Sussex World reporter Jacob Panons brings you all the top stories from across the county including Airbourne's return to the coast and an East Sussex landmark which is set to be removed very soon.
Jacob also speaks with sports reporter Frankie Elliot about all the latest news from Brighton and Hove Albion including their emphatic win over Wolves and their upcoming match against West Ham United.
Jacob also speaks with sports reporter Frankie Elliot about all the latest news from Brighton and Hove Albion including their emphatic win over Wolves and their upcoming match against West Ham United.
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - Hello and welcome to Latest TV News.
00:13 My name is Jacob Pannins,
00:14 I'm a reporter for Sussex World,
00:16 and I'm gonna be speaking with sports reporter
00:18 Frank Elliott about Brighton's emphatic win over Wolves.
00:21 But first, hear your top stories from across the county.
00:24 (upbeat music)
00:29 Airborne returned to the Sussex Coast over the weekend.
00:32 The free air show was in Eastbourne
00:33 from Thursday until Sunday,
00:35 and one visitor said it was the busiest
00:37 they'd ever seen the event.
00:39 Airborne was celebrating 29 years of air show excellence,
00:42 and flying began at lunchtime,
00:43 while ground displays opened from 10.30 a.m. each day.
00:47 There were ups and downs with some cancellations,
00:50 including the Red Arrows on Thursday
00:52 due to continued technical issues,
00:54 and the Vampire display on Saturday
00:56 because of servicing issues.
00:58 But spectators were treated
00:59 to a surprise addition on Friday.
01:01 Eastbourne Borough Council confirmed
01:03 that the US Air Force KC-135R Strato-Tanker
01:07 would take to the air over the town.
01:09 To see all the videos and pictures from the event,
01:12 please visit Sussex World online.
01:14 A large barge has been seen
01:15 by the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse
01:17 off the coast of East Sussex,
01:18 and it's been confirmed that work
01:20 will soon begin to remove it.
01:23 Back in June 2019, it was revealed
01:25 that the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse
01:26 would be decommissioned and removed from the seabed.
01:30 It was reported that the owners of the lighthouse,
01:32 which has stood out as a prominent landmark
01:34 11 kilometers out at sea since 1971,
01:37 took the decision due to the structure's deterioration.
01:41 The lighthouse, which was built
01:42 with a design line for 50 years,
01:44 was officially decommissioned in March last year.
01:46 The structure's duty was to mark
01:49 the Royal Sovereign's shoal to vessels.
01:51 A spokesperson from Trinity House,
01:53 which built the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse,
01:55 said work can commence from this month
01:57 depending on sea conditions,
01:58 and this will include removing the cabin,
02:00 lighthouse tower, and concrete pillar.
02:03 A groundbreaking ceremony has been held
02:05 at Eastbourne District General Hospital
02:07 to mark the start of building works
02:09 for a new elective care hub.
02:11 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Chairman, Steve Phoenix,
02:15 and Chief Executive, Jo Chadwick-Bell,
02:17 gathered with colleagues and NHS stakeholders
02:20 for the ceremony on Thursday, August 17th.
02:23 The project is set to deliver
02:24 modern purpose-built day surgery,
02:26 which will include a pre-assessment area,
02:29 four theatres, admission, recovery, and discharge space,
02:33 plus associated support facilities.
02:35 The new unit will increase the amount
02:37 of day surgery activity that takes place across Sussex.
02:40 It will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
02:43 and conducting procedures from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
02:46 initially for five days a week,
02:47 but this will move up to six days.
02:49 An NHS spokesperson said the hub will offer residents
02:52 from across Sussex the opportunity
02:54 to have their day surgery procedure performed quicker
02:57 and in a purpose-built environment
02:59 that allows extra capacity to address
03:01 both current and future surgical needs.
03:04 The new elective hub is due to open in March 2025.
03:08 Hastings United has new owners.
03:10 Darren Burney and Peter Sherlock
03:12 have sold their shareholding in the club
03:14 with immediate effect and will also stand down as directors.
03:18 The majority shareholding has been purchased
03:20 by a local consortium led by former club captain,
03:23 manager, and current director of football, Dean White.
03:26 The Sussex club is currently in the Ishmian Premier League,
03:29 which is the seventh tier of English football.
03:32 Another petition has been set up
03:33 in protest over a council policy
03:35 to charge people £30 to park at Canberra Sands main car park.
03:40 More than 1,500 people had signed the online petition
03:44 as of Monday, August 21st,
03:45 as concerns had been raised
03:47 about how this could impact local businesses.
