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  1. Minteh at the double but Saints rescue friendly drawpublished at 17:37 BST 2 August

    Yankuba MintehImage source, Getty Images

    Yankuba Minteh found the net twice but Brighton conceded a two-goal lead to draw with Southampton in their latest pre-season friendly.

    Earlier on Saturday, the Seagulls played the Saints in a 60-minute match behind closed doors, earning a 1-0 win.

    But the full encounter saw Minteh score either side of the break, only for Jay Robinson and an Adam Armstrong penalty to pull Saints back to parity.

    Brighton have now won four and drawn one of their summer fixtures, beating Coventry and UD Las Palmas 2-0, Stoke 3-1 and Wycombe Wanderers 6-1.

  2. Albion secure Shaw signingpublished at 15:12 BST 2 August

    Kofi Shaw plays for Bristol Rovers against BoltonImage source, Getty Images

    Brighton have secured the signing of teenage midfielder Kofi Shaw from Bristol Rovers.

    The 18-year-old, who started his career at West Bromwich Albion before joining Bristol Rovers in 2023, will move the Seagulls' under-21 side under Shannon Ruth.

    Ruth said: "We're really pleased Kofi is joining us. He's an exciting talent who already has good experience of men's football after breaking into the Bristol Rovers team in the second half of last season. He has lots of potential and we're looking forward to working with him and helping his development."

    During a loan spell with Yeovil last season, Shaw scored twice for the club and became the second youngest scorer in Yeovil's history.

  3. Milner changes shirt number to 'pay tribute' to Jotapublished at 18:49 BST 1 August

    Diogo Jota and James Milner during their time at LiverpoolImage source, Getty Images

    Brighton midfielder James Milner says he will wear the number 20 shirt for the 2025-26 season as a "mark of respect" to former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash last month.

    Milner played alongside Jota for three seasons between 2020 and 2023 before leaving Anfield to join Brighton. The 39-year-old also travelled to Portugal for the funeral of Jota and his brother Andre Silva at the start of July.

    Liverpool have retired the number 20 shirt worn by Jota in his five seasons at the club but Milner has opted to take the vacant shirt number at Brighton, after team-mate Carlos Baleba decided to switch numbers for the upcoming season.

    Speaking to MyAlbion TV, external about his decision, Milner said: "Once I heard Carlos [Baleba] was looking to change his number and 20 was available, I wanted to do it as a mark of respect and to obviously pay tribute to Diogo Jota.

    "He was an amazing player, who I was fortunate to play with, and he was a great friend as well.

    "It will be a great honour to wear his number in the Premier League this year."

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