Aston Villa's woeful start: 4-0 loss to Brighton

Match of the Day pundits slam Villa's 'woeful' performance as Brighton run riot.

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What happened. Aston Villa suffered a 4-0 defeat against Brighton, with pundits describing their performance as 'woeful'.

• Danny Murphy, Gabby Logan, and Joe Hart analyzed the match on Match of the Day.
• The loss adds to Villa's poor start to the season.
• Emery questioned Watkins' absence at Brighton.

Villa will need to regroup quickly to avoid further slip-ups in the Premier League.

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