03:50 At the end of March,
03:51 Rother District Council,
03:52 which runs the car park in Old Lynde Road,
03:55 announced proposals for visitors
03:56 to pay the flat fee of £30 to park for the day,
03:59 discounted to £15 for those arriving after 3 p.m.
04:03 Since the plans were unveiled,
04:05 two online petitions on change.org have been set up,
04:08 the first by Emma Burton
04:09 and the latest one launched by Sharon Blaygrove.
04:13 Rother District Council said the rates have been introduced
04:15 as a trial to reduce traffic congestion
04:17 in the centre of the village
04:18 and to cover the increasing costs
04:20 of managing and maintaining services in the area.
04:23 They said the parking charge
04:24 will be monitored throughout the season
04:26 and all feedback will be considered.
04:28 A-level results came out on Thursday, August 17th,
04:31 and to see all the latest on that from across the county,
04:34 please visit Sussex World online.
04:36 Now let's hear from sports reporter Frankie Elliott
04:39 as he brings us all the latest updates
04:40 from Brighton and Hove Albion.
04:42 (upbeat music)
04:44 So I've got sports reporter Frankie Elliott
04:48 with me here and we're gonna be speaking a bit more
04:50 about the latest, about the coming ins and going outs
04:53 with Brighton and Hove Albion.
04:54 So obviously Frankie, the thing people wanna know
04:57 is who's gonna be coming in to replace Caicedo.
05:00 - Yes, so Caicedo's, it's been a week
05:02 since Moises Caicedo left the club
05:04 and they've got a list of apparent replacements
05:08 that they want to bring in
05:10 before the transfer window closes on September 1st.
05:13 It seems that one of those players
05:14 is almost definitely gonna be signed by the club
05:17 at the end of this week.
05:18 Carlos Belber, the Lille 19 year old midfielder,
05:22 they had a bid reportedly accepted of 25 million pounds
05:27 or north of 25 million pounds.
05:29 So he's about, he's gonna be flying over to the UK
05:32 this week to complete a medical.
05:33 Personal terms don't seem to be an issue for the player.
05:37 So he looks like he could be the first one through the door.
05:40 Very young player, 19 years old as I said,
05:42 has only played one full season in professional football.
05:46 He made his debut for Lille last year
05:47 and impressed in a side that did very well
05:49 in Ligue 1 last year.
05:50 So he looks like he could be through the door.
05:52 And there might be even one more coming in as well.
05:55 Fabricio Diaz, a 20 year old Uruguayan
05:58 from a team called Liverpool in his home country.
06:01 He is another player that they hope to sign
06:03 for a little less, sorry,
06:05 little fewer sum of money of 8.5 million pounds.
06:09 He is a player that has captained the Uruguayan
06:12 under 20 side to a World Cup win last year in Argentina.
06:16 He's got a lot of people in South America
06:18 are very, very confident he will go on to be a great player.
06:22 Again, another player that's coming in
06:24 that's not quite the finished article.
06:25 So two very, very young players coming in.
06:27 We expect before September 1st.
06:29 So not a Moises Caicedo replacement
06:32 that's ready to come in straight away
06:33 and challenge the first team,
06:34 but two very exciting players for the future, that's for sure.
06:37 - And what can Brighton fans expect from those two signings?
06:40 - Well, they can expect them to be players
06:42 that don't go into the first team straight away, as I said.
06:45 We've seen that a lot with Brighton,
06:47 that players come in and then maybe a year down the line
06:49 once they've had a bit more experience playing
06:52 either in England or just playing
06:53 more professional football in general,
06:55 whether that be with the club or on a loan move elsewhere.
06:58 So it will be a slow burner, I expect, with both players.
07:01 But both are expected to do the same sort of role
07:03 that Caicedo did last year, which we saw,
07:05 which was be a bit more defensive-minded,
07:07 breaking up attacks, looking to read the game,
07:10 read the play to make interceptions
07:12 and start counterattacks for Brighton.
07:15 They're both very, very athletic,
07:16 both very quick and agile.
07:19 So we can again see that athleticism
07:20 that we saw from Caicedo last year.
07:22 So they are basically coming in
07:24 to fill the void that Caicedo left.
07:26 I don't think they'll be doing it straight away
07:29 because obviously, De Zerbi will want players
07:31 that are ready to play at the highest level,
07:32 and I don't think they're quite there.
07:34 But somewhere down the line, I think they'll be key members
07:36 of the Brighton first team squad.
