Newcastle secured a point at Brighton as they look to secure Champions League football while Brentford and Manchester United played out a classic The final report is in, and it comes in courtesy of Jonathan Wilson from the Amex. Updated at 17.05 CEST2d ago16.59 CEST“Did autofill substitute ‘supposed’ for ‘surprise’, or is this some British irony I don’t get as a dumb Midwesterner?” writes Joe Pearson. It was a weird game that never seemed like being particularly thrilling. Large parts were pedestrian. But who can complain about seven goals? 2d ago16.58 CESTFull time: Brighton 1-1 NewcastleNote a bad point overall for Newcastle but with Champions League football on the line, the two dropped could prove key. Updated at 17.07 CEST2d ago16.56 CESTFull time! Brentford 4-3 Manchester UnitedThe Bees with a supposed seven-goal thriller. 2d ago16.55 CESTBrentford 4-3 Manchester United: Bayindir produces a fine save to stop Wissa from sealing the win. 2d ago16.54 CESTFull time! West Ham 1-1 TottenhamThe points are shared. 2d ago16.54 CESTBrighton 1-1 Newcastle: WHAT A SAVE! Wilson ping a shot from eight yards and Verbruggen tips it over. 2d ago16.54 CESTGOAL Brentford 4-3 Manchester United (Diallo 90+4)GAME ON 2d ago16.51 CESTBrighton 1-1 Newcastle: Veltman cleans out Gordon on the left wing to give Newcastle a free-kick in a dangerous position. It comes to nothing. 2d ago16.49 CESTBrentford 4-2 Manchester United: SEVEN ADDED ON! (THIS MATTERS LESS) 2d ago16.49 CESTBrighton 1-1 Newcastle: NINE MINUTES ADDED ON! Updated at 16.50 CEST2d ago16.47 CESTGOAL! Brighton 1-1 Newcastle (Isak, pen, 89)Isak steps up … and sends the keeper the wrong way. Then fights Verbruggen to get the ball back. 2d ago16.46 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: A long look … AND A PENALTY IS GIVEN! Third time lucky for Newcastle. 2d ago16.45 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: VAR is having a look … 2d ago16.45 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: PENALTY The visitors have a free-kick in a very dangerous position on the edge of the box … Schar lines it up it breaks through the wall off Ayari’s arm 2d ago16.41 CESTGOAL Brentford 4-2 Manchester United (Garnacho 81)The Argentinian produces a stunner into the top corner plays a one-two with Eriksen and whips it into the top corner 2d ago16.38 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: O’Reilly is penalised for a foul on Tonali in the Newcastle box. 2d ago16.38 CESTWest Ham 1-1 Tottenham: Paqueta is booked for trip the young lad Moore. 2d ago16.35 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: “I loathe VAR, but at least it’s doing its job today,” says Paul (a bitter Boro fan). “Two dodgy penalties to Newcastle? Sounds about right. I’ve long thought St. James Park is the Bermuda Triangle of football. A place where normal laws of football apply only to the away team.” 2d ago16.35 CESTGOAL Brentford 4-1 Manchester United (Wissa 74)Jensen slips a pass through to Kayode who crosses for Wissa to tap home from close range There is a check for offside … and it is eventually given 2d ago16.32 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Wilson is being prepared for Newcastle. 2d ago16.31 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: NO PENALTY Fair play to Pawson for admitting a second error A decent effort by Willock but not good enough Brentford 3-1 Manchester United (Schade 70)Mbeumo crosses and Schade does the rest 2d ago16.27 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Ayari and Veltman on for Brighton, Hinshelwood and Adringa off. 2d ago16.26 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Barnes beats the defender, gets to the byline and pulls the ball back to Isak who does what he can, sending a backheel towards goal but Verbruggen deals with it. 2d ago16.24 CESTWest Ham 1-1 Tottenham: All quite end of season on the other side of London, where Spurs win their first corner of the matchin the 61st minute. 2d ago16.23 CESTBrentford 2-1 Manchester United: Jensen is preparing to come on for the Bees. 2d ago16.23 CESTBrentford 2-1 Manchester United: It is all quite slow in west London. Are both teams very tired? 2d ago16.22 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Barnes is on the right now and cuts in to fire a shot with his left but it’s straight at the keeper. 2d ago16.17 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: OVERTURNED 2d ago16.16 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: PENALTY? Lamptey kicks Gordon just outside the box but a penalty is given. Will it be overturned? 2d ago16.15 CESTBrentford 2-1 Manchester United: Former Bees man Eriksen is brought on for Mount. 2d ago16.14 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: That is the final action for Murphy, who is replaced by Gordon. 2d ago16.13 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Murphy takes aim from 20 yards but his shot is very wayward. 