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  1. Brighton expectation 'the heights of Europe' but 'perspective vital'

    Joe Sayers
    Fan writer

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    Brighton striker Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring the equalising goal alongside midfielder Yankuba MintehGetty Images

    The ability to step back and reflect is important in any aspect of life - and it is something I often find myself doing with football and the journey Brighton has embarked on.

    The story of this club is the greatest underdog story you could ever write and, while I try to look forwards as much as I can, it is really important for me to realise just how far we have come.

    I'm a relatively new fan in the grand scheme of things. The first season I really remember getting into was our League One triumph in our last season at Withdean Stadium.

    I've been lucky that, bar a few hiccups, the only thing I've known is an upwards trajectory.

    As I grew older, I felt it was my duty to know the history of this club. I remember so many lengthy conversations with my family, all of whom witnessed the dark days of our club being sold into the ground.

    I often hear that we can't look back on the darker days while we aim to break the mould in the top half of the Premier League, but it is so important to always remember the DNA of this club - the never-say-die attitude that meant we still have a club to support.

    Now this doesn't by any stretch mean that we're not allowed to be negative when we lose or that we can't criticise when things go slightly awry. We all want this club to be striving for the heavy heights of Europe every season, but perspective is absolutely vital.

    I'm so proud to watch our club stand up and fight against the giants of English football, often beating them against all odds. I'm so grateful to those who battled until the rotten foundations eroded and built this club back up brick by brick.

    So here's to you, Brighton & Hove Albion, through the hard times and the good times.

    Find more from Joe Sayers at Albion Obsessed

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  10. Brighton's Michelle Agyemang

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  12. Chelsea 1-3 Brighton - the fans' verdict

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Chelsea and Brighton at Stamford Bridge.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Chelsea fans

    Fossie: What a rotten performance. They totally lost the narrative in the second half. If you can't keep 11 players on the pitch, you don't deserve to win. The players losing their heads does not help anything. Maresca really needs to shake this lot up. Two weeks in a row is awful.

    Femi: No disrespect to Maresca but I think he is a mediocre coach. Imagine having expensive players at your disposal yet not knowing how to tidy up your defence and conceding a lot of goals to individual errors. He also hasn't instilled discipline into his players, who can't stop picking up red cards. Chelsea should go for a more experienced coach.

    Jason: Maresca's in-game tactics are poor. He takes off pace and creativity, and it doesn't work. It's too early to start talking about sacking him, but he needs to improve or the axe will be hovering!

    John: No decent transfer policy at Chelsea, no decent goalkeepers, no decent central defenders and a very inexperienced manager. We could be easily relegated!

    Brighton fans

    Sarah: The first half was a bit lacklustre but I'm so happy for Welbeck - he really needed that and so did we. Dunk played well too. What's going on with Simon Hooper? He missed the obvious red for Chalobah and the clear penalty for the kick to Minteh's head. You could see the contact, so how VAR ruled no contact is a mystery. It should've been 4-1 but we will take the win.

    Pedro: We played as a team and, as so often happens, we were at our best in the final third. Welbeck must be wary of earning the title of 'super sub' because that's exactly what he was in this match.

    Tim: A great result that shows Hurzeler can make a difference with his substitutions. The referee seemed like he was Chelsea's 12th man but we still managed to assert ourselves in the end.

    Chris: It feels like Brighton have turned a corner this week. The atmosphere was electric in the away end of Stamford Bridge. I've now seen nine goals during two away games in just four days. Up the Albion!

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  16. Michelle Agyemang

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  18. Michelle Agyemang scores for Brighton

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  23. Mats Wieffer

  24. Analysis: Will Minteh be the Seagulls' next superstar?

    Nizaar Kinsella
    Football reporter

    Yankuba Minteh of Brighton contends for the aerial ball with Reece James of ChelseaGetty Images

    There is an argument that Marc Cucurella is one of the best defensive left-backs in the league, but Yankuba Minteh gave him plenty of headaches over 90 minutes.

    His power, speed and skill caused Cucurella all sorts of trouble and ultimately led to Danny Welbeck's equaliser.

    Minteh's whipped cross for Welbeck broke down Chelsea in the 77th minute - after Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca had tried to shore up his 10-man side by throwing on defenders Benoit Badiashile, Malo Gusto and Josh Acheampong along with defensive midfielder Romeo Lavia.

    It started a sweet comeback for Brighton, who have sold more than £260m worth of players and staff to Chelsea since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital bought the Londoners in 2022.

    Seagulls owner Tony Bloom's recruitment set-up continues to unearth talents capable of competing against teams such as Chelsea, even when Chelsea keep taking their best players.

    When asked whether the results will mean Chelsea sign more of his players, Fabian Hurzeler replied: "I'll have to talk with Tony. We should avoid the changes!

    "It's football. You have to accept it. That's the normal business, so it's more about finding solutions and getting results."

    The Austrian manager also deserves credit for his substitutions, bringing on not just Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper to score the goals, but Mats Wieffer and Brajan Gruda to provide assists.

    However, the next Brighton talent to become a target for the top clubs could well be their unplayable winger Minteh.