Matt Pole is joined by Brighton writer Derren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford, and Sam Morton, who covers both the Seagulls and the Reds.
Brighton’s unbeaten start to 2025 came to a limp end as they were beaten 1-0 at home by a resurgent Everton.
We look back at that defeat against the Toffees, plus we’ll bring you the latest injury and transfer news as Brighton prepare for Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, as well as all the latest from Crawley Town.
Brighton’s unbeaten start to 2025 came to a limp end as they were beaten 1-0 at home by a resurgent Everton.
We look back at that defeat against the Toffees, plus we’ll bring you the latest injury and transfer news as Brighton prepare for Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, as well as all the latest from Crawley Town.
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00:00Welcome to another episode of the Goldmouth Action Podcast, where we take a look at the
00:04latest goings-on at Brian Hovarby and Crawley Town. I'm Matt Pole and this week I'm joined
00:08by Brighton writer Darren Howard, Crawley Town expert Mark Dunford and Sam Morton who
00:12covers both the Seagulls and the Reds.
00:15Brighton's unbeaten start to 2025 came to a limp end as they were beaten 1-0 home by
00:19a resurgent Everton. We'll look back at that defeat against the Toffees plus, we'll bring
00:23you the latest injury and transfer news as Brighton prepare for Saturday's trip to high-flying
00:27Nottingham Forest and we'll also bring you the latest from Crawley Town. You can read
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00:40channel 262. You may also be watching on Latest TV, so thank you very much for tuning in.
00:45But we'll start at the Amex where Illyman and Dyee's first-half penalty proved decisive
00:50as Everton eased their relegation fears with victory at Brighton. With seven minutes of
00:54the first half remaining, Joel Venman appeared to deliberately shepherd the ball out of play
00:57with his hand while under pressure from Beto inside the box. After consulting his pitch
01:01side monitor, referee Tim Robinson pointed the spot and Dyee sent a low effort into the
01:06bottom corner. I was following this on BBC Sport, Deren, and it seemed that Brighton
01:11really struggled to create anything, but sum that performance up for us, if you will.
01:15Yeah, I think you're right. They did struggle in attacking areas. It was a pretty lacklustre
01:22display and Everton just defended, you know, very, very well and Brighton just didn't have
01:28the sort of composure or the pace and did the right decision-making to break them down
01:34in the end. They tried, they huffed and puffed, but obviously, yeah, a few decisions didn't
01:43quite go their way and I don't think they really troubled, other than a few bits in
01:48the first half, I don't think they really troubled Jordan Pickford in the Everton goal
01:52too much. And as you say, the main talking point was the Joel Veltman incident, where Veltman,
01:59you know, he's one of these defenders that always plays on the limits of probably,
02:04he blurs the lines of what you shouldn't do and often they go his way, sort of, you know,
02:10the instance with Declan Rice and he had a real tussle with Liam De Laff of Ipswich as well.
02:17And he's a clever, clever player, but sometimes he's, he just goes a bit and I actually thought
02:23it was a penalty when my first view, when I saw it, I thought he was pushed, but then watching
02:28it again, you could definitely see that arm movement come around and it was a deliberate
02:32action to scoop the ball away, which was a bizarre thing to do really. But yeah, they were punished
02:41for it. Yancuba Minta came on after the break, they brought some attacking players on, but
02:47yeah, they just couldn't break through. It was a stubborn David Moyes Everton performance
02:53and another disappointing result at the Amex. So it's now sort of five matches at the Amex now
02:57without a win. So it's, yeah, frustrating in that respect for Brighton.
03:03Absolutely. And we'll talk about Yancuba Minta a little bit later on in the podcast,
03:07but at the end of the game, Brighton v Everton descended into a brawl with both sets of players
03:12pulled apart by security. Sam, why did tempers boil over at the full-time whistle? What provoked
03:18the brawl and what did the managers and players say anything about the scenes at full-time?