2d ago16.12 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Wieffer is replaced by Lamptey. No point in taking the risk with him as Brighton do not want to go down to 10. 2d ago16.10 CESTBrentford 2-1 Manchester United: Garnacho is booked for moaning about being penalised for a soft foul. 2d ago16.10 CESTBrighton 1-0 Newcastle: Wieffer slides in on Tonali He is on a booking but Pawson does not think it is worthy of a second Image source, ReutersImage caption, Alexander Isak has scored 23 goals in the Premier League this season Alexander Isak earned a draw for Newcastle with a late penalty against Brighton at Amex Stadium. Brighton were on course for a narrow win as they led through Yankuba Minteh with stoppage time approaching. Newcastle had been awarded two penalties that were overturned by the video assistant referee (VAR) before being handed a third when Yasin Ayari used his arm to block Fabian Schar's free-kick. After a lengthy review, the on-field decision stood and Isak coolly converted to take his tally in the league to 23 goals for the season. A draw was fully deserved for Newcastle as they pushed and probed throughout the encounter on the south coast. Brighton mustered just three further shots after breaking the deadlock in the 28th minute as they struggled to find any rhythm. They did have a shout for a penalty of their own when Matt O'Riley appeared to have been caught by Sandro Tonali, but referee Craig Pawson waved away the appeals. Newcastle substitute Callum Wilson went close to snatching all three points in stoppage time when he forced Bart Verbruggen to make a fine save. The draw does no great favours to either side in their respective challenges for Europe, with Brighton staying 10th and Newcastle remaining fourth. Premier League: Brentford put four past Man Utd, Isak earns Newcastle draw Proud of Seagulls but have to focus on next match - Hurzeler Brighton felt euphoric last weekend after two late goals saw them come from behind to pick up a much-needed 3-2 victory against West Ham - ending a five-game winless streak. However, they did not appear to carry confidence from that result into this encounter and got a taste of their own medicine with Isak's late penalty denying them all three points. Minteh earlier showed great composure in a crowded box to craft space and curl cutely into the far corner to score for the sixth time this campaign, but it was against the run of play. The Gambia forward joined Brighton from Newcastle in a £30m deal last summer - after not making a single appearance for the Magpies. He was happy to celebrate in front of the travelling fans - pointing at his badge and then the floor. It took Brighton another 52 minutes to have their next shot as they were penned back by a Newcastle side desperate to take something from the game. Home boss Fabian Hurzeler turned to his bench but could not find the right formula to get Brighton up the field and eventually the pressure told. With three difficult remaining fixtures to come against Wolves, Liverpool and Tottenham, Brighton's hopes of qualifying for Europe are starting to look slim. Magpies not at clinical best in front of goal - Howe When a second on-field penalty decision was overturned with the help of VAR, Eddie Howe must have been thinking this was not going to be Newcastle's day. Both interventions from the VAR were correct, though, with the first incident rightly chalked off due to Tariq Lamptey's foul on Anthony Gordon having happened outside the 18-yard box, while the second saw Joe Willock awarded a yellow card for diving. It was third time lucky for the Carabao Cup winners, albeit after a lengthy VAR review, when Ayari clearly moved his arm towards the ball as Schar's free-kick was heading towards goal. Isak is exactly the man you want over a high-pressure penalty in the last minute and he did not miss a beat as he sent Verbruggen the wrong way. The Sweden striker has scored the most goals by a Newcastle player in a Premier League season since club legend Alan Shearer also hit 23 in 2001-02. Brighton could have had no qualms had Newcastle snatched all three points when Wilson unleashed a powerful shot in the sixth minute of additional time. The draw will leave Newcastle - who had won six of their past seven league outings - with mixed feelings, knowing that victory could have propelled them up to third but a loss would have left them with a huge target on their back. Newcastle face Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton in their final three games as they look to hold on to a top five spot, which would secure a return to the Champions League. