Nightmare start! Aston Villa concede four first-half goals in thumping by Brighton

Aston Villa produced one of the worst opening 45 minutes in Premier League history on their way to a heavy 4-0 defeat at Brighton.

Unai Emery's side, who were without a recognised centre forward with Ollie Watkins left out of the squad amid interest from Saudi club Al Hilal, conceded FOUR goals in an extraordinary 31 minutes of football before Joao Gomes capped a nightmare Villa league debut by being shown a straight red card just before the interval.