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Only Jhon Duran (8) has more goals as a substitute in the Premier League since the start of last season than Brighton's Joao Pedro (5).

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Six matches make up Saturday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Brentford v Bournemouth

• Crystal Palace v Fulham

• West Ham v Everton

• Wolves v Southampton (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live)

• Brighton v Man City - 17:30 (listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Liverpool v Aston Villa - 20:00

Kick-off 15:00 GMT unless stated

Follow all of the action and reaction here

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 11 he takes on Mylee and Tate from CBBC football drama Jamie Johnson FC (JJFC), which is set in the world of an elite academy at fictional Premier League club Hawx United.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Brighton ended up losing last week, but they absolutely played Liverpool off the park at Anfield for 45 minutes.

I'd not seen much of Seagulls midfielder Yasin Ayari beforehand but I was at the game for BBC Radio 5 Live, and what a great young player he looks. The same goes for Jack Hinshelwood too.

The way they played out from the back, with such bravery and confidence, was impressive and Liverpool had to dig very deep to recover from 1-0 down and beat them.

Manchester City are going to have to do the same to get back to winning ways. After they lost to Sporting on Tuesday, City midfielder Bernardo Silva said they are "in a dark place" at the moment, but they are champions for a reason and I am expecting a response.

They have got a point to prove, and that might help them find the energy they will need.

Mylee's prediction: I am hoping for a City defeat here! It is going to be close, but I actually think they will win. 2-3

Tate's prediction: There are going to be a lot of goals... and Brighton are going to win. City slipped up last week, and it might happen again. 4-3

Read the rest of their predictions and have your own say here

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Fabian Hurzeler has said Brighton "shouldn't hide" and "shouldn't be afraid of anyone" as the club bids to continue the progression made in recent years.

The Seagulls finished sixth in the Premier League in 2022-23 and then reached the last 16 of last season's Europa League under previous boss Roberto de Zerbi.

Eighth-placed Brighton have now taken 16 points from their first 10 Premier League games under Hurzeler, who said he was "happy" with the majority of his side's performances in those fixtures but conceded they could have taken more points.

Last Sunday, Albion led league leaders Liverpool for almost an hour and took points off Arsenal at Emirates Stadium earlier this season.

"I don't want to be recognised or seen as the small Brighton and Hove Albion," said Hurzeler before Saturday's game against champions Manchester City.

"It's more that we have a big potential in our squad. We have a great leadership in the club. We have great staff members. We have a good atmosphere, a good environment.

"In football, it's about achieving things and that's why we shouldn't hide. We shouldn't be afraid of anyone.

"We should play with self-confidence and we should also put pressure on ourselves because in the end we want to achieve something and if we don't achieve the victories in the games we have failed and that's the truth. That's why we have to also be hard on ourselves and demand the best from ourselves.

"These games, like City and Liverpool, are the best challenges for us."

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Jack Hinshelwood is bullish before Brighton's game against champions Manchester City on Saturday (17:30 GMT).

The midfielder joined BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast to preview the match and is convinced the Seagulls have shown enough this season to prove they can beat Pep Guardiola's side.

"If we play like we did in that first 45 minutes [against Liverpool last weekend] for 90 minutes, we can definitely get a positive result on Saturday," he said.

"When you're playing Manchester City, they are always going to have a strong 11 out and they are one of the best teams in the world, no matter who comes on to the pitch. They have had a little dip in their form but all teams experience that throughout the season and I think if anything it will fire them up even more to come and beat us."

Manchester City have lost their past three matches in all competitions for the first time since April 2018 and have a number of players out through injury, including Ballon d'Or winner Rodri.

"It's been a really positive week in training - we have prepared really well," said Hinshelwood. "It puts us in a good place to go and put a good performance in."

Brighton are eighth in the Premier League table after 10 games played, winning four, drawing four and losing two.

"Over the last three, four years, we have definitely changed the culture around the place to thinking that we are not just here to make up the numbers but we can go and challenge these big teams and challenge the establishment," Hinshelwood added.

"We've played most of the top six sides in our opening games. We go into these games thinking we can definitely get something.

