Brighton boss Graham Potter said there had been no contact from any club regarding Yves Bissouma following the 2-1 extra-time FA Cup win at West Brom.Reports have linked the Seagulls midfielder, who is on international duty with Mali ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, with Aston Villa.Asked at his post-match press conference after the game at the Hawthorns if any club had been in touch about Bi...Full Story »

Brighton moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup as Neal Maupay’s extra-time strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over 10-man West Brom at the Hawthorns.The Championship promotion-chasers went ahead through a 47th-minute Callum Robinson finish before being reduced to 10 men with just over 20 minutes of normal time to go when Cedric Kipre picked up two bookings in quick successio...Full Story »

West Brom manager Valerien Ismael will be forced to make at least five changes to his squad for the FA Cup third-round tie at home to Premier League side Brighton.Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and midfielder Alex Mowatt are suspended after they were sent off against Cardiff last Sunday. Semi Ajayi has gone on international duty with Nigeria, and loan duo Matthew Clarke and Jayson Molumby are unable t...Full Story »

TARIQ LAMPTEY is emerging as a key target for Tottenham. But boss Antonio Conte may have to wait until the summer to land the £50million-rated starlet. Tottenham want £50m Brighton ace Tariq Lamptey... but might have to wait until the summer Credit: Reuters Lamptey, 21, has come back with a bang after spending the majority of 2021 out with a hamstring problem. The former Chelsea ac...Full Story »

The Brazilian has set his sights on England if he leaves Barcelona Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho is drawing strong interest from England, with Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool interested, GOAL can confirm. Coutinho would rather move back to England than head to his home of Brazil, and while no formal offer has been made, it seems direct conversations are ahead. The Blaugrana, mea...Full Story »

The Belgian striker last week said he would '100 per cent still be at Inter' if they'd offered him a new contract, riling Blues fans and causing him to be dropped for the 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Romelu Lukaku has said sorry to Chelsea fans for his recent bombshell interview Credit: PA It recently emerged Lukaku was advised not to do the interview and was surprised by the 'brutal' reaction. B...Full Story »

Liverpool involved in Coutinho chaseAston Villa, Everton and Liverpool are interested in bringing in Philippe Coutinho this month. The player wants to go to England and is not considering a move back to Brazil. pic.twitter.com/MBekVmrgrp — GOAL (@goal) January 4, 2022Trippier personal terms agreedKieran Trippier deal completed also on personal terms after further contacts between Newca...Full Story »

Liverpool ready €45m Danjuma bid Liverpool have prepared a January bid for Villarreal star Arnaut Danjuma, says Fichajes. The Netherlands international has impressed in La Liga this season and the Premier League side hope to convince the Yellow Submarine to let him go with an offer of €45 million. Lille want €60m for Newcastle target Botman (Sky Sports) Magpies determined...Full Story »

Everton manager Rafael Benitez blamed more errors for their 3-2 defeat at home to Brighton but insisted it was not the time “to point fingers”.Brighton were 2-0 up in 21 minutes through goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Dan Burn and, while Everton academy graduate Anthony Gordon scored his first goals for the club, Mac Allister’s second sandwiched between them was enough for t...Full Story »

Brighton’s first victory at Goodison Park piled more pressure on Everton manager Rafael Benitez as Alexis Mac Allister scored twice in a 3-2 win which the Seagulls made harder work of than they should have.It was a case of new year, same old Everton as even the long-awaited return of Dominic Calvert-Lewin after almost five months out with a thigh injury failed to change their fortunes, wit...Full Story »

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is expected to make his first appearance since August when Brighton visit on Sunday.The England international has returned to fitness after a thigh problem but manager Rafael Benitez has to decide whether to start him or introduce him from the bench.Everton’s Covid situation, which forced the postponement of their Boxing Day game against Burnley, is ea...Full Story »

The manager is fed up with how things have gone for the Blues during a difficult month of December A frustrated Thomas Tuchel fumed that everything is going against Chelsea after a late Danny Welbeck equaliser condemned his side to a damaging 1-1 draw with Brighton on Wednesday. The Blues boss was infuriated with the lack of VAR intervention when Christian Pulisic appealed for a penalty in t...Full Story »

Hefti set to join GenoaYoung Boys right back Silvan Hefti is set to join Genoa on a permanent move for €5m. He’s gonna be the first signing for Andriy Shevchenko as Genoa manager.  @SkySport Genoa are also working to sign Italian striker Roberto Piccoli on loan from Atalanta. @DiMarzio pic.twitter.com/qx3sfRWwH1 — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 29, 2021Stri...Full Story »

Reece James’ hamstring problem heaped the misery on injury-hit Chelsea as Danny Welbeck’s added-time header stole Brighton a 1-1 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge. Romelu Lukaku’s second goal in as many games still pushed Chelsea above Liverpool into second place in the table, but the Blues failed to survive a marauding Brighton’s second-half onslaught. Welbeck p...Full Story »

Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante will be injury doubts for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Brighton on Wednesday.Defender Silva hobbled out of the 3-1 Boxing Day win at Aston Villa with a thigh issue, though Chelsea hope to have caught the problem before a major flare-up.Kante will be checked for a knee issue, while Timo Werner and Kai Havertz could return after Covid isolation but ...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly among the transfer suitors for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo as he approaches the final year of his contract at the Nou Camp. The Uruguay international has become more of a first-team regular with Barcelona in recent times, and it seems clear that the 22-year-old is a big talent who could have a very bright future in the game. According to Todo...Full Story »

Graham Potter was delighted to change an unwelcome narrative after Brighton halted an 11-match winless run by beating Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League.Top-scorer Neal Maupay sealed an overdue three points for Albion with a stunning strike against his former club late in the first half following a fine 34th-minute opener from Leandro Trossard.Brentford improved in the second period but two sup...Full Story »

Neal Maupay struck a stunning goal against his former club as Brighton picked up a first Premier League win in 12 games by beating Brentford 2-0.Albion top-scorer Maupay – who cost £20million from the Bees in August 2019 – lashed an unstoppable effort into the top right corner just before half-time to light up a below-capacity Amex Stadium.Leandro Trossard set the Seagulls on c...Full Story »

Danny Welbeck is poised to end a three-month injury-enforced absence when Brighton welcome Brentford to the Amex Stadium on Boxing Day.Pascal Gross and Neal Maupay are expected to be available after missing the defeat against Wolves last week but club captain Lewis Dunk will be out until the middle of January at the earliest.Adam Webster has returned to training after injury and could be in cont...Full Story »

Southampton vs Brentford, Everton vs Leicester, West Ham vs Norwich and Watford vs Crystal Palace are also postponed as Covid rips through the English game. Man Utd and Spurs are among the latest sides to see games postponed due to Covid Credit: Getty And the announcements came just a few hours after Prem chiefs vowed to plough on with the weekend programme - ignoring calls for a pre-Christmas...Full Story »