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Food which had already been prepared for sale at the Amex tonight is being delivered to a hostel for the homeless in central Brighton
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The first fan I spoke to for a video didn’t actually have Mitoma’s name on the back of his shirt - so who did he have?
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Just met a 10-yr-old goalkeeper called Harry, who rather hopefully contacted Joe Hart (via BFC, I think) to ask if he could have a pic today. Hart heard a shout as he got off the team bus on arrival, said: "Is that Harry?" and went over for a video, picture and quick chat.
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Really enjoyed last night. Four weeks after lying full of staples and tubes in a hospital bed following a quite tricky cancer op (thanks
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It was my pleasure to go to Tsukuba University and meet Kaoru Mitoma’s former coach Masaaki Koido today. We spoke about Mitoma’s uni days and progress since plus Japanese uni football, had a look around the facilities - and flicked through the famous thesis on wingplay.
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I went to a Nike event earlier today as fans met four Albion players. All seemed to enjoy it - and James Milner ensured a flustered fan got her picture.
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Guardiola says finishing was key but match was not as easy as 4-0 suggests.
"Few teams come here to play with this courage. Managers like Graham are good for football - really good."
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De Zerbi: No new injury concerns for the Arsenal game. "For me it is a very important game." Adds there could be changes to the XI but stresses the importance of the fixture.
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Asked about the Webster deal, Graham Potter said post-match he believes it is close. "Nothing finalised or anything but I believe it is close.”
Gave a firm "Yes" to a question as to whether Lewis Dunk would be here at the start of the season.
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Graham Potter goes out to clap the fans.
First home win under Potter and indeed since March.
First win since opening day.
And done in some style.
A landmark occasion at the Amex.
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Albion are opening talks with Graham Potter after meeting the release clause of close to £3 million. Has happened in the last few minutes. Talks expected to continue over the next 48 hours.
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Albion players and staff all sprinted to the away fans at the far end as soon as the final whistle sounded. A magnificent effort to preserve those three points.
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De Zerbi press conference. Asked about Caicedo. "I've already forgotten Moises. I am really proud for the players we have in the squad. We have to complete the squad. We want to improve the squad."
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RDZ says he is speaking with the club about a new contract. "It is not done yet. I feel very good in Brighton. If the targets are the same as the club, it's an honour for me working in Brighton."
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De Zerbi: “Really, really happy. Really, really proud. Before the game I told my players I thought the game was more important for us than for Marseille.”
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One of the proudest nights in their history, surely - and a deserved win at the champions.
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Tony Bloom is taking his place in the away section - and the cameras have picked him out! He is holding a Zambia flag bearing an Albion badge
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Busy sub-editing this evening but I've sent out a message and the slightly cryptic reply suggests to me that, yes, Aaron Mooy could well be the deadline day signing
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are looking to pull off.
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The away end salute the players - and then a huge roar as Potter goes across to applaud the fans.
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Albion chief exec Paul Barber: "We have more than 600 matchday staff..... We have taken the decision as a club to continue paying the vast majority of our matchday staff for the remainder of the season, whether or not we play the five remaining Premier League games."
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What an effort by the Albion youngsters. They go through on a shoot out. 15-year-old Harry Howell with the winning penalty. He’s back at school in Barnham in the morning.
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Stuart Storer belatedly presented with the 1996-97 player of the year award at half-time.
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3-0 up away from home, 85th minute and Montoya is furthest forward for
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on the edge of the box as they counter attack. One of the less headline-grabbing stories (and early days, of course) but Montoya has looked a different player in this set-up.
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Albion fans are singing away in their corner section. An unforgettable experience here at the Velodrome - and what a part played by this man!
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Why hasn’t the person on crowd sound effects hit the “You don’t know what you’re doing” button yet?
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Lewis Dunk's long, angled through ball along the deck took out two or three defenders and Maupay took his time before going outside Foster and finishing from quite wide. All that after
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passed out from the back, working off Ryan. Fabulous football.
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Job done. Paper sent. Interviews to come. Dutch music still blaring on the PA. It feels like midnight! What an occasion.
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Maybe the fact it’s Friday has put me in a glass half full mood! But last night’s win was surely one of RDZ’s finest. I’m surprised how much some people allowed last 10 mins to overshadow the first 80. If anything, the last 10 showed how well they played in the first 80.
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Kaoru Mitoma is among a group of 20 outfield players currently training at the AEK stadium.