03:22Yeah, it's all a bit of a crazy, crazy kind of end to the game. It seemed to all stem from
03:28Jordan Pickford. I think he was winding up the fans as the clock was running down.
03:33And he also seemed to be involved in an incident with Van Hecker where he attempted to punch a
03:38corner clear, but instead made contact with the Brighton defender. And it seemed like the thing
03:43that instigated all the chaos was that Van Hecke showed his kind of disapproval with Pickford's
03:50behavior at the end. And then it kind of all became a big brawl. Everyone got involved. Yancuba Minta
03:56and Jacob Bryant ended up getting booked as a result. Hurtzler came onto the pitch and gave
04:01Pickford a really dirty look. And it all seemed to stem from the Everton keeper. He'd actually
04:08already been booked during the game for time-wasting. And Hurtzler made the comment post-match
04:12that he should have been sent off for a second offence of time-wasting. And he seemed to be
04:17really angry that he got away with it. But we know what Pickford's like. He's a bit of a wind-up
04:21merchant. And he's clearly got into Brighton's heads big time in this match that obviously all
04:26came to a head, probably because of the result. They're probably really frustrated. They dropped
04:30more points at home and they just started to pick up a good run of form. And this was a
04:35disappointing defeat. And as Deren mentioned, they just didn't have that cutting edge to get the
04:40job done on the occasion. So, yeah, a really frustrating one. So, yeah, O'Brien himself,
04:47the Everton player who's booked, said he'd seen that the heads were frustrated for Brighton and
04:51there's a little brawl with Pitts. He just went in to kind of separate it. There wasn't really much
04:55in it. So, yeah, it obviously all died down pretty quickly. And Brighton will be looking to bounce
05:00back from a disappointing day. I didn't think you were going to say something else when you
05:03said Jordan Pickford was a wind-up merchant. I thought you were going to say another word
05:06beginning with W. My heart was in my mouth, but you effortlessly sidestepped it, Sam. Good work.
05:12Moving on, it emerged last week that Amien Kouba Minta, who scored one and assisted another in last
05:17week's 3-1 win at Man United, was left out of the starting XI by Fabian Hertzeler after reporting
05:22late for pre-match preparations. What do you make of the Germans' decision to drop Minta Deren?
05:27It seemed like it was very much questioned online that he wasn't picked. But it was,
05:31I suppose, in hindsight, good to see the German laying down the law a little bit, I suppose.
05:36Yeah, he showed that you have to abide by the rules and be punctual for these team meetings.
05:43And apparently it's not the first incident where Janko Minta has been late for some of these
05:48pre-match meetings or training as well. So, yeah, it's a definite disciplinary decision.
05:57I asked Hertzeler about it after the match and he sort of declined to take the opportunity to
06:03say that it was that he was late and that it was a disciplinary decision. He said that
06:08it was a tactical move because he wanted, he thought Brian Gruder, who was just returning
06:14from injury, would be better against the low block that Everton were setting up with. So,
06:21he didn't really want to go into detail. I think he might be asked a bit more about it in today's
06:26press conference. But, yeah, I think it's a good thing. I think, especially if it's...
06:34He did come off the bench, so I think all things were forgiven in the end. He came on with about
06:4010 or 15 minutes to go. And I think he'll be in the team against Nottingham Forest.
