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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "There have been a lot of highs and lows throughout the season. It is important you don't overreact and it is important to stay grounded and humble because there is still one game to go. But I'm really proud of the team.

"It's not only about playing a football game and the tactical side but it's about the mental side too. We only can be successful if you stick together and we proved that so we are very happy.

"The players changed the intensity on the pitch. They used the goal as the wake-up signal. Liverpool were impressive in the first 20 minutes but I was happy with the reaction."

On Brajan Gruda's performance: "That was his best game, yes. It's important to understand that behind the player is a person and it's a very young person. He comes from a different country and he's away from his family. He never gave up and always tried to improve in training and showed character. He gets the reward for all his hard work."

On 17-year-old Harry Howell: "It's a special player for his young age. I always give young players the chance because it's not about your age if you're good enough.

"Everyone knows their role, if you're a sub then you can come into the game. You always have to be ready to have an impact on it."

Did you know?

• Brighton have come back to win three Premier League games this season when trailing at half-time, with only Fulham doing so more often (five).

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Brighton go into the final day of the Premier League season still in contention to qualify for European football for only the second time in their history.

A superb 3-2 win over champions Liverpool, in which the Seagulls fought back from 1-0 and 2-1 down, took Fabian Hurzeler's side eighth in the Premier League.

However, they need to win at Tottenham on Sunday and hope results go in their favour, with Brighton needing Chelsea to lose to Nottingham Forest on Sunday and then for Enzo Maresca's side to win the Conference League final against Real Betis on 28 May.

If those things happen, Brighton will be again in European competition after reaching the last-16 of the Europa League in the 2023-24 campaign.

Against Liverpool, the hosts were the better team in the second half and credit must go to Hurzeler as his substitutions proved key, with Kaoru Mitoma scoring within five minutes of his introduction and Jack Hinshelwood netting 78 seconds after coming on when he headed in from a cross from Matt O'Riley, another sub.

That 85th-minute winning goal from Hinshelwood was the fourth quickest by a substitute in the Premier League this season after he came on with his 17-year-old cousin Henry Howell, who became the youngest Brighton player.

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Scott McCarthy
Fan writer

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How was your Saturday? Mine was lovely. I spent it taking down the back section of my garden fence.

At 4.30 pm, I drove to the tip and disposed of all the old wood. Back home at 5.30pm. Showered. Went to the pub at 6pm (one without a television) for a couple of pints after a hard day's graft.

All of which meant I did not see a second of the FA Cup final. Which was just as well, based on the head loss Crystal Palace winning caused amongst many Brighton supporters.

Ever since Albion reached the Premier League, it has felt like we are the club with the better long-term prospects. Better stadium. Better training ground. Better transfer and recruitment model. A better owner willing to invest. But Palace have now won a major piece of silverware. Something Brighton are yet to do.

Decision-makers at the Albion love their reputation as 'The Best Run Club in the Premier League'. They proudly talk about how much money they have made in the transfer market.

All of which is great. But then you see (or in my case, don't) Palace make history. On the grass rather than a spreadsheet. Which ultimately is what being a supporter is all about.

No fan gets into football to chant "Record profit for a Premier League club, you'll never sing that". We do it for memories made on the pitch.

What makes seeing Palace win the FA Cup particularly painful is that their ride to glory has coincided with Brighton's season falling apart.

Entering the final week of March, the Albion had a winnable FA Cup quarter-final tie and were in the race for a top-five finish. A special campaign could have been on the cards.

But instead of Champions League or Wembley glory, we only have being sustainable and well-run to show for the season.

No bad thing, of course. Maybe it is pure greed to want a trophy on top of that? But I would give anything to see Brighton win the FA Cup. Rather than spending the final day with an old fence.

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It's so hard to make a prediction for this game because I have no idea what the Liverpool line-up will look like, or what their mindset will be.

Arne Slot's side will lift the Premier League trophy at Anfield after their final game of the season against Crystal Palace next weekend. Their work is done, and they have got that party to look forward to, so how focused will they be here?

As things stand, Brighton do have something to play for because eighth place will get them in the Europa Conference League, if Manchester City win the FA Cup.

The Seagulls played really well at Wolves last week, and fully deserved their win.

They gave Liverpool a good game at Anfield earlier in the season, when they led 1-0 at half-time but lost 2-1, and if Slot picks a weakened team then they are good enough to take advantage.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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