5 mins of madness — BHA 11% → 100%
Across minutes 85–90, BHA's win probability moved 89 points. Score went from 0–0 to 4–0.
Brighton demolished Villa with a comprehensive 4-0 victory, though the scoreline was dramatically skewed by a chaotic finale in which three home goals arrived in the 90th minute alongside a Villa own goal and a red card for the visitors.
Joao Gomes' dismissal arrived as a mercy for Villa, already four goals adrift with the contest long settled. The midfielder's late indiscretion merely punctuated an afternoon where Brighton's dominance had been total.
The rout was complete when Lindelöf's clearance deflected past Martínez in the 90th minute, condemning Aston Villa to a chastening afternoon.
De Cuyper adds gloss to Brighton's demolition of Aston Villa with a fourth in stoppage time. The Belgian left-back's involvement epitomises a comprehensive performance that has left Villa's afternoon in ruins.
Hinshelwood applied the final touch to a thoroughly dominant Brighton performance, the defender converting in the closing stages to compound Aston Villa's misery.
Hinshelwood added gloss to Brighton's dominant display with a fourth in stoppage time, the defender capitalising on Aston Villa's capitulation. The rout cemented another emphatic home performance for De Zerbi's side.
Brighton 4–0 Aston Villa, Gameweek 1. Full match report with goals, cards, lineups and a complete event timeline — plus AI-powered analysis for fantasy managers.