Brazilian as villain: English club starts with humiliating defeat 🤯

Brazilian as villain: English club starts with humiliating defeat 🤯 A sensation in the 2025/26 Premier League, Aston Villa opened the current campaign with a humiliating defeat. With Brazilian João Gomes as the VILLAIN, the club was thrashed 4-0 by Brighton in a first-half masterclass. Lindelof, De Cuyper and Jack Hinshelwood (twice) scored for the home side by the 31ST MINUTE. João Gomes, formerly of Flamengo, made the mistake on the fourth goal. And he was also shown a red card at the end of the first half. Detail: it was his debut for the club. Even with 10 men, Aston Villa managed to avoid an even heavier defeat. Even so, last season’s fourth-place side now starts off BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. In 2026/27, Aston Villa will play in the Champions League. Brighton, meanwhile, are in the Conference League. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.