Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa result, stats and report

Brighton dismantled Crystal Palace with three goals inside ten minutes at the Amex, running out 5-0 winners in a performance that was as clinical as it was ruthless. Palace never competed. End of.

Johan Manzambi's first-half header was enough for Aston Villa to take all three points at Newcastle, as the hosts managed just one shot on target in a flat and toothless performance.

Aston Villa dismantled Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park in the UEFA Champions League, with Nicolas Jackson scoring twice in the first half and Ross Barkley adding a penalty and a goal after the break to complete a statement European night.

Brighton came to the Stadium of Light and did what good sides do. They waited, they competed, and they punished Sunderland when it mattered.

Brighton arrive at this one in serious form and Brentford simply refuse to lose. Something has to give on Sunday.

Crystal Palace's 5-0 defeat at Brighton, their heaviest in the fixture since 1956, has talkSPORT pundits predicting Pierre Sage's sacking. But chairman Steve Parish's recent public backing suggests the speculation is running well ahead of reality.

Jamie Carragher says Youri Tielemans' struggles at Manchester United are a symptom of Michael Carrick's lack of compactness, not a form slump, a theory that looks vindicated after Gary Neville's pre-match warning and United's 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.