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3Substituteshome team Brighton & Hove AlbionManager: Fabian Hürzeler Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3SubstitutesNumber 26 Wilson Match OfficialsReferee: Craig PawsonVideo Assistant Referee: Andy MadleyAssistant Referee 1: Timothy WoodAssistant Referee 2: Wade SmithFourth Official: Steve MartinAssistant VAR Official: Scott LedgerMatch StatsKey you need to enable JavaScript in your browser Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United AudioBrighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United 2:00:00Head to HeadSeason so farPremier League Scroll LeftScroll RightNewcastle are winless in all seven of their away Premier League games against Brighton (D4 L3) the joint-most they have visited an opponent in the competition without ever winning (also 7 v Watford & Wimbledon) It’s the outright most Brighton have faced a side without losing at home in the Premier League Brighton could complete their third league double over Newcastle after 1978-79 (second tier) and 2020-21 (Premier League) Brighton have already beaten Newcastle twice in all competitions this season 1-0 in the reverse Premier League fixture and 2-1 in the FA Cup fifth round The last side they won three games against in a single campaign were Wycombe Wanderers in 2009-10 while they have never beaten an opponent three times in a season as a top-flight side Brighton are one of two sides in the Premier League this season who’ve both scored and conceded 55+ goals (56 for each of their last 11 matches has seen at least three goals scored with 45 in total (4.1 per game) Newcastle United have won 19 Premier League matches this season and are looking to win 20 in a season for the first time since 2002-03 under Sir Bobby Robson (21) Eddie Howe would also become the first English manager since Frank Lampard with Chelsea in 2019-20 to win 20 Premier League games in a season no side has won more Premier League matches than Newcastle United (P19 W14 D0 L5) while champions Liverpool are the only teams to score more goals in that time (51) than the Magpies have (46) Brighton and Hove Albion have won four Premier League matches when they’ve trailed this season their most ever in a single campaign in the competition while the 17 points they’ve gained from losing positions is also their most in a season Newcastle United have won 27 Premier League matches by a margin of three or more goals the only side with more is Manchester City (38) while Howe has the most of these wins in Premier League history among Englishmen (38 – also 11 with Bournemouth) two more than the next best (Harry Redknapp Alexander Isak has scored 22 Premier League goals this season the most by a Newcastle player since Alan Shearer in 2003-04 (22) while Shearer was the last player with more (23 in 2001-02) Brighton are the only side he’s faced more than once without scoring against Kaoru Mitoma has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances for Brighton the sixth time he’s scored in back-to-back games in the competition though he’s never scored in three in a row Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross following a set piece situation Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time Fran Kirby & Kiko Sieke also net for hosts Gunners miss chance to seal second-place finish Mariona Caldentey scores late consolation for Renee Slegers' side via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only Thanks for joining us for another Women's Super League midweek goal fest Do make sure to join us again on Saturday when we will be bringing you live coverage of all the final day action from around the grounds In the meantime have a read of Alex Brotherton's summary of that huge win for Brighton on the "report" tab at the top of the page or alternatively have a scroll through our aforementioned tik tok 90Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBBC Women's Football TikTokpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 5 May18:29 BST 5 MayCan't wait until the weekend for your next women's football fix BBC Sport now has a Women's Football TikTok where you can see the latest content and news from across the women's game So go and give us a follow, external 31Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingAs it standspublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 5 May18:28 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal With that huge win Brighton have opened up a cushion from Liverpool in fifth spot Meanwhile Arsenal remain just a point ahead of Manchester United who they will meet in a final day shootout for second place at the Emirates 111Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingget involvedGet Involvedpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 5 May18:28 BST 5 May#bbcfootball WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only Someone should make clear to the Arsenal players that what happened in Lyon 170Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We need to learn two very tough lessons'published at 18:27 British Summer Time 5 May18:27 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal boss Renee Slegers speaking to Sky Sports: "We conceded nine goals in the