07:39 - And there's obviously a couple of players as well
07:41 who look like they might be leaving Brighton on loan,
07:43 this transfer window.
07:44 - Yes, and before Brighton's previous game against Wolves,
07:47 De Zerbi said that three players
07:49 were likely to leave the club before
07:51 at the end of the window.
07:52 And already those players have seemed to move on
07:54 quite quickly since then.
07:56 So the first one is Facundo Buonate,
07:58 the Argentinian sort of attacking midfielder.
08:02 He was signed just in January for £9.5 million.
08:05 A lot of expectations of him, a lot of talk in Argentina
08:07 of him being one for the future for the national team.
08:10 He had quite a strong six months with the club,
08:13 to be fair, considering he's not played in England before.
08:16 He scored two goals, sorry, scored one goal
08:18 and got two assists in about 15 appearances,
08:20 which is impressive for a teenager.
08:23 And he wants to get more football,
08:25 it's believed this season,
08:26 and De Zerbi can't offer him that
08:28 with a very, very competitive squad that he has.
08:30 So Buonate is joining Leeds United
08:31 in the championship on loan,
08:33 as is his fellow sort of teenage compatriot, Yassir Maiari,
08:38 another player who was signed in January,
08:40 this time from Sweden, AIK.
08:42 He was featured less in the first team last year,
08:45 made only about four or five appearances,
08:47 all from the bench.
08:48 Again, a very talented technical player,
08:51 but not quite up to speed with the English game at the moment.
08:53 So he's spending a season out on loan at Coventry City,
08:56 again, in the championship to play,
08:58 as De Zerbi says, up to sort of 40, 50 games this season,
09:01 which he thinks he needs to improve as a player.
09:03 The final man who will be leaving is Stephen Alzate.
09:07 A lot of Brighton fans will know Alzate
09:09 as the man who scored the goal at Anfield
09:10 that got them that famous victory against Liverpool
09:13 back in 2020 during the COVID season.
09:16 He went out on loan last season
09:18 because he found first team opportunities quite difficult.
09:21 He actually impressed for the team
09:23 he was playing for, Standard Liège in Belgium.
09:25 He was a regular player for them in the central midfield.
09:28 He came back into the first team squad
09:29 for their pre-season tour of America,
09:31 and many in the club and outside of the club as well
09:35 also felt that he would be a key member
09:39 of the first team squad this year,
09:40 because of course, Brighton are competing in full competition,
09:42 so they'll need that rotation.
09:44 But De Zerbi feels that he can find better players elsewhere,
09:48 or maybe doesn't trust Alzate yet,
09:49 so he's likely to send him out on loan
09:51 and possibly may even be sold
09:52 if the right bid comes in of around £10 million.
09:55 The two clubs that are most interested in Alzate
09:58 are Sevilla and Fiorentina.
10:00 We're not sure whether they are for permanent deals
10:03 or for loan moves, but we can expect to see Alzate move
10:05 before September 1st.
10:07 - I wanted to ask as well, so with Alzate,
10:09 obviously they signed him when Roberto De Zerbi wasn't around
10:12 and Brighton were on a very different trajectory,
10:14 and they've shot up since then.
10:16 Do you think Steven Alzate is still good enough
10:18 to perform and start with this Brighton squad?
10:21 - I think there's going to be some question marks now.
10:23 I think coming back from pre-season,
10:25 the club said that he had joined back up with the first team.
10:28 I think they felt that he had an opportunity
10:30 to really cement himself as being a part of this club
10:32 that is now challenging at the higher end of the table.
10:34 As you said, when Alzate was at the club,
10:36 they were very much fighting off relegation.
10:38 It seems to me, whether it be through the sporadic appearances
10:41 he had in the friendlies in America or during training sessions,
10:45 De Zerbi has not really taken a fancy to the young midfielder.
10:50 And so the fact that after not even playing him
10:53 in any of the Premier League games so far,
10:54 I think he might have come on for the last 15 or 20 minutes
10:57 against Luton, he clearly doesn't see enough in him.
11:00 And obviously De Zerbi's word is the most important word
11:02 at the club.
11:03 So if he doesn't see him as being good enough yet,
11:05 I think if this lone move doesn't work out for him
11:08 or maybe a permanent deal comes in,
11:10 it's a clear sign that they don't see Alzate
11:13 as having a future of this club that's now trying to achieve
11:16 at the higher end of the table and go far in cup competition.
