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  1. Brighton are not paying attention to WSL table - Vidosicpublished at 11:17 21 March

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    Brighton manager Dario Vidosic says he is paying no attention to the Women's Super League table as the end of the season approaches.

    The Seagulls find themselves fifth, 10 points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.

    Asked whether there's a competition between Brighton and Liverpool, who are a point behind in sixth, to finish in that fifth spot, Vidosic said his only focus was on getting a maximum of 18 point from their six remaining games.

    "We don't want to just feel that we're in a competition with Liverpool only. That sort of disrespects everything, and there are good teams around us," he said.

    "We know we've still got a lot of tough games to go. There's no easy games until the end of the season.

    "Doesn't matter what the table says where you are, because anyone can beat anyone on the day if you're not prepared, if you're not ready."

    He added: "We're going out there to worry about the performance, worry about how we apply ourselves each day in training and just try to do the right things. When you do that, then you give yourself the best opportunity."

    Here are more key lines from his news conference before Sunday's trip to Leicester (kick-off at 15:30 GMT):

    • Vicky Losada and Jelena Cankovic are close to making their returns, while Bex Rayner is back in training.

    • The trip to Leicester comes too soon for Bruna Vilamala.

    • Vidosic said Brighton took a lot of learnings from their League Cup meeting against Leicester, which they won on penalties, earlier in the season.

    • He said Leicester "can be very dangerous" and are likely to have more motivation after Crystal Palace's win last weekend.

    • Vidosic is "curious" to learn more about the new seven-a-side women's football series that was launched on Thursday, but he has not talked about it with the club.

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  2. Brighton sign teenager Yoonpublished at 10:15 21 March

    Brighton have signed 18-year-old winger Yoon Doyoung from South Korean club Daejeon Hana Citizen.

    Yoon, who has penned a five-year-deal, will join the Seagulls on 1 July, after completing the remainder of the season on loan at his current club.

    Technical Director David Weir said: "Yoon is widely regarded as one of the best young talents in Asia and we're very pleased he's chosen to become a Brighton player.

    "We will be watching closely as he continues his development in the South Korean League through until the summer, and then look to find a suitable loan for him next season."

  3. From third to 10th - pundit predictspublished at 09:19 21 March

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    With the Premier League top two fairly set in stone and the relegation places all but decided, we asked former England midfielder Fara Williams to pick her final table from third down to 10th.

    Fara Williams' predicted final Premier League table from third to 10th: 3rd Nottingham Forest, 4th Man City, 5th Chelsea, 6th Newcastle, 7th Bournemouth, 8th Aston Villa, 9th Brighton, 10th Fulham

    Nottingham Forest will hang on to third based on what they have built this season in terms of being defensively hard to break down and playing in transitions very well. They are finding ways to win games by playing to their strengths.

    I do not think Chelsea are good enough to secure fourth. I have put Manchester City there because they have enough firepower and always seem to finish Premier League seasons really well. They have not been in good form but they have that know-how and still a bit of a fear factor against some of the teams they play.

    I have Chelsea in fifth because if Cole Palmer can refind his form they will have a good run of games. Newcastle in sixth - where they currently sit - as I think they will continue on the same trajectory with their run of fixtures.

    The rest is really difficult. I have put Bournemouth seventh as their pressing and high-intensity play will see them pick up form again and rise a few places.

    I have Aston Villa eighth as their focus will be on the Champions League, then Brighton ninth and Fulham 10th as I do not think their form will improve significantly. They are still impressive finishes.

    Having said this, it has never been so close in this area of the table from what I can remember. These teams are likely to finish within one win of each other so much can change on one result.

    Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nat Hayward