last two WSL games and we just said as a team we don't think it's acceptable We need to learn two very tough lessons coming off a big success We have to find solutions and move forward." On if today's defeat was more of a shock: "This is not what we are expecting and this is not what we are about it's not what we expected coming here and it's not what we prepared for From now on we have to do everything to be better against Manchester United." On if the Champions League final is a distraction: "It's intense for the players with where we came from and what's ahead of us I will be working until late tonight and tomorrow we want to try and get the details right and put our finger on what it is and how we want to move forward." On the importance of the Manchester United game: "We went for it we knew what we wanted and needed to do to secure second place We weren't successful but now it's about getting everything right and doing it against Manchester United instead." 44Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 5 May18:24 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal While Brighton's players have been doing a lap of appreciation the likes of Guro Bergsvand bidding farewell after her last home appearance for the club Arsenal have been going through a post mortem of sorts after another disappoint performance The vibes among the two camps couldn't be more different 121Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingget involvedGet Involvedpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 5 May18:22 BST 5 May#bbcfootball Having 75% possession means nothing if you only have one goal from 18 shots even if the Brighton keeper has been in inspired form If we're not clinical at this level then we can forget beating Barca with inevitably less chances on goal 272Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'It's not good enough all round'published at 18:21 British Summer Time 5 May18:21 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Arsenal's Caitlin Foord speaking to Sky Sports: "We wanted to bounce back and turn that game around and the same thing has happened again It's not good enough all round and we need to take a look at ourselves individually and as a team "They took their chances really well and we didn't take ours It just didn't go in today but it just wasn't good enough." On if the Champions League final is a distraction: "I don't think so That's in the back of our mind and that is the game we are playing for this season We could have done that today and we haven't On importance of Saturday: "A good performance We need to take our chances end everyone has to be back in the game as we were against Lyon if we want to do well in the Champions League." 92Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 5 May18:17 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal On the other side of the coin it was another frustrating afternoon for Arsenal and boss Renee Slegers as they slumped to successive league defeats for the first time in two years Nine goals conceded across those two losses against Villa and Brighton Those numbers look even more worrying when you look ahead to that all important Champions League final in two and a half weeks time Barcelona have scored 113 goals in Liga F alone this season 103Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'The effort was phenomenal'published at 18:13 British Summer Time 5 May18:13 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton boss Dario Vidosic speaking to Sky Sports: "They are all special in different ways but a great crowd came out today to se us off we had to be resilient together today to have a chance On the game plan: "We would have liked to have the ball a little bit more but it's a position the club has never been in - winning against Arsenal On Sophie Baggaley: "We know the qualiy We are4 fortunate to have quality goalkeepers To be called in less than 10 minutes before kick-off On this season: "Sometimes you have to look away from the table and focus on the process be tough to play against and today we found our moments We made it difficult for a world class team." On the five players leaving and what recruitment we can expect: "We'll see We have to reflect on this season before we focus on next season." 202Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 5 May18:12 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Without further ado let's get the thoughts of Seagulls boss Dario Vidosic who has been giving his post-match thoughts to Sky Sports 81Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'What an incredible performance from Baggaley'published at 18:08 British Summer Time 5 May18:08 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Courtney Sweetman-KirkEx-Sheffield United forward on Sky Sports the fact that she wasn't even due to start comes in last minute before the game and what an incredible performance from her 321Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBaggaley beams for Brightonpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 5 May18:06 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal It was a stunning Player of the Match display from Brighton stopper Sophie Baggaley who wasn't even supposed to be playing if we go by the original team sheet And don't forget the clearances and claims she made from crosses too 301Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Brighton took their opportunities'published at 18:05 British Summer Time 5 May18:05 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal The defending started from the front and the press and they took their opportunities 241Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Brighton put Arsenal to the sword'published at 18:02 British Summer Time 5 May18:02 BST 5 MayFT: Brighton 4-2 Arsenal Izzy ChristiansenFormer England midfielder on Sky Sports It's a tremendous win for Dario Vidosic's team They were excellent from start to finish and they had moments of real quality with their offensive players really resolute and they had everything.They've really put Arsenal to the sword and put them in a really uncomfortable positon going into the final day 442Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFULL-TIMEpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 5 May17:57 BST 5 MayBrighton 4-2 Arsenal That's all we have time for as the final whistle is greeted by gleeful roars from the home fans That's Brighton's first ever WSL win against Arsenal at the 14th time of asking and it moves them three points clear in fifth place as they fall to successive league defeats for the first time since May 2023 9730Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 5 May17:57 BST 5 MayBrighton 4-2 Arsenal The delivery is disappointing and the chance is gone They've lacked quality at key moments and that will ultimately come to cost them 244Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 98 mins98 minsBrighton 4-2 Arsenal Even if they get a goal here they surely won't have time to grab a leveller 236Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingHITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 97 mins97 minsBrighton 4-2 Arsenal The Arsenal flurry continues as the corner is cleared to Jenna Nighswonger on the edge of the box and she fires at goal but Sophie Baggaley leaps into the air to tip it onto the crossbar 329Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 5 May17:55 BST 5 MayBrighton 4-2 Arsenal Sophie Baggeley stays down after that save and requires a bit of treatment but she gets back to her feet to prepare for another Arsenal corner 205Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingprevious pagePage 1 of 7123456…7next pageThis video can not be played Brighton shock Arsenal in six-goal thriller Arsenal suffered a second heavy defeat in the space of a week as Brighton took advantage of defensive mistakes to dent the Gunners' hopes of a second-place finish Brighton had lost all 13 of their previous Women's Super League games against Arsenal but a Jelena Cankovic double sandwiched by goals from Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike Kirby gave Brighton a 16th minute lead with a stunning curled effort from the edge of the box though the way Beth Mead surrendered possession before Leah Williamson hesitated in closing down Cankovic typified Arsenal's shaky start Alessia Russo went close to providing the perfect response as her close-range header cannoned back off the post just a minute later Brighton goalkeeper Baggaley - a late addition to the line up in place of Melina Loeck - became very busy all of a sudden denying both Frida Maanum and Kim Little from close range in quick succession The 28-year-old produced a masterful stop when Foord met Caldentey's cross from six yards out but couldn't prevent the ball falling back to Foord to slam home Arsenal continued to push as Mariona and Maanum both tested Baggaley from outside the area but it was the hosts that went into the break in control A Seagulls corner was headed out to the edge of the box where Cankovic sent a fizzing first-time volley past a helpless Zinsberger Arsenal started the second half in the same wobbly way in which they began the first - Nikita Parris reached a long ball before Zinsberger but could only poke it wide If that was a warning not to overcomplicate things it was one Renee Slegers' side didn't heed Zinsberger's attempted ball out to the wing under pressure was easily intercepted and played to an unmarked Cankovic Not a single defender was in touching distance of the Serbian midfielder as she lobbed the ball over Zinsberger and into the unguarded goal Arsenal's defending got even worse 90 seconds later - Katie McCabe dropped deep when her defensive colleagues pushed high allowing Brighton striker Seike to race through on goal and finish expertly past Zinsberger Caldentey pulled a