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With the countdown to the Celebrity Traitors final under way, we asked you which Brighton player or manager - past or present - would make the best traitor and faithful.

Here are some of your comments:

Martin: Traitor would be Danny Welbeck as no-one would suspect him. Faithful would be Lewis Dunk as he could not be a traitor - too loyal.

Greg: Tony Bloom would be great. Either spotting the traitors or, even better, using his poker face to manipulate the faithfuls as a traitor.

Gary: For the three traitors, look no further than three ex-managers who all left in an underhand manner. Gus Poyet, who applied for other jobs while still a Brighton manager. Graham Potter, who left for Chelsea and took the entire coaching staff with him. Roberto de Zerbi, who left over recruitment disagreements despite understanding the club's policy. For a faithful, look no further than Kaoru Mitoma, who loves it at Brighton turning down Saudi money to stay loyal to the Albion.

David: There can only be one traitor - Potter. Chelsea waved their cheque book and he ran as fast as he could. Joao Pedro, for the same reason, must be a close second. Faithful - look no further than Dunk. One-club man who has been the rock for so many years and long may he continue in whatever role possible.

You can watch the final of The Celebrity Traitors live from 21:00 GMT on BBC iPlayer

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BBC Sport journalist

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park (kick-off 14:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On injury news, Hurzeler said he feels like he needs a list at the moment "because there are quite a lot". James Milner, Brajan Gruda and Jack Hinshelwood are still unavailable because of injury.

• On a more positive note, Joel Veltman will be available after recovering from a calf injury. It will be more of a 50-50 decision regarding Kaoru Mitoma, who is "very close" to his return from an ankle injury.

• Hurzeler added: "We will have to monitor how Kaoru is doing in our training sessions and how he is doing over the next two days, then we can have another look." He did not want to completely rule out the left winger.

• When asked about the importance of the 'A23 derby', he replied: "I understood from the first second. We have to promise the supporters we will try to do everything to win it. At the end of the day, you cannot promise wins but you can promise to leave your heart on the pitch."

• There is one point separating Brighton and Crystal Palace at the moment, but Hurzler is not "worrying about the table too much at the minute" and he is instead focused on "controlling emotions" of the derby.

• He added: "It's going to be really important to be in the right place mentally. If you're too emotional, you can't make the right decisions. If you're not emotional enough, you won't be committing to duels or keeping your intensity up. We need to find the right balance."

• Palace's development under Oliver Glasner has been "impressive" and he has "a lot of respect" for the Austrian manager.

• On what he expects from the Eagles, Hurzeler said: "They are very stable. They are difficult to beat. They don't concede a lot of goals. They seem to have a consistent starting XI so they can build lots of connections on the pitch, which is a huge advantage for them."

• He added: "We will fight for another clean sheet. We will need to defend set-pieces well and do well with our counter-pressing because they are really strong when they win the ball. They try to attack fast with their wingers and they are one of the best set-piece teams."

• When asked if he would swap Danny Welbeck for Jean-Philippe Mateta, he replied: "I wouldn't swap him for any player in the world. He is a great leader beside the pitch and a great role model so we are very blessed that he is here. He is in outstanding condition, so no I wouldn't change him."

• The squad have done a show of hands on whether Welbeck should receive an England call-up and "every hand went up".

Hear more from Hurzeler on BBC Sounds

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Listen to commentary of Crystal Palace v Brighton on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 at 14:00 on Sunday

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Challenges. Leaders and followers. Tactics. Second guessing and wondering where to turn next.

This could be any game of football in the Premier League this weekend.

It is also the plot to any episode of BBC's hit show - The Traitors.

The countdown to the end game of the Celebrity series is on, but, while we wait for that, we want to know which Brighton player (or manager) - past or present - you think would make the best traitor, and who would be more suited to the role of a faithful.

Was it the way they could appear at the back post without anyone noticing? Or could they stop anybody getting past them?

Get in touch with your choices and the reasons why here

The Celebrity Traitors final will air on Thursday, 6 November on BBC One and iPlayer

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The latest Albion Unlimited podcast discusses the possibility of Brighton striker Danny Welbeck being recalled to the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.

Welbeck, who will turn 35 later this month, has scored six Premier League goals this season. Only Erling Haaland of Manchester City has netted more.

He has won 42 caps for England, the most recent of those coming in 2018, but his form for the Seagulls has led some, including former captain Wayne Rooney, to call for his return to the national setup.

Johnny Cantor of BBC Radio Sussex said: "The profile of Harry Kane is very similar to Danny Welbeck. If something were to happen [to Kane], he could fulfil that role and you don't have to necessarily completely change your whole tactic.

"Welbeck's pass completion rate is very high because he doesn't tend to give it away, which is why I think he's not been as prolific during his career - because he's doing all of the other bits as well.

"I think it would be a simple way to replace like for like if something happened to Kane.

"I think his profile is spot on. [England manager] Thomas Tuchel gets a decent person in the dressing room - and if he doesn't play, he'd go 'why wouldn't you start Harry Kane for England?'

"At the same time, if something happened to Kane, he'd be straight in there and would move into the role seamlessly."

Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall added: "I always say you need to take two centre-forwards and, at the moment, the best two who are English are Harry Kane and Danny Welbeck.

"There's no debate."

• Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

The latest Albion Unlimited podcast from BBC Radio Sussex is available now on BBC Sounds.

Johnny Cantor and Warren Aspinall discuss the possibility of forward Danny Welbeck earning a recall to the England squad and look ahead to the first meeting of this season between Brighton and Crystal Palace on Sunday.

• Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

Listen to every Brighton game live on BBC Radio Sussex, with all the build-up and full commentary with Johnny Cantor and Warren Aspinall, and there is a full preview of all Seagulls' matches on Fridays at 18:00 in The Weekend Warm-up