Villa's Collapse Began Before João Gomes Saw Red
Brighton scored four in 31 minutes before João Gomes was dismissed. Aston Villa's opening-day humiliation exposed a squad-planning problem before it became a discipline story.
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Villa's Collapse Began Before João Gomes Saw Red
Brighton scored four in 31 minutes before João Gomes was dismissed. Aston Villa's opening-day humiliation exposed a squad-planning problem before it became a discipline story.
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Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa are one of the oldest and most…
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Brighton and Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 Brentford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 Hull City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations and has hosted sixteen England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899 and the most recent in 2005. Villa Park has hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, more than any other...
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