🚨 4-0 after 30 minutes & straight red! PL favourite torn apart | OneFootball

What’s going on on the island? After Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, two of the favorites, already took a fully deserved beating, the next underdog is troubling the team that looks better on paper. 

And “troubling” is actually an understatement. Brighton & Hove Albion were already 4-0 up after 30 minutes against the reigning Europa League winners and last season’s fourth-placed side, Aston Villa. 

Fabian Hürzeler’s Seagulls were ruthless. After an early own goal by Lindelöf, De Cuyper added another in the 18th minute. Academy product Hinshelwood piled on two more with a quick-fire brace after half an hour. 

As if that wasn’t bitter enough, the Birmingham side then reduced themselves to ten men. João Gomes was shown a red card for violent conduct. Despite being a man down, the Villains “only” lost 4-0 in the end. 

After Unai Emery’s team had recently looked good against PSG in the Super Cup, this is a massive setback at the start. Maybe the loss of three key starters — Youri Tielemans (move to Man United), Lucas Digne (move to PSG), and Morgan Rogers (move to Chelsea FC) — is being felt more than initially thought. 

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