06:46But it was an odd decision because Hertzeler was talking pre-match about the consistency
06:52that they need in these attacking areas. He wants a more stable team. He wants a bit more
06:56continuity. And Minto played so well against Manchester United, scored a goal, got an assist
07:02as well. And with Karam Atom on each blank and Danny Welbeck in that central area, I think that's
07:08the best Brighton attacking trio with perhaps Rutter or Pedro in behind at the moment. So,
07:16I think hopefully he'll be on time in future and we can now see that consistency in the attacking
07:23areas that we're looking for. But, yeah, overall, I think you can't really argue with Hertzeler's
07:27decision to lay down the law a little bit in that regard. Yeah, absolutely. Well, moving to
07:33matters off the pitch, the race to sign Evan Ferguson during the January transfer window took
07:37another fresh new twist this week. Reports emerged on Tuesday claiming Brighton will now consider
07:42letting the in-demand striker leave the Amex on a permanent deal this month. Sam, how surprised
07:48are you by the Seagulls' decision to potentially leave one of their sought-after talents, let him
07:53leave the club permanently, and who do we know is in the race potentially to sign the Ireland
07:57international? Yeah, I'm very surprised. I got the notification through from The Athletic and
08:03I kind of misread it at first. I thought it was confirming what we all knew, that
08:06Brighton were open to letting him leave on loan. But then when I kind of read it properly,
08:10I realised it was open to letting him leave permanently. And I was really taken aback, really.
08:13I was not expecting that because he's such a talent. We all know what he can do. And in Brighton's
08:19shirt, he's still so young and so much time to develop. And obviously, he has been out of form
08:24for a long time. He hasn't hit those heights that we probably expected to when he was
08:28first on the scene scoring hat-tricks and just showing that eye for goal that you just very
08:33rarely see in a player of his age. And as you all know, strikers of quality are so hard to come by.
08:41At the moment. So it would be a real surprise if he was to be let go permanently. But West Ham,
08:47Everton, Bournemouth and Bayer Leverkusen will continue to track the striker. He does seem to be
08:53unsettled. And Bayer Leverkusen was interesting, actually, because it seems like their striker,
08:57Boniface, is going to Al-Nasr in Saudi Arabia. So a potential placement for him. But yeah,
09:04it's an interesting one. I think it would make more sense for him to go out on loan,
09:08even for the team he goes to, because obviously, with his injury record, there's no guarantee he's
09:14going to be able to recover from it and play regular football. So I think that they would
09:18probably be better to get him on loan just as much as Brighton are to let him leave on loan,
09:22because it's a risk for both teams if you were to sanction a permanent transfer.
09:27He's made 79 appearances for Albion in total with 17 goals and five assists. But West Ham are also
09:33in a run to sign him, according to reports. And he'd also be reunited with his former boss,
09:39Graham Potter. Obviously, they worked together at Brighton. And he even had a Ferguson's debut
09:44back in August 2021. So it's an interesting one. But the Seagulls are believed to favour a loan
09:49move, as Ferguson looks to gain more minutes on the pitch, but also opens that permanent switch.
09:55So yeah, time will tell, I guess. But as I mentioned, I'll be very surprised if he's let go
09:59permanently.
10:01Absolutely. Well, this Saturday sees the Seagulls make the trip to high-flying Nottingham Forest.
10:06And they've well and truly defied expectations this season. Forest sit third in the Premier League,
10:10but they suffered a thumping 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth last weekend. How do you see this
10:14one going, Darren? And what is the latest news from the Brighton camp in terms of injuries?
10:20Yeah, it's a game I'm really looking forward to. I've been to the city ground a few times now,
10:25and there's always a good atmosphere in Nottingham Forest. So it's one of my favourite
10:30grounds to go to. And I think it's going to be a good game. It was quite fiery when they
10:34drew 2-2 back at the Amex earlier in the season. So I think there's going to be some... That will
10:42be part of the team talk, I think. They probably should have won that game, and it was another
10:47disappointing draw at the Amex. And Brighton's away form is probably better than their home
10:52form at the moment. So I really expect to see a good game. Nottingham Forest obviously looking
10:58to bounce back from that defeat against Bournemouth as well. So yeah, Saturday 12.30 kick-off,
11:06so it should be a good one for Brighton. But with regard to team news, Sam mentioned
11:13Evan Ferguson. I think he's going to be out still. He's been struggling with an ankle injury,
11:18and plus with all the talk of a potential move away, I don't think he's going to be involved
11:24again. And then you've got the long-term absentees still. James Milner, he's expected
11:29to miss out. He's still struggling with a hamstring. Ferdy Kadioglu, he's got a toe problem.
