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  • Brighton goalscorers insist Liverpool draw well deserved

    Brighton goalscorers insist Liverpool draw well deserved

    Lewis Dunk insists Brighton deserved their 2-2 draw against Liverpool.

    The Seagulls captain struck late for Brighton’s equaliser and to secure a point at Falmer stadium.

    He later said: “I think we were the better side throughout and then we had a funny five minutes. We have got to be better than that. We have shown great character to come back and get the draw.”

    “Sloppiness from us [let Liverpool take the lead]. I gave the ball away cheaply and they capitalised on that. We have to keep improving, keep learning and get better. After the defeat we have come back and got the draw today. It’s just that final bit that the moment. We are a little bit off.

    “I think I was covering and there were others covering. We had a good 40 minutes and a mad five minutes that killed us at the end of the half. I think we did well in the second half.”

    Fellow goalscorer Simon Adingra added: “It is a very good point for us today. After last match, it is a very good point.

    “I think it is for the team you have to be ready all the time, when I am given my chance.

    “It was a good point for us after the loss last week. The point today, in front of our fans, is good.”

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  • Liverpool and Brighton share spoils in thriller

    Liverpool and Brighton share spoils in thriller

    Captain Lewis Dunk scored a dramatic equaliser for Brighton to deny Jurgen Klopp three points on his eighth anniversary as Liverpool boss.

    In an absorbing encounter, Simon Adingra fired past Alisson to give Brighton the lead after catching out Alexis Mac Allister, who was making his first return to his former club.

    Klopp’s side levelled when Dunk’s misplaced pass ended with Darwin Nunez setting up Salah to sweep home, before Liverpool’s Egyptian forward struck from the penalty spot in first half stoppage time.

    It was awarded after Pascal Gross dragged Dominik Szoboszlai down by his collar.

    Liverpool missed a golden chance to increase their lead after substitute Ryan Gravenberch, on for Harvey Elliott at the start of the second half, hit the bar from close range when it seemed easier to score.

    It proved a costly miss as Dunk made it 2-2 in the 78th minute with a first-time finish from Solly March’s free-kick.

    Joao Pedro then missed a late chance to win it for the hosts in the closing stages, firing over when well-placed inside the box.

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  • Man Utd players clashed after Brighton defeat

    Man Utd players clashed after Brighton defeat

    Manchester United teammates clashed in the home dressing room after Saturday’s defeat to Brighton.

    United were thumped 3-1 by the Seagulls to make it a third defeat in their opening five Premier League games this season.

    The Sun says captain Bruno Fernandes confronted fellow midfielder Scott McTominay in the aftermath.

    While centre-backsg Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof also turned on eachother as arguments raged inside the locker room.

    United manager Erik ten Hag moved to try and restore order as the players’ frustrations boiled over.

    Ten Hag’s players now face an opening Champions League clash against Bayern Munich later this week.

  • EPL: Liverpool, Manchester City, Brighton beat opponents 3-1 away from home

    EPL: Liverpool, Manchester City, Brighton beat opponents 3-1 away from home

    Liverpool continued their impressive start to the Premier League campaign when they came from behind to earn a 3-1 victory over Wolves at Molineux.

    Wolves started brightly and opened scoring through Hwang Hee-chan, who turned the ball home after excellent work from Pedro Neto.

    However, results turned out in favour of the Reds in the second half of the encounter with Cody Gakpo equalized for the Reds, Andy Robertson tucked the ball home after playing a one-two with Salah to put the visitors in the lead. Youngster, Harvey Elliott’s strike took a deflection off Hugo Bueno and flew into the net for the Reds third goal.

    Manchester city on the other hand came back from 1-0 down to snatch a 3-1 win against the Hammers at the London Stadium.

    Ward Prowse had given the Hammers the lead when he headed home from close range but three second half goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernando Silva and Erling Haaland gave the Citizens all three points.

    Manchester United suffered another Premier League loss at home to visiting Brighton and Hove Albion.

    Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro all found the target for the stunning Seagulls and despite Hannibal Mejbri’s consolation goal for the home side, were able to see out a comfortable win against Erik ten Hag’s side, who also saw their 31-match unbeaten home run in competitions ended.

  • EPL: Liverpool, Brighton, Brentford record massive winnings on match day two

    EPL: Liverpool, Brighton, Brentford record massive winnings on match day two

    Liverpool beat Bournemouth at home and in front of their own fans to earn their first three points at home in the Premier League.

    A nightmare start for Liverpool saw them concede just minutes into the game, with Antoine Semenyo taking advantage of some slack play from the hosts’ defense to put Bournemouth ahead.

