Match Reviews

Brighton slipped out of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth but the bigger talking point came with 648 Albion fans who bought tickets not bothering to go to the Vitality Stadium, instead purchasing simply for the loyalty points and stopping other supporters who would have liked to attend the game from having the chance to do so

Brighton and Hove Albion’s terrible record away at Bournemouth and against sides managed by Eddie Howe in general continued as the Cherries came from behind to win 2-1 in the 100-miles-apart South Coast Derby at the Vitality Stadium

Who said we need a striker? Pascal Gross gets the Albion’s season up and running as his brace helps secure Brighton’s first Premier League win, a 3-1 success over previously unbeaten West Bromwich Albion

Brighton go looking for their first Premier League win and goals of the season against a West Bromwich Albion side who arrive at the Amex unbeaten so far in 2017-18 for the first meeting between the two clubs in over 25 years

Despite playing against 10 men for over an hour, Brighton and Hove Albion couldn’t find a way to score against Watford as the Albion’d desperate need of striker reinforcements was hammered home in a 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road

It wasn’t pretty, but those who braved the visit of Barnet to the Amex in the Carabao Cup were eventually treated to a 1-0 win thanks to James Tilley’s first senior goal and more importantly, picked up 15 precious loyalty points for bothering to turn up

A Riyad Mahrez masterclass sets up goals for Shinji Okazaki and Harry Maguire as Leicester City inflict a second consecutive 2-0 defeat on the Albion at the start of the 2017-18 season. Still, at least the kebab we had afterwards from Kayal’s (now owned by Beram, unfortunately) was nice

For 70 minutes, Brighton and Hove Albion kept the superstars of Manchester City at bay before the title favourites superior quality shown and they scored late on through Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus to leave the Amex with a 2-0 opening day win