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A very hurried back page and a headline which doesn’t fit perfectly but wanted to put this message across. Albion and March didn’t deserve that. Pic by
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Anthony Knockaert has made the short trip to support
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A final Tokyo metro ride earlier this morning but they have obviously stopped playing this promo now!
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Another extraordinary event. These fans were still waiting for the players as I left the stadium. I’ll finish a piece about the training session soon but an update from Huerzeler is coming first.
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Dan Burn felt unwell in the warm-up and was sick before the game. Potter: "The way he stuck at it was fantastic and epitomises him as a character."
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Glenn Murray on 5Live, talking about progress by Solly March: “I’ve seen him do things on the training field which are frightening and I want to see him do it on a Saturday more often. He frustrates the life out of me sometimes.”
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Jakub Moder now leads Albion in assists.
No PL combo has produced more goals than Moder to Maupay.
He has quietly assisted in the true sense of the verb and only Trossard has played in more PL matches.
Yet it feels like he's just getting started.
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I am also told suggestions of a fee being agreed with Arsenal for Ben White are “absolute rubbish”.
Glamorgan 48-2 at lunch, by the way.
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Guardiola and Bruno enjoying a lengthy and animated (by Pep) discussion before the former does his press conference.
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“Got to be the worst West Ham team you’ve ever seen,” one fan said to me as he walked past the press box.
To be honest, I’m not really looking at it from that perspective!
But it’s the best Brighton team I’ve seen.
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RDZ says van Hecke's improvement as a player has been one the best he has seen as a coach.
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As well as his thesis, Kaoru Mitoma wrote a self-critique at uni - he was 19. The aims included national team, Tokyo Olympics, Bundesliga and Champions League but he was concerned about injuries and his lack of power and, I’m told, a lack of speed!.
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Graham Potter and players applaud the supporters. It was impossible or very difficult for many to get here but those who did have enjoyed it - and gave their team good backing.
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Robbie Savage on BT Sport clearly forgetting his penalty being saved playing for Brighton v Leyton Orient in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy shoot out at Withdean!
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Having arrived at the Amex without great expectations, I really enjoyed that! De Zerbi came up with a plan without wingers and missing eight players. Team and crowd responded.
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De Zerbi said his team were the real Brighton tonight and a good reflection of their head coach. He said he saw a lot of Robertos on the pitch.
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Kaoru Mitoma, Fabian Hürzeler and Paul Barber have all taken questions. Hürzeler was applauded by the Japanese reporters at the end of his session.
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A little catch up with
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Pre-match football food in Tokyo - and two excited youngsters who were with a family group.
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Confirmed from this end. Mac Allister COULD now join up with Albion during this transfer window.
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I have another WhatsApp from BA.
This is about to be reported in Argentina by top media outlet
@TyCSports
but remains unconfirmed by sources here.
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Neal Maupay not involved for Brentford v Birmingham. Reportedly not even at Griffin Park.
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The plan is for De Zerbi and his coaching team to be in place for the Anfield trip. The full line-up has yet to be announced but he had a seven-man support team at Shakhtar. His No.2 at previous clubs has been ex-Brescia forward Davide Possanzini.
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I would not be at all surprised to see Mac Allister start on Saturday. He appears to have caught the eye in training.
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Qualifying for Europe is basically winning promotion when you’re already in the top division.
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I couldn’t work out whether this fan had been to Withdean or not. He said he stayed in Brighton in 2000 and went to a game in their small stadium but he didnt recognise a pic of the Theatre of Trees. Still, long time ago. Nice shirt though.
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Estupinan to Caicedo at the weekend. Best enjoyed with sound on. (The best no-look pass in New Jersey since the days of Jason Kidd?)
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If Albion’s injuries aren’t mentioned as often as those of others, maybe it’s because they don’t currently play, think or look like an injury-hit team. They found more answers last night and the fitting reward would have been three points.
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Alexis Mac Allister looked every inch a World Cup winner today. As do these numbers as he passes the 3.5 million mark on Instagram. He had 350k followers when he went to the World Cup.
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It ends 2-0. Two wins to open a top-flight season for the first time. Sussex By The Sea rings out. Players and fans clap each other. The sun shines. What more do you want?
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Albion win their opening away game for the SIXTH successive season, four of them by three-goal margins.
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RDZ: We didn't play in our way. We played with great character, great soul, great passion. It's the first time in my time at Brighton that we win a game in this way.
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Albion’s women now officially safe in WSL. Can look to climb the table over the last couple of games
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