Match Reviews

It was always likely that Brighton and Hove Albion would suffer a hammering from one of the big boys at some point in their debut Premier League campaign and so it arrived with Liverpool’s 5-1 win at the Amex, featuring another own goal for Lewis Dunk to take his Liverpool record to two goals in two games for the Reds

There were no fireworks on the pitch as Brighton and Crystal Palace played out a dull 0-0 draw but plenty of them off it as Palace ticketless Palace fans stormed the Amex turnstiles leaving those with tickets stranded outside before letting off bangers and flares inside the stadium as Sussex Police made a total cock up of the first derby game since 2013

A battling performance from Brighton and Hove Albion wasn’t quite enough at Old Trafford as despite being the better side for large parts of the game, they eventually fell to an undeserved 1-0 defeat to Manchester United through Lewis Dunk’s own goal

We take it all back. Having roundly taken the piss out of Sky’s decision to show Brighton v Stoke City live on television, the two sides played out the Amex’s most entertaining contest of the season so far as the spoils were shared in a 2-2 draw

Is this the real life? Brighton hit the dizzy heights of eighth in the Premier League after another away victory, this time a Glenn Murray goal securing a 1-0 victory at Swansea City

Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton play out a 1-1 draw at the Amex in a game in which Chris Hughton and Mauricio Pellegrino could’ve shaken hands on the draw after an hour such was both sides desire to avoid losing rather attempting to get three points

To the Champions League, we’re on our way? Brighton and Hove Albion secured their first Premier League away win in some style, hammering hapless West Ham United 3-0 at the London Stadium in front of nearly 60,000 people

The Michael Oliver show took place at the Amex as the players of Brighton and Everton played second fiddle to the referee in a performance that will have delighted all the Bollywood agents watching live after the game was moved to a Sunday lunch time to accommodate the live Indian television audience

Arsenal never needed to get out of second gear as they comfortably ran out 2-0 winners against a Brighton side with no recognised striker in a Sunday lunch time game that was more akin to the experience you get at a theatre than a football ground

Newcastle United had plenty of excuses but no answers as the Toon Army fell to a 1-0 defeat to Brighton at the Amex with Tomer Hemed scoring the own goal of the game on a mixed afternoon for the striker who then decided to stamp on a Newcastle player, for which he will almost certainly receive a retrospective ban