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  1. A man in a brown checked shirt looking into the camera.

  3. A man in a hospital room wearing a brown checked shirt. He is looking at the camera and behind him there are white unit and cupboards and a dispenser on the wall for blue plastic gloves.

  4. Ruth Wallis has curly blonde hair is wearing a pair of glasses, a white turtle neck jumper and light brown jacket. She is standing next to James Wallis, who has blond hair, also wearing a pair of glasses, a black gilet and a blue shirt. Behind them are a line of Christmas trees on a farm.

  5. A Google Street image of a dirt road leading to a car park near a football pitch. There is a white sign to the right which says "Midhurst and Easebourne Football Club" on it.

  6. A general view of a stand at Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park

  7. 'It is remarkable how Brighton are able to regenerate'

    Fabian Hurzeler and Diego Gomez celebrate on the touchlineGetty Images

    The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell says Brighton's results and performances so far this season mean they look "strong" when it comes to mounting a possible title charge.

    After Saturday's win at Manchester City, the Seagulls have now beaten both of last season's top two and have won five of their past six Premier League matches.

    "Brighton have been brilliant to watch this season," Whitwell told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "The way they dismantled Arsenal was a thing to behold.

    "They create in every game, wherever they go. Again it seemed end to end at the Etihad but Brighton put Manchester City under the cosh to begin with and were worthy of their lead.

    "They are in that Leicester type of realm now where you're thinking surely not in terms of being in a title race.

    "But, if they go to the Etihad and win, they've beaten Arsenal and clearly they're keeping clean sheets, then they do look strong.

    "Yankuba Minteh and Karou Mitoma are not fit, and they've sold Danny Welbeck and Carlos Baleba, yet it is remarkable how they are able to regenerate and keep going."

    Listen to the full episode of Football Daily on BBC Sounds

  8. A road sign listing Ring Road, Brighton and Folkestone, covered in a yellow-green cleaning fluid, which is being cleaned off with an extended pole with a brush on the end of it.

  9. Man City 0-1 Brighton - the fans' verdict

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

    Here are some of your comments:

    Man City fans

    Allison: When you are at home and top of the table, you should pick a team featuring your own strengths, not weaken it because you are worried about your opponents. Go for creativity and let the referee deal with their physicality.

    Martin: A bad day and bad performances from the majority of City's players in the face of a dogged Brighton, who worked their socks off. On another day, City would have scored a hatful but ill fortune and poor finishing meant a determined Brighton won. Shoutout to Abdukodir Khusanov and Iliman Ndiaye but credit to Brighton.

    Glynn: A very good defensive performance by Brighton, who offered very little up front after they scored. Too many below-par performances by City players - the exception being Elliot Anderson, who put in another strong performance.

    Pete: We started better than expected but we have now lost two on the bounce - and lucky to win in midweek after being taken to penalties. We will forget how to win and Enzo Maresca will not last the season.

    Brighton fans

    Harry: A brilliant performance from the Seagulls. Great to get revenge for the Carabao Cup loss. We defended really well after going one up and always looked threatening on the counter. If we stay consistent, Champions League is definitely on.

    Tim: Fantastic team effort. Bart Verbruggen was out of this world. Brilliant win. Hope we can carry it on all season.

    Graham: Super performance. Great defensive display, and deserved revenge for the cup exit in which we were by far the better side.

    Steve: Is it time for Brighton fans to start to believe? We always go with a sense of trepidation that we are flattering to deceive but surely, with 25% of season gone, we've beaten the current top two and only lost to the current fourth and fifth. Our chairman uses his analytics to put the right players in the right system, under the right manager. Could we upset the established big four or five? Could we do a Leicester?

  10. Brighton not getting carried away by title talk

    Keifer MacDonald
    BBC Sport journalist

    They couldn't, could they?

    That's the question football supporters up and down the country are asking themselves as Brighton continue to soar up the Premier League table.

    The Seagulls sit third and are making a strong case to become the Premier League's most unlikely title challengers since Leicester City, priced at 5,000-1 by bookmakers, achieved the unthinkable in May 2016.

    Brighton's steady rise since returning to the top flight in 2017 means any potential title triumph would come as less of a shock than the feat of Claudio Ranieri's fantastic Foxes.

    Saturday's victory at Manchester City followed a 3-0 win over Arsenal in September.

