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  1. Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa: What Hurzeler and Hinshelwood saidpublished at 17:42 BST 23 August

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    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Match of the Day: "We had a tough start but afterwards we got the control back, we pressed intensely, we forced them to do mistakes so it was quite positive. In the end the red card was a game changer."

    On approaching the second half 4-0 up: "We still had a few chances and wanted to score but the clean sheet was very important."

    On the first half: "We were effective out of possession. We were there in the right moment. We got into a flow and when you are in a flow a lot of things can happen. We have to stay humble, keep working hard because on Thursday we have the next challenge."

    On young players playing their part: "We need every player. We will always get young players in full of potential, it's up to us to develop them. It was a positive start so let's keep pushing them."

    Brighton goalscorer Jack Hinshelwood, speaking to Match of the Day: "I thought they started qu9ite well and we had to weather a bit of a storm for the first five. After that we brought a real intensinty, energy and passion and it ended with us scoring four goals in the first half. A really good start."

    On his two goals: "Credit to the boys. It was a really good start. After we scored a few the confidence grew. We were dangerous every time we got the ball. The press was the main thing."

    On the game being done and dusted at half-time: "They had to sit behind the ball with a man less, but the first half was really enjoyable and I've owed Villa a game like that for a while after my debut."

    On setting the tone for the rest of the season: "Massive. We've laid the foundations now, we have set the bar and that's it now. We have set a real good standard but that needs to continue now."

    Listen to more from Fabian Hurzeler on BBC Sounds here

    Did you know?

    • Today's victory for Brighton put an end to a run of three consecutive Premier League defeats against Aston Villa, whilst this was just the Seagulls' third victory against the Villans in the competition in what was the 15th meeting between the two sides (W3 D3 L9).

    • There were just 79 seconds between Jack Hinshelwood's first (29:11) and second goals (30:30), whilst the 21-year-old has scored four goals in his last four Premier League home matches, as many as he netted in his previous 26 games at the Amex Stadium combined.

  2. Analysis: Seagulls in dreamlandpublished at 16:19 BST 23 August

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    Maxim De Cuyper of Brighton & Hove Albion and Jack Hinshelwood of Brighton & Hove Albion celebrate the 4-0 victory during the Premier League.Image source, Getty Images

    Brighton could not have asked for a better start to the new season.

    Like Villa, they have also lost key personnel during the transfer window in defender Jan Paul van Hecke and season striker Danny Welbeck, with midfielder Carlos Baleba likely to join them in leaving soon.

    Yet, Hurzeler was still able to field a side that looked far closer to Brighton's first-choice line-up than the one Emery could.

    Club-record signing Luka Vuskovic started at centre-back on his Premier League debut and produced an assured display while goals from De Cuyper and Hinshelwood would be a welcome sight as they look to replace Welbeck's output.

    Without a recognised striker, Rutter started up front and, despite not getting on the scoresheet, was central during Brighton's attacking spree in the first half.

    Hurzeler and his players will have little time to savour their start as attention will turn to the Conference League play-off second leg against Norway's Tromso on Thursday, 27 August (19:30 BST), after a goalless draw last week.

  3. Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa - send us your thoughtspublished at 15:55 BST 23 August

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  4. Follow Sunday's Premier League games livepublished at 12:50 BST 23 August

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  5. Sutton's predictions: Brighton v Aston Villapublished at 11:05 BST 23 August

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    The Champions League is going to stretch Aston Villa and I don't see them making it back into the top four this season.

    They have lost Morgan Rogers as well as Youri Tielemans and, while Johan Manzambi is a young man with a lot of talent, it is a big ask for him to hit the ground running and replace Rogers straight away.

    Also, I'm not sure if anyone can get a tune out of Alejandro Garnacho but I suppose if anyone can it is Unai Emery.

    Their goalkeeper situation is interesting too, with Japan's Zion Suzuki arriving. He will come in revved up, while Emiliano Martinez looked like he was on his bike until his move to Juventus fell through.

    As I had to remind Mark Chapman on Monday Night Club, you can't play with two goalkeepers - they changed many laws of the game over the summer, but not that one - so we will have to see who gets the nod on Saturday.

    As for Brighton, they have also lost a couple of key players, such as Danny Welbeck and Jan Paul van Hecke, who were the spine of their team. But I am expecting a big season from Jack Hinshelwood, who was phenomenal for them last season.

    Villa started really slowly last season and it took them six league games to get a win. This will be close, but I think they will get off to a flier this time.

    Sutton's prediction: 1-2

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