"These are such exciting games. There is no better place to play, you want to be challenging yourself against the best players in the world week in week out and it is very exciting for me."

Full commentary of Brighton v Manchester City on BBC Radio Sussex from 17:30 GMT on Saturday

Brighton and Bayer Leverkusen are among the clubs interested in Red Star Belgrade's 17-year-old Serbian defender Strahinja Stojkovic. (Football Insider), external

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We asked for one thing involving Brighton that people are not talking about but should be.

Here are some of your comments:

Marty: Why did we let Buonanotte go on loan? He's in fine form for Leicester. I find it a bizarre decision when we are so injury-prone, which in itself calls into question the effectiveness of the new medical team.

Olivia: We still can't put in consistently good performances against teams fighting relegation. We won two out of six against teams who went down last season and haven't played good enough against Wolves and Ipswich this season. It's a mentality that's stuck for years and seems to be passed down from squad to squad. I don't know what'll fix it but it has to come soon.

O: The fact that when he's playing, Baleba is absolutely running the game every single time. Upcoming superstar.

James: The obsession with replacing Baleba with Wieffer late in the game and conceding control of the midfield.

Joe: Despite all the fanfare around Hurzeler's appointment and a record transfer spend we sit eighth - the joint worst league placing at this stage of the season over the past four years. Should we expect better?

Sam: It's been a great start to the season overall. We've had new players arrive, a new manager and a new system. We can't expect ourselves to go and win the league. However, opportunities have been there and we haven't taken them. It seems we switch of for small periods of games which you just can't do. We were punished for that twice but we will learn.

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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler hopes academy graduate Jack Hinshelwood has a big future for his national team, as well as the Seagulls.

The squad for England's upcoming matches against Greece and Republic of Ireland is being announced on Thursday, and Hurzeler was asked by the media of Hinshelwood's future for the Three Lions.

"In understanding the game, recognising the spaces, having a good touch and passing, he is already one of the best," Hurzeler said in a news conference when asked about the England Under-21 international.

"Now it's about finding the consistency, showing these actions over 90 minutes. What he is doing so far is impressive and he is a big part of the future of this club and hopefully for the national team as well. I will call Thomas [Tuchel, incoming England manager] and give him advice on this player."

Hurzeler was also asked about the other young midfielders in his squad and is insistent on not treating them any differently to the more senior figures within his playing group.

"For me it's not about age, it's about being good or not and the players on the pitch deserve to play," he added.

"It's not about treating them like young players because in the end we need to win games. In the midfield, they can change the dynamic of the game and break the dynamic of the opponents.

"Even when they are young, I demand that they ask for the ball and continue playing with courage. This is the way that they improve in these tough moments, to show personality and not being afraid of making mistakes."

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BBC Sport Journalist

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Manchester City (kick-off 17:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On players returning from injury: "Some of them will return for sure. Joao Pedro and [Matt] O'Riley have a big chance. For Solly [March], it's too early. Yasin Ayari might be an option for the weekend."

• On improvements he wants to see: "It has something to do with game management and being ruthless. It's important in a wild environment to stay calm and continue playing your style of play. It's about finding the solutions and I think we can improve."

• Hurzeler assessed his first 10 matches as a Premier League manager: "We can be happy with the performances but on the other side, we could have more points. We have to find the balance of a good style of play and getting results."

• On opponents who are on a unusually poor run of form: "We have a lot of respect because they are still the best team in the world with the best manager in the world. We see this as the next opportunity to challenge the establishment."

• However, the Albion boss says he does not encourage his Brighton players to "dream": "It's not about dreaming - it's about having a clear vision with individual goals and team goals. The process is always going step by step and it won't always be linear. We should make the next step and grow as a team."

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Everton have expressed an interest in signing Brighton's Ghana right-back Tariq Lamptey on a free transfer when the 24-year-old's contract expires at the end of the season. (Africa Foot - in French), external

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There has been plenty of talk about Brighton after an excellent display ultimately came unstuck at Anfield last Sunday.

But you know your club best. We would like you to tell us the one thing nobody is mentioning about Albion - good or bad - but really should be?

