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  1. 'No reason why Welbeck couldn't be involved' - Shearer on Englandpublished at 14:01 GMT 2 November

    Fabian Hurzeler and Danny WelbeckImage source, Getty Images

    Former England striker Alan Shearer on Danny Welbeck's England prospects: "If you look at the forward options in Tuchel's last squad there aren't many obvious stand-ins for Harry Kane.

    "Anthony Gordon, Jarrod Bowen, Bukayo Saka aren't going to fill that role and Ollie Watkins hasn't been firing for Aston Villa, so any English striker scoring goals in the Premier League is going to be talked about.

    "It's seven years since Welbeck's last cap and he's 35 this month but Tuchel isn't worried about the future. His only focus is the six weeks of the World Cup so there's no reason why Welbeck couldn't be involved if he keeps scoring and stays injury free."

    Read more on Welbeck's chances here

  2. No horsing around for Rutterpublished at 13:56 GMT 2 November

    Sam Ashoo
    Final Score reporter

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    A lot of the talk in the build-up to Brighton-Leeds was about Georginio Rutter.

    The forward was a fan favourite at Leeds before joining Brighton for £40m in January 2023 and makes no secret of his affection for his former club. In fact, he even owns a racehorse named BriLee, a nod to both Brighton and Leeds.

    There was, however, no horsing around on Saturday. Rutter played the 10 role perfectly, breaking lines, dropping deep when needed and creating extra space for Danny Welbeck and Diego Gomez. His assist for Gomez's second goal capped off an excellent performance, driving into the box and offering a perfect cutback.

    The Frenchman described the occasion as "special" and it was nice to see many of the 3,000 travelling Leeds fans applaud him after the game.

  3. Analysis: Brighton show ruthlessness against toothless Leedspublished at 18:26 GMT 1 November

    Adwaidh Rajan
    BBC Sport journalist

    Diego Gomez of Brighton & Hove Albion celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammate Georginio RutterImage source, Getty Images

    Brighton rediscovered their ruthlessness in attack and returned to winning ways in style as they overcame Leeds United 3-0 in the Premier League.

    Fabian Hurzeler's men headed into this game on the back of a challenging week on the road where they were beaten by Manchester United in the league and knocked out of the League Cup by Arsenal.

    The Seagulls attempted more shots than their opponents in those games - 15 to Manchester United's 13 and 17 to Arsenal's 13 - but were outscored by four goals.

    The back-to-back defeats came after a five-game unbeaten run across all competitions from Brighton, who have have struggled for consistency during the 2025-26 season.

    However, Danny Welbeck's sixth goal of the league campaign pulled Brighton ahead early in front of their supporters at the Amex on Saturday.

    Though Leeds stayed alive in the game past the hour mark, Diego Gomez's quickfire double - his first Premier League goals of the season - sealed the victory that helped the Seagulls move into the top half of the standings.

    While the commanding win will come as a huge fillip for the Seagulls, a second clean sheet in 22 Premier League games will be further source of optimism for Hurzeler as a tough challenge at Crystal Palace awaits them next Sunday before the international break.

  4. Brighton 3-0 Leeds: What Hurzeler and Welbeck saidpublished at 17:24 GMT 1 November

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    Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the win: "It was good performance from the start, especially the first 20 minutes. We lost a bit of control after that, but in the second half we got it back. We kept a clean sheet which was important, scored some good goals and created a lot of chances. I'm happy.

    "It is really about getting consistency with our results. Winning is always the best feeling, but a clean sheet gives you a high percentage of winning the game. Everyone worked hard and everyone was there for each other. We deserved the clean sheet."

    Brighton goalscorer Danny Welbeck also spoke to Premier League Productions about the performance: "They were top performances from both Yankuba Minteh and Diego Gomez. Minteh was dangerous all day long and Diego popped up with two great goals. It was some great work from Georginio [Rutter] to create it too."

    On whether he is expecting an England call-up next week: "I just control what I can control. I'm enjoying playing my football here at Brighton, so my focus is always on Brighton and doing the best that I can. Getting the goals is important for me and the team, and getting the three points."

    Did you know?

    • Brighton are unbeaten in their past nine Premier League home games (W5 D4), their best unbeaten home run since between September and March in the 2023-24 season (12 games unbeaten).

    • Danny Welbeck has scored six goals in his past five Premier League appearances for Brighton - two more goals than he had netted in his previous 26 games combined.

  5. Brighton v Leeds: Team news published at 14:08 GMT 1 November

    Brighton starting XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Wieffer, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Wellbeck, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayari

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has made one change to the side that suffered a 4-2 defeat at Manchester United last Saturday.

    Diego Gomez returns to the starting line-up, after being used as a substitute in the past two games, as Maxim De Cuyper drops to the bench.

    Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Wieffer, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Wellbeck, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayari

    Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola, Knight, Oriola

    Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has named an unchanged starting line-up following their 2-1 win against West Ham last weekend.

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin leads the line alongside Noah Okafor and Brenden Aaronson while captain Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka and Sean Longstaff make up their midfield

    Leeds XI: Perri, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Rodon, Longstaff, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson, Bijol, Okafor, Tanaka

    Substitutes: Darlow, Struijk, James, Piroe, Nmecha, Stach, Harrison, Justin, Gruev

    Leeds United starting XI: Perri, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Rodon, Longstaff, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson, Bijol, Okafor, Tanaka
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  7. Sutton's predictions: Brighton v Leedspublished at 12:33 GMT 1 November

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    Leeds have made a great start and I am pleased for Daniel Farke.

    He took a lot of stick when he was at Norwich, when I kept hearing how he wasn't a Premier League manager, but apart from their heavy defeat at leaders Arsenal, his side have been competitive in all of their games so far.

    I am still going with a Brighton win here, though.

    The Seagulls did not play well when they lost at Manchester United last weekend, then went out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of the Gunners on Wednesday, but they are unbeaten at home so far and I am expecting them to bounce back.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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