11:35Igor Julio, he's still out for the season with his hamstring problem.
11:41Matt Swiffer as well. Hopefully he can come back into the fold. Jack Hinshelwood as well. He came
11:48on as a substitute in the defeat against Everton. So he's easing his way back to fitness. So there
11:54are certain players which are coming back into the team, which would be quite encouraging
12:00for Brighton. There's still a few issues defensively. Lewis Dunk and Adam Webbs have
12:04had their injuries this season. So I think there could be a late move in a transfer window for
12:10Aaron Cashin from Derby. They've already bid £12 million for him, and I think he could be a late
12:16arrival in the window. But I think he won't arrive in time for the Nottingham Forest game,
12:21unfortunately. But yeah, it's a game I'm looking forward to.
12:26Absolutely. Well, best of luck to Brighton and Nottingham Forest this weekend. We will now take
12:29a short break, but stay tuned as when we return, we will be discussing all things Crawley Town.
12:35Welcome back to part two and Crawley Town. We're on the road twice this week in League One. The
12:40Reds travelled to high-flying Stockport-Campstead and fell to a 2-0 defeat on Saturday. Sum that
12:46game up for us, please, Sam. By all accounts, it sounded like an afternoon to forget for Rob Elliott's
12:50men. Yeah, absolutely. It was a poor day in the office for Crawley. Rob Elliott was pretty
12:57unhappy with the performance. He said they just didn't turn up for 45 minutes and then they go
13:02again. They again go 1-0 down and then they decide to start playing. He said they got bullied,
13:07outrun and ultimately the league position is the reason they have to do more and they have to kind
13:15of start games on the front foot and Stockport actually gave Crawley a lesson on the day.
13:21So it's a difficult one, but they were without the injured Toby Malarkey,
13:25Joey McKenna and Armando Quintana, who was missing a mid-transfer speculation.
13:32So yes, it's difficult for Crawley if they're not going to have all their key players in the team
13:36with the league position they're in to try and get the results they need. Obviously,
13:41in this game it didn't work out and obviously it did get better, as we'll be talking about in a
13:46minute, but this game in particular was a poor day in the office and Crawley were
13:51disappointed to come out of this game 2-0 losers. Well, it absolutely did get better for them
13:57because Tuesday night saw Crawley return to the running trail as a late strike from Adi Adiemo
14:02saw the Reds in victory over Mansfield. What did you make of that Crawley performance, Mark? I only
14:07watched the first half and it was a pretty dull affair, but reading about their performance in
14:11the second half of the play, it sounded like it was a warranted win for the Reds. Yeah, you chose
14:16the wrong half to watch, Matt. As we were discussing the other day in the first half,
14:21because where the camera was as well, it was pointed on a stand that looked like it was going
14:25under a building site, so it's obviously having some renovations, but it looked like the standard
14:31of the game in the first half and the way it looked just looked like a non-league match.
14:36There's no disrespect to non-league football, we love non-league football in Sussex newspapers,
14:41world, but yeah, second half Crawley were brilliant. I mean, Mansfield weren't very good,
14:47but Crawley took full advantage of that and absolutely dominated and they should have won
14:52by two or three clear goals in the end. They were really good. Rush on Hepburn Murphy
14:57was really impressive, arguably his best game for Crawley Town. Will Swan had a few chances,
15:03his finishing just letting him down a little bit, but Adi Adiemo came on and made an impact,
15:08scoring the winner, but the defence and the goalkeeper were absolutely magnificent. Just
15:14in the first half, Mansfield posed a lot more threat than they did in the second half,
15:19but Dion Conroy and Charlie Barker in particular were absolutely brilliant. On the player ratings,
15:25I gave Matt Cox eight out of ten and I only gave eight out of ten because he didn't have anything
15:30to do. If he'd actually had loads to do, certainly in the second half, he would have got nine or ten
15:36because he was really good on his debut. Crawley announced signing literally two hours before
15:40kickoff and suddenly they've got a new goalkeeper. Who knows what that means for Jojo Walakot,
15:45I don't know if he's injured, but yeah, they were really, really good. And I should mention Ben
15:52Radcliffe as well, new signing, look like he'd been playing for Crawley for years,
15:55had a real good understanding with the other two in the back three and Bradley Ibrahim as well,
16:00need to mention him in the base of midfield. He is like the new Jay Williams in that role and
16:05break and play up, but he's so intelligent with the ball as well. So yeah, no, really good
16:10performance and something to take into a big game this weekend at home to Wrexham.