    These are results that will only strengthen the belief that something special - whether a first Premier League title or Champions League qualification - could be achieved this season.

    Asked by Sky Sports whether his side could challenge for the title, Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was keen to keep expectations in check.

    "We are on game nine, so not really," he said. "We are just focusing every day on what's ahead of us and the job we have. We will continue to do that and see where it leaves us at the end of the season.

    "We are happy with the way we are playing – not just the results but the way we are playing, too.

    "We have to continue to develop that style and ruthlessness and we can do great things."

    Read the full piece here

  11. 'We defended like animals' - Dunk

    Brighton captain Lewis Dunk praised "the intensity, fight, togetherness and belief" of the team as the Seagulls picked up their first win over Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday.

    "It's huge," Dunk told BBC Radio Sussex. "It's a tough place to come.

    "It won't go down as one of our prettiest games of football, but we dug in and fought hard.

    "We scored a goal and then defended like animals right to the end."

    Hit play above to listen to Dunk's full interview or find it here on BBC Sounds.

    Albion goalscorer Yasin Ayari added: "Amazing team performance because to come here and win is not easy.

    "We suffered, but we were resilient and in the end we leave with three points.

    "It's always nice to score goals because I like to help my team win football matches.

    Hear more from Ayari below or on BBC Sounds here.

  12. 'No huge shock, no smash and grab, no big upset'

    John Bennett
    Final Score reporter

    Fabian Hurzeler and Georginio Rutter of Brighton & Hove Albion celebrateGetty Images

    The biggest compliment you can pay to Brighton is that results like Saturday's historic win over Manchester City are no longer a surprise.

    Yes, it was their first victory at Etihad Stadium but this was no huge shock, no smash and grab, no big upset.

    Before the game it didn't take a lot of imagination to see this coming; the Premier League's top scorers against a City side struggling to keep clean sheets.

    You knew Brighton were going to find the back of the net, it was just whether they had enough resilience and solidity to keep things tight at the other end. After all, they were facing opponents who had scored in each of their last 24 Premier League games.

    The answer was a resounding yes. Of course there were nervy moments in a second half dominated by the home team, and keeper Bart Verbruggen made a world-class save to push an Iliman Ndiaye shot on to the woodwork but Brighton worked tirelessly for their clean sheet and deserved the three points.

    So it's no surprise that they're beating the likes of City and Arsenal, which means it surely wouldn't be a big shock if they managed to stay in a title race long term?

    Maybe their congested schedule is the one thing that could hold them back? Indeed, Verbruggen mentioned that post-match, saying: "We'll see what happens because we have loads of games."

    But when you look at their bench on Saturday, with the quality of Georginio Rutter, Malick Yalcouye, Jack Hinshelwood and Yankuba Minteh, you can see the strength of the squad and their ability to rotate in the Thursday European games.

    Title race or not though, this Brighton now have the belief they can go anywhere, against any team, at any time and come away with victories.

    With their biggest points tally after nine games of a top-flight campaign, this is already a season to remember.

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  15. A woman with short curly hair and wearing a striped jumper smiling at the camera

  16. Paul and Ruth wearing orange high vis jackets. Paul is holding a brush which has hoses attached. Behind them is a large sign pointing towards White Rock Theatre in Hastings. The sign is covered in bright yellow foam. Paul is bald with a black beard and Ruth has long black hair tied back.

  17. Micah Richards and Danny Murphy

  18. Brighton players celebrate scoring against Crystal Palace in the WSL

  19. Annabel Blanchard celebrates her goal for Crystal Palace

  20. Sophie Peskett of Brighton celebrates scoring her team’s second goal

  21. A late-night shot of two police cars parked one in front of the other on a road. Both have their blue and red lights on. In front of the cars, a 50mph road sign can be seen. Another vehicle is parked in the foreground, but is obscured by the darkness.

  22. Tony Tynan as he looks in 2026, wearing a jacket and glasses. He is stood at a flat, barren site covered in moss and shrubs.

  23. A damaged metal structure sitting in a wavy, choppy sea. The metal is jutting out of the water, but has been heavily damaged by rust and the waves. In the foreground, a man is looking at the structure while stood on a pebbly beach. He is stood next to a large red sign with white writing on it, which reads "Danger".

  24. A night-time parade by costumed characters walks along a busy street carrying flaming crosses and banners. It is dark and there is a line of people along the pavement as the procession passes.