Brazilian turns villain: English club start with humiliating defeat 🤯 | OneFootball

One of the big stories of the 2025/26 Premier League, Aston Villa opened their campaign in the current edition of the competition with a humiliating defeat.

With Brazilian João Gomes as the VILLAIN, the club was thrashed 4-0 by Brighton this Sunday (23), after being completely outplayed in the first half.

Lindelof (own goal), De Cuyper and Jack Hinshelwood (twice) scored for the home side, making it 4-0 in just 31 MINUTES.

João Gomes, formerly of Flamengo, made the mistake that led to the fourth goal. He was also sent off at the end of the first half. It was his Premier League debut for the club.

Even with 10 men, Aston Villa managed to avoid an even heavier defeat.

Even so, the team that finished fourth in 2025/26 now starts at the very BOTTOM of the table.

In 2026/27, Aston Villa will play in the Champions League. Brighton, meanwhile, are in the Conference League.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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