16:15Absolutely. And you mentioned the new boys that Crawley have brought in. Two of them made their
16:19bows at Mansfield on Tuesday evening. We mentioned Matthew Cox, a goalkeeper signed online from
16:23Brentford until the end of the season. He played the full 90 minutes of the one-call stadium,
16:27but Quaid's also brought midfielder Kamari Doyle, a low knee from Brighton, and he came off the
16:32bench to play the final nine minutes. And we've kind of touched on Cox a little bit there, Mark,
16:37but how did the new boys equip themselves? And it certainly sounds like there's positive to take
16:40from the debuts, especially Matthew Cox. Yeah, I realised I should have saved all
16:46that Cox bit for this question. But yeah, he was really impressive. He was dominant in the
16:51first half. Like I said, he was under a bit more pressure, but it's such confidence in claiming
16:56that we're coming out and claiming the ball, a couple of good saves and yeah, just commanded
17:01his area really well. And that actually looked like he had a really good understanding, again,
17:05with Conroy Barker, people who he'd only trained with like 24 hours, as far as I understand.
17:10So really impressive. He's from Brentford. He's played England at youth level, under 20s.
17:16He's got experience at this level, which is absolutely key in what Crawley need really,
17:20because he played 30 games for Bristol Rovers in the first half of the season online. So yeah,
17:27really impressive. And Kamari Doyle, he only came on for the last 10 minutes, but
17:32he had a couple of touches which showed good signs. I mean, Rob Elliott said afterwards,
17:37in some of our transitions, I've always touched and strength was excellent. He's an exceptional,
17:42exceptional, exceptional talent. He's not just exceptional, he's double that. And he's a lovely
17:47kid. And again, he's been exposed to this level. He's been at Exeter as well on loan. So hopefully,
17:53I don't know why it didn't work out at Exeter and why he hadn't, they didn't want him keeping there,
17:57but it's to Crawley's benefit. And obviously, he's a local lad, come from Brighton, trains
18:03literally across the road from where Crawley, or plays from where Crawley trains. So yeah,
18:09the signs are good. And you can see now Rob Elliott's really shaping it into his team,
18:15because there are still obviously elements of Scott Lindsay's team from the first half of the
18:19season, sort of the first couple of games, months of the season. So now we're really starting to see
18:24a Rob Elliott squad be built. So no, really interesting. And I'm impressed. Yeah, Matt Cox
18:30is going to be a good keeper for Crawley Town, by the looks of it. Yeah, he did look very good
18:34on the bits that I saw of him. But the Reds made a third signing this week as well, snapping up
18:39Barrow defender Rory Feeley for an undisclosed fee. Feeley, sorry, wasn't named in the Crawley
18:44squad that played at Mansfield. But what do we know about the 28-year-old Sam? Good signing for
18:47the Reds? Yeah, no, it's an interesting one. Absolutely. Rob Elliott actually revealed that
18:52he's someone they wanted to sign at Gateshead before he moved to Crawley. So he's a typical
18:56Irish lad, an absolute warrior, gives you absolutely everything. He's quick, good in the
19:00air, and he's good with the ball. And he likes to travel with it. He came over from Ireland three or
19:03four years ago, and now he has another chance to step up, a bit like Ben Ratcliffe, adjust the
19:08level and help Crawley, because they need good pros in the team and good people to take them
19:13into the fight. And Rory's definitely someone who can do that. He did have a slight hamstring issue,
19:18so he wasn't ready for Mansfield. But hopefully he will have some involvement on Saturday.
