Brighton thrash 10-man Villa in opener

Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion 4 - 0 Aston Villa FTMaxim De Cuyper scored his first Premier League goal at Amex Stadium [Getty Images]Brighton kicked off their new Premier League campaign in emphatic fashion by thrashing Europa League winners Aston Villa 4-0 at Amex Stadium. It only took the Seagulls eight minutes to take the lead as Maxim de Cuyper forced an own goal out of Victor Lindelof before the Belgian added his name to the scoresheet 10 minutes later with an easy finish to make