    Nerves inside Anfield weren’t exactly eased as an out-of-sorts Liverpool continued to make mistakes in its own half, but Luis Díaz’s acrobatic  strike helped to settle things down just before the half-hour mark as the Reds finally began to find their way into the game.

    And they found themselves ahead shortly after, with Mohamed Salah turning home on the rebound from the penalty spot after Dominik Szoboszlai was tripped.

    Alexis Mac Allister’s red card threatened to derail things in the second half, but Liverpool came up with the perfect response, almost immediately making it 3-1 through Diogo Jota to secure a first win of the new season.

    Meanwhile somewhere at the Molineux, Wolves recorded its second straight losses after losing to Brighton and Hove Albion at home.

    Mitoma opened the flood gate of goals when he dribbled past four Wolves defender before slotting the ball past the goal keeper for the Visitors opening game.

    Estupinan doubled the visitors’ lead right from the restart as Sa pushed aside Danny Welbeck’s shot from the edge of the box, but straight to Mitoma, who set up Estupinan for a simple finish.

    A quickfire Solly March double at the start of the second half helped fire Brighton to a resounding 4-1 win at Wolves as Roberto De Zerbi’s side began life without Moises Caicedo in style.

    Eventually Wolves got a consolation goal when Hwang’s looping beat Brighton’s  goalie.

    At Craven Cottage, Yoane Wissa’s opener and Bryan Mbeumo’s double gave Brentford a comfortable 3-0  win over west London rivals Fulham, who were reduced to 10 men when captain  Tim Ream got the marching order after infringing on a Brentford attacker in the 64th minute of the encounter.

     

     

  • Caicedo choosing Chelsea is embarrassing – Alan Shearer

    Caicedo choosing Chelsea is embarrassing – Alan Shearer

    Alan Shearer says the prospect of Chelsea winning the transfer battle for Moises Caicedo is “embarrassing” for Liverpool.

    The Reds had an offer for Caicedo accepted by Brighton, but the midfielder made it clear he wants to join Chelsea, which are now closing on signing the Ecuadorian.

    Ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Chelsea today, Shearer said on The Rest Is Football podcast: “It’s pretty embarrassing for Liverpool, if that is the case.

    “They’ve agreed a deal for £111m and then, all of a sudden, the player has said ‘No thanks, I don’t fancy coming to you, I’m going to London instead’.

    “That is not a good look for Liverpool. You have to do your homework and your due diligence and make sure players want to join before agreeing deals for them.”

  • EPL: Why we thrashed Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirate – Brighton coach

    EPL: Why we thrashed Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirate – Brighton coach

    Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi has Stated reasons why his club side defeated Arsenal by 3-0  on Sunday evening at the Emirate stadium.

    De Zerbi was elated  as goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan gave Brighton all three points against Arsenal.

    However, De Zerbi believed Brighton defeated Mikel Arteta’s side in front of their home fans because his team showed ‘character and passion’ against the Gunners after losing to Everton last Monday.

    Speaking at his post-match press conference, De Zerbi said: “I’m really pleased with the performance, but the season is not finished for us.

    “The 58 points on the table we have are not enough; we are fighting for a big, big target, so we have to win more games.”

    “It had been a very tough week after Monday’s result, but today we showed character and passion; we showed we are serious people.

    “I have to repeat, I am lucky to be the coach of Brighton. I have a lot of great players.”

    The result leaves Brighton in sixth place on the Premier League table with 58 points from 34 games.

  • EPL: Brighton end Arsenal’s quest to win title, after 3-0 thrashing at the Emirate

    EPL: Brighton end Arsenal’s quest to win title, after 3-0 thrashing at the Emirate

    Arsenal’s quest to win its first English Premier League in twenty years suffered a great blow after losing 3-0 to Brighton  Hove & Albion at the Emirate.

    After both teams tried hard to outsmart each other in the first half but all efforts to score a goal proved abortive, the second half was set on fire by Brighton.

    Enciso nods in Estupinan’s cross after a brilliant overlap on the left and a fantastically timed Mitoma pass. The ball came back out to the Ecuadorian and, with Kiwior going down injured, it left Enciso free to nod home the bouncing cross.

    Undav lashed on to a pass in the 86th minute from the Argentine, Mac Allister and calmly lobs the ball over Ramsdale for 2-0.

    In the 96 minute of the encounter Undav shoots from range, Ramsdale doesn’t do enough with his save and Estupinan lashed on to the rebound to put scores and 3-0 beyond Arsenal’s reach.

