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  1. Hurzeler on late goals, Baleba's form and Nottingham Forestpublished at 10:50 GMT

    Katie Stafford
    BBC Sport journalist

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at The City Groud (kick-off 14:05 GMT).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Hurzeler said "all the players who were available last weekend are still available," which is "positive news".

    • James Milner and Karou Mitoma are "getting close" to a return with Hurzeler confident both will be back before Christmas.

    • On opponents Forest: "Their style of play is quite effective so you have to be switched on for 90 minutes, be strong in set-pieces and be intense. It's a fight. A big battle there. They know how to win games and have very experienced players on the pitch."

    • He said Brighton replicate different game scenarios in training, but the reason they are scoring late goals "is all about mindset and belief in our own quality".

    • On Baleba going off at half-time against Brentford: "We try to develop every player. We are trying to get him back to his best level step by step without putting him under pressure. Of course, he wants to play well. Sometimes you need to be patient, other times demanding and ruthless, but it is about creating the right support around him to give him the right help."

    • He said Yasin Ayari "is improving day by day" and his "professional work ethic" is the reason "he is so important" to Brighton this season.

  2. 'Moments like this make every dark day worth it' - Hinshelwood on returnpublished at 14:46 GMT 26 November

    Jack Hinshelwood celebrating Image source, Getty Images

    Brighton midfielder Jack Hinshelwood spoke to the Albion Unlimited podcast about Saturday's goalscoring return against Brentford - his first game in over two months: "My season probably hasn't got going yet. I was a bit unlucky with the way that the injury panned out against Bournemouth.

    "It's been 10 weeks now and I've been grinding away in the background, supporting the boys from every angle and to be back out there amongst it is really amazing and I hope it continues.

    "My girlfriend at home is probably as delighted as I am that I'm back playing! It's a lonely place when you're injured. I feel for some of the boys, like Solly [March] and Webby [Adam Webster]. These times are hard so we really have to stick together, but we know when we come back you get moments like this, which make every dark day worth it.

    "If we continue showing that character [as against Brentford] going forward, it's going to be an exciting season for us. We've just got to keep this momentum going now and really demand from each other day in, day out and make sure our standards stay high.

    "It could be a really exciting period for the rest of the season."

    Listen to Hinshelwood's interview and the rest of the episode on BBC Sounds

  3. 🎧 Jack is back!published at 08:12 GMT 26 November

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    The latest episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast has landed.

    Jack Hinshelwood speaks about his goalscoring return to action and BBC Radio Nottingham's David Jackson joins the show to preview Sunday's trip to the City Ground.

    Listen to the full episode here

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