11:19 So it's just a reflection on how far Brighton have come
11:22 since signing players like Alzate,
11:24 but it would be disappointing for him, of course.
11:27 - And on that note, do you see Buonanotto and Iari
11:29 breaking into the first team in the next couple of seasons?
11:31 - Yeah, I think it's a bit different in their situation
11:33 because like I say, both of them have come over
11:35 with very, very little experience of adult football,
11:39 to be honest, let alone professional football.
11:41 You can see the talents there
11:42 and in the games they have played,
11:43 you can clearly see they've got the technical ability
11:45 to play at the highest level,
11:46 but just maybe lack the sort of physicality
11:49 and the gamesmanship almost of English football
11:53 to really sort of compete
11:54 with the Brighton first team squad at the moment,
11:56 'cause that's obviously what they're looking for
11:58 as they say they're competing at the higher end
12:00 of the Premier League table.
12:02 - Thank you, Frankie.
12:03 And that's everything from part one of Latest TV News.
12:06 Make sure you tune in later,
12:07 as we'll be discussing Brighton's win
12:09 against Wolverhampton Wanderers,
12:11 as well as their upcoming home match
12:13 against West Ham United.
12:14 (upbeat music)
12:17 Welcome back to part two of Latest TV News.
12:25 I've got sports reporter Frankie Elliott with me here,
12:27 and we're gonna be speaking about Brighton's emphatic win
12:30 over Wolves, as well as their upcoming match
12:32 against West Ham United.
12:33 So Frankie, what did you make of Brighton's win over Wolves?
12:36 - Oh, it was scintillating.
12:38 This is a team that's bang in form at the moment.
12:41 They're picking up from where they left off
12:43 at the end of last season.
12:43 Obviously, the 4-1 win at Luton was great,
12:46 but many people would have put that down
12:47 to the fact they were playing a team
12:49 that doesn't have much proven Premier League quality.
12:52 Against Wolves, again, a team that many would see
12:55 as struggling this season,
12:56 but putting a very good performance against Manchester United
12:58 at Old Trafford in their first game,
13:00 and have a lot more sort of Premier League proven players
13:03 and European quality players in their squad.
13:05 But yet again, Brighton managed to score four goals
13:08 and comfortably beat them.
13:09 So it's really impressive start to the season,
13:11 and not only that they're winning both of their games,
13:14 but winning them comfortably
13:15 and scoring eight goals in the process.
13:18 - And what were the key strengths you noticed
13:19 in Brighton's win on the weekend?
13:21 - Their counter-attacking,
13:22 especially in the second half, was phenomenal.
13:25 I think, you know, last season, a lot of their quality
13:28 and the reason they won games was down to the midfield duo
13:31 of Kayseri and McAllister,
13:33 helping them to keep the ball for long periods of games
13:35 and dominate possession.
13:37 This season, it seems,
13:38 obviously they've lost both of those players.
13:39 They're relying on the fact
13:40 they've got so much attacking quality in their arsenal.
13:43 Obviously, Gael Pedro, the 30 million pound signing,
13:46 he didn't even start on the weekend,
13:48 but we had Julio Enciso, the young Paraguayan.
13:50 He was electric playing behind Danny Welbeck,
13:53 who linked up the play brilliantly in attack.
13:55 And then Soli March and Karim Matoma,
13:57 two wingers that we knew last season
13:59 were brilliant and clinical.
14:02 They seem to continue that this season as well.
14:04 Matoma scored one of the best goals we'll see this season,
14:06 adding end product to his brilliant dribbling ability.
14:10 And then Soli March as well,
14:11 continues on his rich goal scoring run of form,
14:14 with two excellently taken goals.
14:17 As I said, both off the back of Wolves,
14:19 trying to score about 10, 15 seconds earlier,
14:22 a quick counter-attack,
14:23 and Brighton scored twice within a couple of minutes.
14:25 So that counter-attacking quality and the speed,
14:28 and I'd say, and the tenaciousness of their attacks,
14:33 and the clinicalness of their attacks
14:34 is really something to behold,
14:36 and it's very, very exciting as well.
14:37 - And who do you think Brighton's standout player was
14:39 in that fixture?
14:41 - There was a couple,
14:42 but the main one for me was Julio Enciso.
14:44 De Zerby called him the best player,
14:46 or the man of the match, so to speak,
14:48 in his post-match press conference,
14:49 but he was very, very impressive for me.
14:51 And I think, again, it highlights how much strength
14:53 and depth Brighton have this season going forward.