  • Brighton shock Man Utd with late penalty kick

    Brighton shock Man Utd with late penalty kick

    Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Alexis MacAllister scored from the penalty kick spot deep into stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 win for his side over Manchester United on Thursday.

    The defeat leaves Erik ten Hag’s side in fourth place on 63 points, four ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool but with a game in hand over their Merseyside rivals.

    Brighton meanwhile move up to sixth on 55 points.

    The victory was some measure of revenge for Brighton, who lost to Manchester United on penalty kicks in their 2022/2023 English FA Cup semi-final meeting 11 days ago.

    The home side dominated possession and could have gone ahead as early as the fourth minute.

    This was after Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma snapped up a loose pass from Victor Lindelof, but he fired his shot straight into the face of David De Gea.

    Mitoma was a threat throughout, creating several chances for himself.

    He teed up Danny Welbeck to fire high and wide from the edge of the penalty box early in the second half as Manchester United struggled to pass the ball out of defence.

    After a first half booking, Manchester United midfielder Casemiro was lucky not to pick up another booking after hacking down MacAllister on the edge of the box in the second half.

    Tempers flared in the 68th minute as Manchester United winger Antony, angry at not being awarded a free-kick, was penalised for a tackle on MacAllister.

    He got into a confrontation with Lewis Dunk which earned both players a yellow card.

    Brighton continued to press forward looking for a winner, with substitute Solly March and MacAllister both forcing superb saves from De Gea as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes.

    Manchester United looked set to secure a draw, but there was late drama when defender Luke Shaw was found to have handled the ball in the penalty box.

    This was after a VAR review, and MacAllister blasted home the penalty kick nine minutes into stoppage time to secure the win.

    “Really happy and delighted for the performance and result,” Brighton coach Roberto de Zerbi told reporters.

    “There is a God of football —- we deserved to win the (FA Cup) semi-final but lost on penalty kicks, but today we won with a penalty kick.”

    Shaw took responsilibity for his mistake, calling it a “silly error that cost us a point”.

    But he said his side were still on course to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

    “Teams around us are picking up points, (but) we still have a game in hand and it is in our hands,” he told reporters.

  • Ten Hag pleased with Manchester United’s response in FA Cup semi-final win

    Ten Hag pleased with Manchester United’s response in FA Cup semi-final win

    Manchester United bounced back from a difficult week with a 7-6 shootout win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday that booked an FA Cup final spot to the relief of manager Erik ten Hag.

    Three days after a humiliating Europa League exit against Sevilla, United’s victory at Wembley on penalties after a 0-0 stalemate was music to the ears of their Dutch manager.

    “On Thursday I saw a team I didn’t recognise but today we went back to usual.

    “I could see determination and resilience. We fought for every yard and competed in every battle. We had good chances,” he said.

    The normally measured Ten Hag was livid with his team’s lack of effort on Thursday and admitted yelling at the players after their 3-0 rout for a 5-2 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals.

    “I can’t accept that my team is not giving its best,” said the Dutchman.

    But there was nothing but positive words on Sunday after Victor Lindelof, United’s seventh player to step up to the spot, slotted home the winning penalty after Brighton’s Solly March missed by launching the ball over the bar.

    It was the first-ever FA Cup semi-final shootout to go to sudden death.

    “He is quite cool when it comes to penalties and he’s quite cool in general,” Ten Hag said of Lindelof.

    United’s manager was also pleased with his goalkeeper David de Gea, who was kept busy by several Brighton efforts.

    “He made some brilliant saves. It hurt when he made mistakes on Thursday.

    “Often when you make mistakes as a keeper you get punished. We let him down, we didn’t fight back for him. We bounced back today though,” Ten Hag said.

    Sunday’s win set up the first all-Manchester FA Cup final, after City cruised past Sheffield United 3-0 on Saturday, and Ten Hag’s second showpiece match in his first season at the helm.

    This was after he guided Manchester United to a League Cup triumph in February.

    “Whether Manchester United win the cup or not it’s going to be a fantastic season for them. They’ve achieved all their goals this season. Erik Ten Hag deserves credit,” said BBC pundit Alan Shearer.

    Brighton had hoped to continue their dream run to what would have been their second FA Cup final.

    But for the wayward penalty from March, who hung his head crestfallen, hands on hips, after the miss while Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi consoled him.

    “In penalties anything can happen. You can make mistakes. March is one of the best players in our team and I’m proud of him and the rest of the players, especially today.

    “(March) is sad but, I repeat, we have to close this day and tomorrow we have to think about another game. We need the possibility to forget. We want to achieve in Europe,” De Zerbi said.

    Brighton are eighth in the Premier League and battling to secure a European qualifying spot for next season.