Aston Villa suffered the worst doable begin to their Premier League marketing campaign, conceding 4 targets and being decreased to 10 males within the first half of their conflict with Brighton on the Amex.
The Seagulls ran riot in opposition to Unai Emery’s new-look Villans, netting 4 instances within the opening 31 minutes to depart the Spaniard apoplectic on the touchline.
Villa’s horror present began eight minutes in, after Maxim De Cuyper’s effort smashed in opposition to the submit earlier than bouncing off centre-back Victor Lindelof and hitting the again of the online.
Ten minutes later, De Cuyper discovered the again of the online himself earlier than Jack Hinshelwood netted a brace in lower than two minutes on the half hour mark.
Emery was clearly enraged at his facet’s embarrassing begin to the match, and could possibly be seen going loopy as soon as the fourth purpose went in.
Aston Villa suffered a nightmare begin to their opening Premier League recreation of the season in opposition to Brighton
The Seagulls shipped 4 targets previous the hapless Villans inside simply 31 minutes
Summer time signing Joao Gomes was additionally despatched off on his Premier League debut for Villa
‘Unai Emery is steaming,’ former Aston Villa star Lee Hendrie said on Sky Sports activities. ‘He hasn’t had many days like this as Aston Villa boss. The quantity of giveaways from Villa is extraordinary.’
However issues solely acquired worse when debutant Joao Gomes misplaced his mood and kicked out at Georginio Rutter. Following a short VAR verify, the midfielder was proven a purple card.
Brighton’s first-half demolition of Villa was the quickest a workforce have raced right into a 4-0 lead of their opening recreation of a season since Manchester United in opposition to Fulham within the 2006-07 season.
Alarm bells have been ringing at Villa Park throughout the summer season as a result of variety of massive names leaving the membership.
Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne, and Ezri Konsa all began their Europa League triumph again in Might however have moved on to pastures new.
Emery has introduced in a bunch of recent and thrilling stars, corresponding to Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Matteo Ruggeri and Zion Suzuki, which has introduced some renewed optimism to the membership forward of the marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, that optimism dissipated quickly after Villa’s dismal opening 45 minutes on the Amex.
