Aston Villa captain John McGinn apologises to fans but provides hope despite Brighton horror show

John McGinn apologised to the Aston Villa fans after the 4-0 thumping at Brighton, but the team's captain is refusing to hit the panic button just yet. <p>Jack Hinshelwood struck twice in two first-half minutes as rampant Brighton ruthlessly exploited Villa with four goals in the opening 45 minutes, while midfielder Joao Gomes was sent off on his league debut five minutes shy of half-time to add to Villa's woes.</p><p>With Brighton four goals up and Villa a man down, much of the second period was played at a pedestrian pace, but McGinn was full of praise for the character his side showed in not conceding in the second half before providing some hope after some similar poor starts in the past.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/report/559450"><strong>Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa - Match report and highlights</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/559450">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/teams/559450">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/stats/559450">Stats</a> | </strong><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/PLHLmatchreports">Watch FREE PL highlights</a></strong></li><li><strong>Latest news and rumours: <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/BHAblogreports">Brighton</a>…