19:23So yeah, definitely interesting signing. And hopefully he can hit the ground running. But
19:29he has signed a one-year deal for Crawley. So yeah, time will tell how it gets on and if that's
19:35extended in the future. We'll wait and see. Well, late this evening, well after this podcast has
19:40been recorded and published, Crawley Town Chairman Preston Johnson will host a fans forum at the
19:46Broadfield Stadium. Mark, why has Preston decided to host this public forum now? And what topics can
19:52we expect to be potentially brought up at this public forum? Yeah, it's a very interesting timing
19:59on why he's doing this. There's been a few off-field things that have happened recently,
20:04and a few off-field reports as well of things behind the scenes that I think have wound the
20:09fans up a little bit. Obviously, we had the Carol Bates saga, which you can read all about on
20:13Sussex World. Well-loved Crawley Town supporter and volunteer for eight years.
20:18They terminated her services after a tweet she sent out following this brand identity survey.
20:23I'm sure that will come up with some of the questions that came up in that survey, like
20:28if Crawley Town was an animal, what would the animal be? I mean, it's fun, it's lighthearted,
20:34but if your team's in a relegation battle, do you need to do that kind of stuff? But yes,
20:40and then there was the report on the Ugly Game website, which talked about the Kalili brothers
20:44and the connection with Crawley Town, some unsavoury tweets that appeared to come from
20:49an official account of theirs, etc. And then you've got the outgoings much-loved players like
20:55Jay Williams, Ronan Darcy leaving, and that. So I'm expecting all those subjects to come up, but
21:01depends who turns up from the Crawley Town. Sometimes you get the same people asking the
21:06same questions. Hopefully there'll be some different people there and you just hope it
21:11doesn't turn into a big argument and accusations flying around. You just want it to be,
21:15we've seen this, what can you clarify this situation, why did this happen, etc. And you
21:21hope it's a productive conversation. But the timing-wise of it, I think he just wants to
21:28get out there and just sort of try and maybe defend their position, or maybe he wants to come
21:33out and clarify some points to the Crawley fans. But it's interesting, Crawley have only made
21:40announcements of signing so far, and there are a few people being a bit cynical and speculating that
21:47he's holding it now and then tomorrow all the players that are leaving will be announced,
21:51kind of thing. So nobody can quiz him on those. But I mean, we've seen what's going on. Ronan
21:56Darcy looks like he's going to wig an athletic PO Rawks tweet about that this morning to replace
22:01Theo Asgard, who's left them. And yeah, Jojo Wollekot, there's speculation about him.
22:09Quaterna, obviously well-publicised interest from an Argentinian side. So lots of subjects to cover.
22:15Like I say, I just hope it's a very productive conversation and he can clarify a lot of points,
22:20because when they don't communicate, I've asked the questions about the Kalili brothers, I've
22:25asked questions like more detail on Carol Bates. I've asked what they wanted to do during the
22:34transfer window. I never got any replies. Well, I got one. I want to comment on Carol Bates.
22:40But apart from that, yeah, you don't get you haven't got anything back from him. So I'm happy
22:45that if he's going to give all that information to the fans, that's great. Great if he doesn't
22:49screw me, but if not, do it directly with the fans. And that's all I want. I want clear
22:53communication and clarifying of all these situations going on that does make the club
22:58look a little bit bad at times. Yeah. Yeah. Well, we will wait and see, won't we? But
23:03moving back to matters on the pitch, this Saturday sees the circus come to town as the Reds host
23:07Wrexham in League One. The Welsh outfit sits third in League One, six points behind second
23:13place Wycombe Wanderers. But Wrexham did suffer a surprise home defeat to Stevenage in midweek.
