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Brighton & Hove Albion

* Watford beat Brighton 2-0 in opening game

* Roberto Pereyra opened the scoring with a thunderous volley

* Argentine Pereyra doubled the advantage with neat finish

* Brighton handed debut to record signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh

* Watford visit Burnley next, Brighton host Manchester United

WATFORD 2 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 0

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Roberto Pereyra scored twice as Watford opened their Premier League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

The Argentina international opened the scoring with a stunning volley, showing great composure to sweetly convert from Jose Holebas' corner in the 35th minute.