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

Here are some of your comments:

Brighton fans

SE: Every year Everton and Jordan Pickford come to the Amex and time-waste. The officials are oblivious to it and they need training. How we lost is beyond me but we were toothless up top again.

Chris: We were half the team that we had been against Man Utd. We deserved nothing. Little energy, little desire. Creativity almost non-existent. A real anti-climax to a great month.

Colin: We could have played all night and not scored. It was vital to get the first goal and apart from a couple of early occasions we never got behind the Everton full-backs and completely ran out of ideas of how to break down a strong defence guarding a one-goal lead. Joel Veltman knew what he was doing for the handball and didn't have his best game. Another frustrating watch.

Neil: Absolutely rubbish - no attacking ideas, stale. Buy someone quickly.

Everton fans

Paul: Sometimes, particularly away from home, you just have to win ugly. So, obviously very poor going forward and in possession but a hard-working midfield and solid defence should guarantee we are in the Premier League in the new stadium. At this stage, that's all that matters for Everton.

Jason: The Moyesiah has come back to keep us in the Premier League and lead us into the new stadium as a top flight side. I am utterly delighted he's come back, and at this stage care only about results, not necessarily performances. They will come in time.

Dave: Bit disjointed at the back largely but still dug in and defended as a pack. A more pacy outlet is needed to ease the pressure at the back. The players' reactions on the field and the dugout at full-time speaks volumes. This is down to the change of manager who values every individual.

Mark: A superb away win showing team spirit, commitment and resolve. Our depleted ranks held firm but we might have suffered some vital injury losses. If ever we needed reinforcement, it's certainly now.

Dominic Dietrich
Senior Sports Journalist, BBC Radio Derby

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After defender Eiran Cashin seemingly waved goodbye to supporters on Saturday at Cardiff, Derby County are faced with a big decision in the transfer window.

The Rams have been firm in their stance not to sell their star man - with one source high up at the club previously saying he was "categorically" not up for sale in January - but Premier League Brighton have been persistent in their approach and it seems their efforts have turned the head of Cashin who aspires to join a top-flight club.

No valuation has been met, no deal has been agreed, so this is likely to go on - but puts the Rams in a stick-or-twist scenario. Take the money and further invest in the squad with a short time left of the transfer window, or play hardball and keep the defender.

Whatever happens in the coming days will be interesting, and could see Derby - if Brighton raise their bid - with money to spend on permanent deals that get them Championship safety.

You can listen to move from Dominic Dietrich on BBC Radio Derby's Rams Daily podcast.

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Brighton defender Jack Hinshelwood speaking to BBC Radio Sussex after defeat against Everton: "We can take positives from how we played, I think we just a lacked a bit of cutting edge.

"When you go down a goal early in the first half, you know their plan, they are probably gong to sit in. It makes things really tough. We have to do a bit more in the final third to make solutions.

"All you can ask from us boys off the bench is we give our all. I think the whole team did that. You can't fault our commitment to the game, we lacked a bit of quality. You have these days at home, we will look to put things right next weekend.

"First half we could have done more to get the crowd on our side, we were a bit flat. The crowd here can make the difference and we probably didn't utilise that."

On playing for the first time since 9 November: "Being injured is a lonely place, the worst part of the job. As much as you are disappointed, you have to use that time to work on different areas. I have been working in the gym. It's been a useful time but something I don't want to get again."

Listen to the interview here

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Man United climbed up to second in the WSL table with a comfortable 3-0 win over Brighton at Leigh Sports Village. Here is what the managers had to say on Sky Sports after the game.

Man United's Marc Skinner: "It's nice when it happens - we got exactly what we wanted. I wanted us to be more ruthless in the first half and there should have been a few more goals, but I'm really happy with the collective performance.

"Ella Toone is scoring goals and smiling. We spoke about that love for the game and that's good for Ella, good for United, and good for England.

"We want to see a smile and she's enjoying football. You can see by the way she's playing with freedom. She'll have her up days and her down days, and we'll be there for her."

Brighton's Dario Vidosic: "The first 20 minutes, we made it difficult for ourselves and gifted them two goals. We had a really good chance at the start of the second half, where Nikita [Parris] goes over the bar from two metres out, but they were levels above us tonight.

"We should do better with all three goals and that's something that's been a theme for us this week: shooting ourselves in the foot. We were disorganised without the ball and a little bit off in all areas. When we were good, we were competitive, but when you're off, you get punished.

"It's a tough week, with three tough opponents, but we've got to keep going. With a bit of consistency, some players returning, and some training sessions, we'll find our rhythm and get back to the old Brighton."

Highlights and analysis from Saturday's six Premier League fixtures are now available to watch.

If you missed Match of the Day, you can catch up now on BBC iPlayer.

Listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:

• Wolves 0-1 Arsenal

• Man City 3-1 Chelsea

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler to BBC Match of the Day: "We played against a very solid team. We were not clean enough in the first half. We don't have good box positioning and obviously there is an opponent who try to break the rhythm all the time and then it's very difficult.

"We are honest with each other, critical. We have to keep working. We will analyse what went wrong, where we have to improve, and then we keep going."

On perceived timewasting from Everton: "When the referee says we won't send a player off for time wasting it says it all. I don't understand."

Matthew Howarth
BBC Sport journalist

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Brighton had begun 2025 with a spring in their step, but their unbeaten start to the new year came to an end in limp fashion against Everton.

Fabian Hurzeler's side, who had beaten Ipswich and Manchester United in their last two games, managed just one shot on target at Amex Stadium on Saturday - a blocked Joao Pedro effort in the first half.

The hosts were furious at referee Tim Robinson's decision to award a penalty against Joel Veltman, who appeared to deliberately shepherd the ball out of play with his hand while under pressure from Beto inside the area.

But it was a clumsy, unnecessary intervention from the Dutchman which ultimately cost his team dearly.

A second-half improvement was not enough to spark a revival as Brighton's winless Premier League home run stretched to five matches.

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