14:56 We've always said, pre-Roberto De Zerby,
15:00 how Brighton's really struggled to score goals.
15:02 I think having players like Enciso,
15:04 who is not afraid to have a shot,
15:06 is very quick, is very dynamic in his dribbling,
15:09 but also has great end product with his passing and crossing.
15:11 And to have someone like that
15:12 who didn't even start the first game of the season,
15:14 when you've got people like Gial Pedro,
15:16 and even Evan Ferguson as well,
15:18 the Irish striker who is talked about
15:21 as being one of the best up-and-coming strikers
15:23 in European football,
15:24 to have those players waiting in the wings
15:27 alongside your team scoring eight goals in two games,
15:29 as I said, is very, very exciting for all Brighton fans.
15:32 - And on the other hand,
15:33 do you think there's anything Brighton could improve upon
15:35 ahead of their game against West Ham United?
15:37 - Well, the one thing I think they would be disappointed by
15:40 was obviously the fact they haven't kept a clean sheet yet,
15:42 especially in those two games where they dominated so much.
15:47 The Wolves, they were 4-0 up in cruising.
15:49 I think at that point,
15:51 there's about 25, 30 minutes left in the game.
15:54 You're looking, right, can we keep that clean sheet?
15:56 Can we, you know, that's our motivation
15:57 to make sure this performance
15:58 is an excellent one from start to finish.
16:00 And they didn't really do that.
16:01 They let Wolves back into the game.
16:02 They had a number of opportunities in the last 20 minutes
16:05 and obviously grabbed a goal as well.
16:07 So that would be the one thing that would disappoint them.
16:09 But we know with De Zerby,
16:10 he's not that concerned about defensive stability
16:15 and clean sheets.
16:15 He wants to just score more goals in the opposition,
16:17 and they've done that quite comfortably in those two games.
16:20 But from looking at the game as a, you know, a perfectionist,
16:25 I think they would consider that they're looking
16:28 to win games, but also not concede any, to be honest.
16:33 - And in terms of players, starting for Brian,
16:34 would you make any changes ahead of the West Ham game?
16:37 - Well, we've noticed already, De Zerby said
16:38 before the Wolves game,
16:39 that he's already considering making more change
16:41 than he did last year.
16:43 It felt very much last season
16:44 that he had a set 11 players that he wanted to use
16:46 and trusted, and he's trying to expand on that this season.
16:49 Obviously, they've signed five players,
16:51 could be six or seven by the end of the window.
16:52 So he's bolstered his squad, there's more depth in it,
16:55 and now he can chop and change,
16:57 as obviously they start to play three games a week
16:59 from September.
17:00 So we may see Jal Pedro back into the side for Julián Cissé.
17:03 We may see Evan Ferguson start his first game of the season,
17:06 'cause we know Daniel Welbeck is not quite up physically
17:09 to playing regular football every week.
17:12 So I could expect those two to maybe come in.
17:14 In the midfield, obviously,
17:15 Gilmour started this week ahead of Mo Dahoud,
17:18 had a brilliant game.
17:19 Maybe we could see Dahoud back into the side as well,
17:22 maybe for Pascal Gross dropping out,
17:24 we should wait and see.
17:25 And I also expect to see a change at right back as well,
17:27 simply for the fact that James Milner, again,
17:29 has been excellent these first two games, but is 37,
17:32 and they want to rest his leg.
17:34 So maybe Joel Veltman returning back into the side,
17:36 or possibly even Tariq Lamptey,
17:38 as he has been seen back in training
17:40 after four months out with a knee injury.
17:41 So three or four changes maybe, but at the same time,
17:45 they've been so brilliant in the first two games.
17:47 None of those players deserve to be dropped from the side.
17:51 So we can also expect to see maybe just one or two,
17:54 or maybe no change at all.
17:56 But it's, like I said,
17:57 Brighton are in a really, really healthy position right now
17:58 because they can make those changes
18:01 because there's so much depth and quality in their squad.
18:04 - And looking ahead to West Ham,
18:05 how do you see that match playing out?
18:07 - Well, again, it feels that each week
18:09 they're playing a team that brings them a different challenge
18:11 and a bit more quality to them.
18:13 Obviously, West Ham have won a game this season,
18:15 unlike the Wolves team
18:17 that are still struggling to score goals or find a win.
18:20 West Ham have come off the back of a brilliant victory
18:23 at home to Chelsea.