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Brighton commentator Jonny Cantor believes Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler feels the Seagulls "should be higher" than where they currently sit in the Premier League table.

Hurzeler's side are currently eighth and were perhaps unfortunate to lose against Liverpool at the weekend after being ahead for 55 minutes.

Speaking about Hurzeler's start as Brighton boss, Cantor said: "When people ask me what's it like under the new manager, I try and find the right words... he uses the word intensity a lot and there's no two ways about it.

"It's an intense watch, it is at times a little bit chaotic and we see that not only getting forward because they do get more people in the box and create more chances.

"But, they also seem more chaotic at the back. It's so difficult, the way that he plays to get it spot on for the whole 90 minutes. They've led nine times this season and been equalised against five times - the improvement could be maybe holding onto the lead and making the right decisions."

"I think Hurzeler feels we should be higher than we are, that's a disappointment to him. They have a top quality squad and there's been massive investment - but maybe those results haven't been reflected in the performances."

Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall also spoke about what he felt the Seagulls needed to improve after their first 10 league games: "They're going to have to do game management a little bit better, when the subs come on, they're going to have to do a bit better.

"If you go back to the Wolves game, 2-1 up and cruising, we break clear and yes we want that third goal but in the 92nd minute. [Mats] Wieffer was not at the pace of the game yet and he's an experienced player, he needs to run the ball to the corner or wait for the defender - it's little things like that.

"[Brajan] Gruda on Saturday comes on and he's dancing around the ball and he goes inside and slips, you can't do it all yourself - it's a team game. Gruda from what I've seen so far he wants to do it himself.

"He needs to get to grips, I know he's only young and played a handful of games but he has to learn quickly - this is a top league and we want to finish sixth if we can. We need to get into Europe."

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited has landed.

Brighton's summer signing Ferdi Kadioglu discusses the weekend's defeat to Liverpool, his goal and his start to life with the club.

Phil McNulty, the BBC's chief football writer, is also on to assess the Seagulls' first 10 Premier League games of the season and there is a full preview of this weekend's home fixture against Manchester City.

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

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Before the start of this season, not many football fans outside of Brighton, Blackburn and Swansea will have heard of Yasin Ayari. And neither Rovers nor Swans fans will have been particularly impressed, one imagines.

The Swedish midfielder did not pull up any trees on his two loan spells in the Championship last season.

This makes Ayari similar to compatriot Viktor Gyokeres, who did so little in temporary switches to Swansea and Coventry City that the Albion were happy to sell him to the latter for £1m.

Three and a half years later and Gyokeres is one of the hottest properties in European football whose £85m release clause in his Sporting contract could be activated by any of the multiple Premier League clubs rumoured to be interested in his services.

Gyokeres is the one who got away from Brighton. In contrast, Ayari has seized an unexpected opportunity to prove himself at the Albion, in spite of those two disappointing loans.

A combination of selling Pascal Gross and Billy Gilmour, Jack Hinshelwood starting the campaign at full-back and injuries to James Milner, Matt O'Riley, Brajan Gruda and Ferdi Kadioglu has meant Ayari was thrust into Premier League action almost by default.

Even as those players return, Ayari has maintained his place - and deservedly so.

He gets better with each game, culminating in a man-of-the-match display against Liverpool in which he and Hinshelwood were central to Brighton dominating the first half at Anfield.

The highlight was a pass which left a defender as good as Virgil van Dijk looking like a rabbit caught in the headlights. If Georginio Rutter had converted the chance it created, Ayari would have the best assist of the season so far to his name.

It is a name the rest of English football will soon know if Ayari continues his rocketing rate of improvement.

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Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen believes the Seagulls' "mix of experience and talent" is enabling them to challenge teams at the top of the table, after taking the lead against Liverpool but falling to a narrow 2-1 defeat at Anfield.

Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex after the game, Verbruggen said: "We all know that we have a good team. We have a deep squad with a lot of quality. We have a good mix of experience and talent, so it really is a pleasure to be a part of.

"Every week we learn things and get better, so we have to keep building on that and performances like these. If we do that, I think we can reach good things this season."