goal back with a curled effort in injury time before Jenna Nighswonger hit the crossbar from distance A second successive defeat leaves Arsenal just a point ahead of third-placed Manchester United going into the final day of the season while Brighton look set to achieve a club-best fifth place finish 'We need to take a look at ourselves' - Arsenal stalling at wrong time Brighton had never beaten Arsenal in the Women's Super League Slegers said her players needed to "neutralise" their emotions after the high of reaching the Champions League final was followed by a shock 5-2 defeat by Aston Villa While Arsenal looked sharp enough in attack - Baggaley was forced into making 10 saves and could make a claim to be player of the match - in defence they were nothing short of a shambles Squad rotation could be used as an excuse midweek but on Monday Slegers fielded the same back four that kept Lyon at bay last weekend Defeat means the winner will take second place in the WSL when Arsenal host Manchester United on Saturday we knew what we wanted and needed to do to secure second place," Slegers said after the game "We weren't successful but now it's about getting everything right and doing it against Manchester United instead." A second place finish would mean entering the Champions League in the third qualifying round In 19 days Arsenal will face reigning European champions Barcelona in the Champions League final Barring a huge goal difference swing on the final day Brighton will achieve their highest ever finish in the WSL The afternoon began on a slightly bizarre note - before kick-off Brighton confirmed Poppy Pattinson Dejana Stefanovic and Pauline Bremer would all be leaving the club this summer though manager Dario Vidosic was unaware the news had been made public until Sky Sports told him so goalkeeper Loeck suffered a suspected finger injury stand-in goalkeeper Baggaley was superb despite being thrown in at the last minute we had to be resilient together today to have a chance," Vidosic told Sky Sports After the opportunity to rate players has closed the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users Head here to get involved Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Brighton & Hove AlbionManager: Dario Vidosic Wälti Match OfficialsReferee: Amy FearnMatch StatsKey Copyright © 2025 BBC. 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We fell to a disappointing defeat in the Barclays Women's Super League as Brighton & Hove Albion hit four past us at Broadfield Stadium Caitlin Foord scored her 13th goal of the season to draw us level in the first half and Mariona Caldentey hit a beautiful strike in injury time but neither proved enough to withstand a courageous Brighton side.  It was an unnerving and breathless first five minutes as a great fingertip save from Manuela Zinsberger denied Brighton's very first shot and Caitlin Foord rounded the keeper only to put the ball just wide of the post Just as we regained our composure and began to threaten the hosts Frida Maanum and Alessia Russo both saw solid efforts saved by an impressive Sophie Baggaley before the half-hour mark Kim Little danced her way into the Brighton box with ease only for her shot to go straight into Baggaley’s hands The Brighton keeper continued to pull off save after save but Caitlin Foord finally brought us back on level terms in the 29th minute Baggaley denied a signature long-range strike from Maanum just before the half-time whistle Jelena Cankovic unleashed a rocket through a crowded box and suddenly our Gunners were behind once more a rapid counter-attack from Kiko Seike was prevented by some good defensive work from Leah Williamson The Seagulls’ onslaught had only just begun receiving a surprise scoop over the top and dinking the ball over Zinsberger we were fishing the ball out of the net once more A clever cross from Marisa Olisalgers found an onrushing Seike who fought off Katie McCabe to score with a first-time strike Renée Slegers then made a quadruple substitution Jenna Nighswonger and Stina Blackstenius into the fray as we tried to salvage something.  our Gunners fell short at every turn in the second half Not even a class strike from Mariona Caldentey in the second minute of injury time was enough to pull back a result and the afternoon finished 4-2 to the Seagulls.  This weekend's clash with Manchester United will now decide who finishes second in the Women's Super League standings Tickets are still available for the season finale in N5 - get yours now.  