18:24 After, you know, a lot of people were worried,
18:27 maybe after the sale of Declan Rice earlier this summer,
18:30 they seem to have recruited quite well.
18:32 I think James Ward-Prouse is an excellent addition to the side
18:34 as is the Ajax midfielder Alvarez.
18:36 I think he'll be a great addition.
18:38 So they've made some good signings
18:39 and they still obviously have a lot of those players
18:41 that helped them win the Europa Conference League last season.
18:44 So it helps Brighton again that it's at the Amex.
18:47 I think obviously playing at the London Stain
18:50 would make it a bit more of a difficult game for them,
18:53 but you would feel that West Ham have got more quality
18:56 and have got more confidence going into this game
18:58 than say Wolves or Luton may have had.
19:00 So it'd be a bit more of a challenge,
19:01 but again, the way Brighton are playing,
19:03 you would still see them as favourites.
19:05 - And we noticed one thing with West Ham on the weekend
19:07 in that win against Chelsea
19:08 is that their fullbacks were getting penetrated
19:10 quite a lot by those wingers.
19:12 And you're thinking if you put in Solly Marsh
19:13 and Matombe there against Soufalle and Emerson,
19:16 you know, it could be quite scary
19:17 and it looks like Brighton could really attack
19:19 quite well down the wide, down the flanks.
19:21 - Absolutely. I think the one thing that West Ham may,
19:24 their biggest weakness is probably their defending.
19:27 As you said, although Chelsea lost 3-1,
19:29 they actually created a fair few opportunities,
19:30 especially in the first half,
19:32 when obviously Fenzo Fernandes scores that penalty
19:34 before the break,
19:35 it changes the whole complexion of the game.
19:38 So obviously I'm sure De Zerbi will look at that
19:40 and see that as a key weakness to exploit
19:42 down the wide areas with two of his most penetrative players
19:46 in Matombe and March
19:47 who are in such great form at the moment.
19:49 So that's how they look to win the game.
19:51 But on the flip side, you know,
19:53 West Ham's set-piece delivery is excellent now.
19:56 Their heading ability in the box with their centre-backs
19:59 and obviously people like Antonio and Cech as well,
20:02 they have a real threat going in from free kicks and corners
20:05 and obviously James Wall-Prowse, their new signing,
20:08 is one of the best dead ball specialists
20:10 in the Premier League.
20:11 So that will be that West Ham will be trying to see
20:13 to win the game as well.
20:14 So both sides will see the opponent's weaknesses
20:18 as their strengths in some respects
20:19 and both sides will feel they're confident
20:21 of winning the game.
20:22 So it should be a really, really good game
20:23 at the Ambic Stadium on Saturday.
20:25 - And I think this is the sixth Premier League season
20:27 both teams have been in the same league
20:29 and I don't think West Ham have won against Brighton yet.
20:32 Mentally, how do you think that's gonna benefit
20:34 Brighton on Saturday?
20:35 - Oh, it definitely will benefit.
20:37 You know, a number of those players,
20:38 especially at Brighton, have been there
20:40 throughout that whole period.
20:42 Obviously, Soli March and Lewis Dunk
20:43 would have pretty much played all of those games.
20:45 So that will feed into the psychological battle
20:49 before the game, but also at the same time,
20:51 you know, a lot of those games have been draws.
20:53 I mean, last year they won both games,
20:55 Brighton, don't get me wrong,
20:56 but if you look throughout the whole six years
20:58 that Brighton were in the Premier League,
20:59 a lot of those games against West Ham
21:00 have mainly been draws.
21:02 So West Ham won't wanna read too much into it.
21:04 They'll be buzzing off what was a fantastic performance
21:07 at the London Stadium against Chelsea on Sunday
21:09 and look to kick on and try and get another three points
21:12 this weekend.
21:13 So I obviously, for Brighton's sake
21:15 and for the fans' sake, that's something
21:17 that will give them confidence,
21:19 but they'll be wary of what this West Ham side can do
21:22 if they don't turn up and play as well as they have done.
21:24 - And if I've got to twist your arm here,
21:25 what result, sorry, scoreline would you put
21:29 on Saturday's game?
21:30 - Yeah, it's a tricky one, this one.
21:31 I think I'm just gonna go for a Brighton win,
21:33 just because, like I said, they're playing,
21:34 so I'm gonna go for a 2-1 Brighton win.
21:37 I feel it would be one-all into the last
21:38 15, 20 minutes, and I can see someone like Matoma
21:41 or even March again grabbing the winner.
21:44 - Brilliant, thank you.
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