Brighton Hammer Aston Villa 4-0 in Premier League Opener

pBrighton made a flying start to their Premier League season with a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Amex Stadium./ppThe hosts effectively decided the match in the first half, with Maxim De Cuyper scoring twice and Jack Hinshelwood adding a brace of his own inside the opening 32 minutes./ppVilla's problems worsened before the interval when Joao Gomes was sent off, leaving the visitors with ten men as Brighton protected both their lead and clean sheet after the break./ppThe result gave Fabian Hurzeler's side a perfect start before returning to European action, while Aston Villa suffered a heavy setback in their opening league fixture./p