Copyright 2025 The Arsenal Football Club Limited Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source MEN WOMEN ACADEMY CLUB Everything you need to know about our 24/25 European campaign MEN WOMEN ACADEMY ALL MEN WOMEN UNDER-21 UNDER-18 Explore our Help Centre for answers to common questions For all other enquiries please use our New Enquiry form Website feedback? Fill in our form Report abuse and discrimination here Check out our exclusive Wallpapers for desktop and mobile today MEN WOMEN ACADEMY Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Credit: Tim Ockenden/PA Archive/PA ImagesPolice have charged a man with the rape of a woman on Brighton beach The victim was attacked close to the pier in the early hours of Thursday 1 May and has been supported by specially trained officers following the attack has been charged with rape and has been remanded in custody Soyoye has also been charged with three counts of sexual assault in relation to a separate report made in September last year from the Brighton Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: “Both victims are receiving support from specially trained officers and we encourage all victims of rape or sexual offences to come forward and report it to the police “Advice and information about how we conduct a rape or serious sexual assault investigation is available on our website as well as advice about how to receive further support” Detectives urge anyone with information to call 101 Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know.. A woman was raped on Brighton beach in an attack in the early hours of the morning The force has since arrested a man suspected of raping a woman in her twenties and brought him before a court The attack was reported to have taken place near the Palace Pier in the early hours of Thursday (1 May) The same man also faced three counts of sexually assaulting another woman in September last year and a charge of assaulting a third woman Sussex Police said: “A man has been charged with the rape of a woman on Brighton Beach has been remanded in custody after appearing at court on Saturday (3 May) “The victim has been supported by specially trained officers following the attack which happened close to the pier in the early hours of Thursday 1 May “Soyoye has also been charged with three counts of sexual assault in relation to a separate report made by another victim in September 2024.” from the Brighton Safeguarding Investigations Unit said: “Both victims are receiving support from specially trained officers and we encourage all victims of rape or sexual offences to come forward and report it to the police.” Detectives urged anyone with information to report it online or call 101 and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Below are more pictures as thousands of people joined the Children’s Parade to mark the start of the Brighton Festival The streets were lined with spectators on a glorious morning as children from dozens of local schools joined the event The parade was led by the Festival’s guest director this year the Grammy-nominated musician and composer She was joined by the mayor of Brighton and Hove Several bands played as other chanted or drummed along a route from the North Laine to the seafront with organisers Same Sky inspiring an array of artwork showing some of the many objects cherished by local children Almost 60 schools took part in the parade this year and Same Sky said that To donate, click here The community arts group said: “Help us continue our work with people who have never been involved with art before who have problems with learning or are mentally or physically unwell and people who feel excluded “Your donation will help us to develop their creative skills and talents and see how art can change their everyday life.” The Brighton Festival runs until Monday 26 May. Some events are free. For more details of all events, click here Five changes as Whitworth makes debut in goal 10 - GOAL: Whyte puts Palace ahead early on 14 - GOAL: Walker-Smith heads home to double the lead 45: Dashi’s 20-yard effort is parried away 65: Somade makes a good block to deny Brighton 74 - GOAL: Brighton pull one back through Silsby 76 - GOAL: Ibrahim quickly nets another to equalise 78 - GOAL: Brighton take the lead through Silsby 82: Benamar’s effort from a corner is blocked 89 - GOAL: Fasida nets a stunning strike from 25-yards out to draw Palace level In their final game of the Under 18 Premier League South campaign Crystal Palace U18s welcomed rivals Brighton & Hove Albion to Copers Cope aiming to finish the season as strongly as possible with goalkeeper Harry Whitworth making his debut at U18s level between the sticks - he is the younger brother of first-team goalkeeper Joe Whitworth The other changes saw Charlie Walker-Smith and Matteo Dashi returning from injury to make their first appearances since December and October respectively while Joel Drakes-Thomas and Jacob Fasida also returned to the squad Palace took the lead early on with 10 minutes on the clock Drakes-Thomas had space to run into down the right and managed to deliver a ball towards the far post where Whyte was lurking Whyte saw his initial header cannon back off the bar before reacting instinctively to force in the rebound The young Eagles were a goal to the good and were quickly in search of a second