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  "id": 2889469,
  "title": "Why 'woeful' Villa crumbled against Brighton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/why-woeful-villa-crumbled-against-brighton",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T23:03:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aston Villa suffered a 4-0 defeat to Brighton in their Premier League season opener. According to BBC Sport, the team's performance was described as \"woeful\" by analysts on Match of the Day.\n\nThe match saw several Aston Villa players missing, including Johan Manzambi, Brian Madjo, Tammy Abraham, and Ollie Watkins. Unai Emery, Aston Villa's manager, provided updates on the injured players, stating that Manzambi has begun working on the pitch but may need two more weeks to return.\n\nRegarding Ollie Watkins' absence, Emery gave a cryptic response, referring questions to the player himself. Daily Post Nigeria reported that Watkins is subject to transfer interest from Al Hilal and had only returned from his summer break a few days prior to the match.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Brighton thrash 10-man Villa in opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/brighton-thrash-10-man-villa-in-opener",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:18:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Brighton thrash 10-man Villa 4-0 in season opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/epl-brighton-thrash-10-man-villa-4-0-in-season-opener",
        "published": "2026-08-23T16:12:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: What Unai Emery said about Watkins’ absence after Aston Villa’s defeat to Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/epl-what-unai-emery-said-about-watkins-absence-after-aston-villas",
        "published": "2026-08-23T16:48:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Hurzeler hails Brighton man’s ‘step forward’ after his side demolish Aston Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hurzeler-hails-brighton-mans-step-forward-after-his-side-demolish",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Brighton dominate 10-man Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/brighton-dominate-10-man-villa",
        "published": "2026-08-23T19:02:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}