diego Gómez with the right foot from inside the box.
11. 49'So close! Luka Vuskovic tries with the right foot from distance: wide to the left.
12. 52'So close! Ian Maatsen tries with the left foot from outside the box: wide to the left.
13. 54'So close! Luka Vuskovic tries with the left foot from inside the six-yard box: wide to the right.
14. 57'Great save by Marco Bizot! Shot by Diego Gómez with the right foot from inside the box.
15. 65'Off the woodwork! Costinha shoots with the right foot from outside the box and hits the left post.
16. 68'Ross Barkley tries with a header from inside the six-yard box: high and wide.
17. 90'Great save by Marco Bizot! Shot by Costinha with a header from inside the box.
18. Full time! Brighton & Hove Albion 4, Aston Villa 0.

Our own commentary, written from the match data (ESPN).