Brighton run riot against 10-man Aston Villa | OneFootball

Brighton & Hove Albion began their Premier League campaign in spectacular fashion, sweeping aside Aston Villa 4-0 at the Amex Stadium.

Villa made a promising start, with Emiliano Buendia going close early on, but Brighton soon took control. Maxim de Cuyper opened the scoring after Pau Torres' misplaced pass presented him with an opportunity, with his effort taking a deflection off Victor Lindelof on its way into the net.

The Belgian doubled the advantage 10 minutes later, arriving unmarked to convert Georginio Rutter's cutback from close range.

Brighton's relentless pressure continued and Jack Hinshelwood made it 3-0 shortly after the half-hour mark, heading home after Diego Gomez had kept De Cuyper's cross alive.

The midfielder struck again just moments later when Yasin Ayari won possession inside the Villa area, leaving Hinshelwood with a straightforward finish.

Villa's miserable first half ended with another setback as João Gomes was dismissed following a VAR review for kicking out at Rutter.

Despite being a man down, Villa prevented further damage after the interval, while Brighton comfortably controlled proceedings. The hosts thought they had added a fifth through Charalampos Kostoulas, but the effort was ruled out for offside.

The emphatic victory gives Fabian Hürzeler's side an ideal start to the new campaign.

Incidents: The story of the match

Brighton & Hove Albion Official Line-ups:

Bart Verbruggen, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Maxim De Cuyper, Mats Wieffer, Yasin Ayari, Diego Gómez, Jack Hinshelwood, Pascal Gross, Georginio Rutter

Aston Villa Official Line-ups:

Marco Bizot, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, João Gomes, George Hemmings

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The match begins

8':

GOAL Aston Villa: Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) socres an own goal!

Maxim de Cuyper scores, making it 2-0.

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Maxim De Cuyper scores goal number 1 in the competition (1 matches)

Jack Hinshelwood scores to make it 3-0, assisted by D. Joao Victor Gomes da Silva.

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Jack Hinshelwood scores goal number 1 in the competition (1 matches)

The score is now 4-0.

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Jack Hinshelwood scores goal number 2 in the competition (1 matches)

40':

Red Card for João Gomes (Aston Villa)

João Gomes has now picked up 0 red in the competition (1 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match