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Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes Danny Welbeck should be considered for a recall into the England squad.

Thomas Tuchel is set to name his squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania on Friday.

Welbeck is the top English scorer in the Premier League this season with six goals in 10 games.

"He scores goals, he works hard, he's having a purple patch and he's put himself in a position where Thomas Tuchel will definitely have to look at him," Rooney said on the latest episode of his podcast The Wayne Rooney Show.

"Behind Harry Kane he is the most in-form England striker. He's given himself a chance.

"He's been such a good player in the Premier League.

"I said last season Manchester United should have brought him back.

"He seems really settled at Brighton, he's doing well and scoring goals, and I hope he continues that and gives himself the best chance of trying to get back in the England squad."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Brighton and Leeds United.

Here are some of your replies:

Brighton fans

Stuart: All the stats indicated a typical Dr Brighton result. An early goal helped settle the nerves and ultimately we were never troubled. Leeds were poor and our players stepped up. Ferdi Kadioglu and Yasin Ayari were the stars. Also a big shout to the youngsters on their debuts. It's all very positive for the future.

Sarah: Fantastic game! With the exception of the 20 minute lull at the beginning and losing possession a bit too easily in midfield, we were strong and functioning as a team again. Danny Welbeck is on a brilliant roll, Diego Gomez got his first Premier League goal in style and sealed it with another corker, plus Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer got assists. I'm really pleased to see Lewis Dunk doing so well again, especially after some suggested he should move over. There's a lot of life in him yet; he is a proper solid defender.

Dean: Good to see the Albion finish off a team in the bottom half of the league, as this had been a persistent problem for us. Welbeck on a free transfer from Watford has turned out to be a masterstroke.

Tim: Following from a hotel room in Turkey, it sounded like a far from perfect performance that we should've put to bed by half-time. We march on with three precious points and a spot back in the top half! If we can get Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Joel Veltman and Brajan Gruda back from injury, I think we'll be in a great place by this season's halfway point.

Leeds fans

Chris: Absolutely useless. They had no fire in their bellies. The front six were at another game. We were too slow in both movement and passing. Daniel Farke has to change his tactics for away games because we are not good enough to defend against quick attacking teams.

Kenneth: Poorest performance of the season so far, with too many players below par. Some are not good enough for Premier League football, Jayden Bogle and Dominic Calvert-Lewin to name just two. It's really coming back to bite us not buying a proven goalscorer.

Dave: Farke is living on borrowed time. The tactics and teamsheet were a disgrace. We were very poor.

Thomas: We have to be realistic and realise that it is so much harder to win games in the Premier League, especially away from home. The formation away from home is obviously not working so maybe a change would help. But, like all teams in Leeds' situation coming up from the Championship, it is a case of avoiding relegation. A long hard season in prospect.

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Brighton forward Georginio Rutter says it was "very special" to play against his former team Leeds United and believes the Seagulls' 3-0 win will be "very good for building confidence" after a mixed start to the season.

Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex after the win, Rutter said: "We got the three points and a clean sheet, which we have been waiting for a long time, so it is very good for building confidence.

"I was very happy with the performance and I think the manager was as well. We take it, but we have to keep going. If we get a clean sheet in every game then we cannot lose.

"In some games this season I've seen some players not wanting to run for their team-mates, but I saw everybody running so that made me very happy."

On Danny Welbeck's recent performances, he added: "He is very good for this team because of his experience. He is also very clinical in the box.

"From my point of view, he helped me a lot when I first got here. If he's called up to England I'll be very happy for him and I believe in him on that front.

"Our partnership is natural. He doesn't force it and I don't force it. We just have this connection, even in training. I don't know why, but it works."

Listen to Georginio Rutter full post-match interview on BBC Sounds

Plus catch up on Danny Welbeck's chat with BBC Radio Sussex here

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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

Sam Ashoo
Final Score reporter

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.

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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.

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.

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