Manchester City are Brighton's next Premier League opponents, and the Dutch shot-stopper believes Fabian Hurzeler's side can take "confidence" into their next challenge.

"We know what we are capable of," Verbruggen said. "We have shown that being clean and having the courage to play out from the back - and being good at it as well - can give you the momentum in a game.

"I think it is really important that we do that in the coming games."

Verbruggen was also asked about his current form, after keeping two clean sheets in eight league appearances so far this season: "I'm feeling good. I'm feeling sharp.

"I think the whole team feels sharp and fresh, so that inspires you as an individual. We just have to keep going, keep improving, and keep getting better and better."

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

Here are some of your comments:

Liverpool fans:

Linda: Thought Brighton played really well in both games this week. Liverpool’s attitude and commitment to win these games was outstanding - lovely play and energy from all involved - playing for, and with, each other. Slot has made the transition of Klopp leaving and his arrival seamless. Looking forward to how this season goes. You just never know...

Rhys: Slot has made Liverpool so resilient. Gone is the intensity in attack under Klopp and in its place is a calm composure. Even when on the back foot there is no panic. They just keep to the system and work from back to front.

Pedro: Sloppy first half but showed some guts and determination in the second. I thought Gomez had a great game after coming on for Konate and was unlucky not to score. Salah amazing again... where's the contract offer? Liverpool back on top of the league. So far so good but the big test comes against Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Richard: The first half was woeful. The second, much better. Why couldn't we muster up the urgency that we saw in the second half of the second half, earlier in the match? This sort of syndrome - allowing ourselves to fall behind and sit and wait until the crowd forces us to surge with intent and pressure - we should be doing from the first minute.

Brighton fans:

Brian: First 45 minutes was as good a performance as I can ever remember from a Brighton team. Hinshelwood and Ayari were excellent in midfield. Liverpool ultimately deserved their win, but knowing that we have Pedro, Baleba, O'Riley, Minteh, March and Dunk all close to returning from injury makes me believe that the future for us is very bright.

Ben: When will we get a bit more streetwise? For the second goal, we again allowed a player to run half the length of the pitch. Surely a quick tug on the shirt, take the yellow card and slow the game down. Subs were 10 minutes too late. After 65 minutes our midfield started to chase shadows and needed refreshing.

Sam: There were lots of positives to take away. We could have had three by half-time. However, we were undone by a great attack. The only question I have is why Hurzeler didn't put the subs on earlier?

Nicholas: Brighton showed signs they can mix it with the best and the future looks bright for them. There is just that gap in experience and concentration keeping them off the big six clubs. After Manchester City next week, they should pick up 18 from 21 points - so keep an eye on them.

Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from Saturday's seven Premier League fixtures.

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

Listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:

• Liverpool 2-1 Brighton

• Wolves 2-2 Crystal Palace

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BBC Sport journalist at Anfield

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For a while Brighton looked as if they could be entering the title conversation.

Fabian Hurzeler, the youngest permanent Premier League manager ever at the age of 31, has carried on the excellent work of his predecessors and has them dreaming of even more.

They fully merited their lead when Danny Welbeck knocked Kaoru Mitoma’s cross onto summer signing Kadioglu, who scored his first goal in English football.

They had a glorious opportunity to double their lead when Jack Hinshelwood sent Rutter through but he shot straight at Kelleher.

But as Liverpool improved in the second half, Brighton offered less going forward – and only managed one effort on target after the break.

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler speaking to BBC Match of the Day after today's loss: "There was a big chance today. If we score the second goal, or we could have even got a third or fourth, in the first half then it is a different game.

"Then of course they have individual quality. They scored out of nowhere with a cross, they scored with a shot from outside the box. In this league there are top quality players.

"We have to be at the maximum and today we were not for 90 minutes. Then you can't win the game."

On goalscorer Ferdi Kadioglu: "He's a very flexible players. He gives us good crosses, good shots, he can run a lot. He needs a little bit more time to adapt to the intensity but he's getting there step-by-step. He is a great character, he loves to learn, he loves to improve and when he shows this attitude then I'm sure long-term he will be a very important player for us."