23:19How do you see this one going, Sam? And what is the latest injury news from the
23:23Crawley camp going into this one? Yeah, it's a tough one to call, actually, because on paper,
23:27Wrexham third in the league, Crawley fighting for survival. You think it'd be a simple win
23:32for Wrexham. But their form actually hasn't been too great. They're without a win in three league
23:36games now. As you mentioned last time out, they lost against Stevenage. Before that,
23:40they got a draw against Birmingham. And before that, they lost to Bottom of the Table Shrewsbury.
23:45So they've had a bit of a rocky run of form. They actually only had one win in January so far,
23:52scoring late to edge past Peterborough on the fourth of the month. And they lost at Barnsley
23:58on New Year's Day. So they really have had a poor month, which will be disappointing for them,
24:01because they had a really impressive December as they went unbeaten in all seven games in December.
24:07So yeah, you'd imagine they'll be looking to put things right on Saturday at Crawley. And it's a
24:13big game for them. Absolutely, obviously still have those two games in hand to get themselves
24:17out of trouble. So there's some room to be hopeful after that performance at Mansfield,
24:22and they'll be looking to follow that up with a good performance against Wrexham.
24:26But in terms of team news, as we've mentioned, Rory Feeley could be available for his debut
24:31after missing Mansfield with a slight hamstring injury. Jeremy Kelly has an ankle problem.
24:36Kamari Doyle could be in line for a start after his brief appearance at Mansfield.
24:40And Mark has mentioned the situation with Darcey, Wollacott and Katerna, who are obviously all
24:45rooming to be leaving. So probably be unlikely for those to be in the team.
24:51Malarkey has a back injury and McKenna and Flynn, we all know, are out with long-term
24:57injuries. So that's the state of play. But I think Crawley should be looking at home,
25:02obviously, to follow up that good performance at Mansfield with another good win, or a draw
25:07would be a good result as well.
25:09Absolutely. Well, speaking of which, score predictions, and we will start with Brighton's
25:14trip to Nottingham Forest. Darren, how do you see that one going?
25:18Yeah, I'm quite positive for this one for Brighton. I think Nott first looked a bit
25:23shell-shocked last week, and I think Brighton may be able to capitalise on that. So I'm going
25:26to go for an optimistic 3-1 for Brighton.
25:29An optimistic 3-1. How do you see this one going then, Sam?
25:32I'm not as optimistic. I think Forest have been really good this season,
25:36obviously a bad day against Bournemouth, where I think all of their key players were
25:40all off it. And when that all happens, then obviously it spells for disaster. But I think
25:44they'll get back to what they were doing. I think Chris Wood has been in brilliant form.
25:48So I think it's one that Brighton should be looking to get at least a draw from,
25:51and I think it will be one-all.
25:55What about yourself, Mark? How do you see this one going at the City ground?
25:58I don't think there'll be goals in this, but I'm going to go for a draw as well,
26:01like Sam. I'm going to go 2-2.
26:03Yeah, I think it'll be a very, very hard-fought game, that one. And finally, Crawley at home to
26:07Wrexham. Again, another one I think that might be quite difficult to call. Mark,
26:11how do you see this one going?
26:13Not difficult to call at all. Crawley are going to win. I was chatting to Martin Wright,
26:17who's one of our works in the national world with us. He's a Wrexham fan, and he was saying
26:22it's a good time for Crawley to play them, because they are looking a bit poor. I mean,
26:27Stevenage never score away from home, and they scored 2-3 on the other night. So,
26:32I'm going to go for a Crawley 2-1 win. 2-1 win for Crawley.
26:37Sam, do you share in Mark's optimism?
26:39Yeah, yeah. I'm going to go with a 3-1 win. I'll go 1-0.
26:44Oh, I love it.
26:46Blimey. 3-1. Deren, top that.
26:49I'm going to go for a clean sweep. I think it's going to be a hard-fought 1-0 win for Crawley.
26:55I'll take that.
26:56Yeah, bite their hand off for that, I think. Well, best of luck to Brighton and Crawley Town
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