It nearly came immediately as Benji Casey was slipped in behind though Finley Taylor charged out of his goal to deny him A second did come just a couple of minutes later as the returning Walker-Smith glanced a header in perfectly It was centre-back to centre-back as Fasida played perfect ball towards the near post The first-half continued in much of a similar vein with Palace continuing to create chances and stifle any of Brighton’s attempts Dashi saw an effort from 20-yards out parried away while Casey was again in behind and denied by Taylor Whyte came agonisingly close to getting a third to potentially put the game to bed Drakes-Thomas again down the right put in a dangerous ball to the far post that was met by Casey his stooping header was parried up and eventually away by the ‘keeper After the break Palace were still in control and even had the ball in the back of the net again following a great ball from Whyte into Casey but the latter was adjudged to have been offside in the build up who had one of his strikes against West Bromwich Albion nominated for Goal of the Month in April nearly added a third after going on a surging run through the middle of the park though his finish was parried behind by the ‘keeper Past the hour-mark and Brighton had chances of their own though the Palace defence stood tall with good defending from Fasida With just over 15 minutes remaining Brighton launched a spectacular comeback to take the lead from 2-0 down in five minutes Tyler Silsby netted the initial goal to halve the deficit and then the third to put them ahead This massive swing in momentum meant Palace were now chasing a game they had previously been in control over for the past 60-70 minutes Dean Benamar saw an effort blocked following a corner while Rylan Brownlie nearly led a perfect breakaway It looked as though Palace were going to lose on the final day to their bitter rivals but a moment of magic from Fasida saved the day on the stroke of stoppage time Brownlie’s ball in after a corner was headed back out and the centre-back was running onto it and smashed home a 25-yard stunner from distance on his left foot late free-kick in the 95th minute looked threatening from Brighton Fasida’s late equaliser ensured that the side were guaranteed of at least fifth depending on remaining fixtures in the league Related NewsMore NewsCrystal palace Boss Graham Potter has urged his players to translate their positive response to recent disappointment on the training pitches to the match arena ahead of Sunday’s visit of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United welcome Ange Postecoglou’s troops to London Stadium sat 17th in the Premier League standings after last weekend’s agonising 3-2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion that extended their winless run to seven games Despite having last earned a three-point haul at home to Leicester City back in late February the Hammers have remained competitive in each of the following fixtures and while earning points against the likes of Everton and AFC Bournemouth and pushing champions Liverpool very close last month With four games of the 2024/25 season remaining Potter is itching for a consistent performance back on home soil that could spark a fast finish and a climb up the ranks with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 13th only five points ahead A final derby of the campaign promises a bustling atmosphere in the east of the capital and with 16th-place Tottenham having endured a similarly tough domestic campaign there will be real hope among the home crowd that their team can earn a full share of the spoils and leapfrog their opponents in the table The Lilywhites will have taken plenty of confidence from their 3-1 win over Norwegian outfit Bodø/Glimt in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals first leg on Thursday however and will be itching to generate further momentum ahead of the second leg back on the continent next week Potter sat down with members of the press to discuss a range of topics including his reaction to last Saturday’s Brighton result I think it’d be surprising if I wasn’t upset after how that game unfolded Then it’s just about accepting the human being that we all are and then going and you can see how competitive the league is who are doing so well in the [UEFA] Europa League and you see how tough the Premier League is but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again it’s a fantastic challenge and I’m really enjoying it and this is a great Club with a desire to do better so I have to accept that and work as hard as I can to help things improve so you can imagine that they have been low but at the same time they’ve been really good in terms of how they’ve gone about picking themselves up We spoke after the game about being together We’ve got a big squad here and it’s not always easy to have that togetherness And so how the Brighton game unfolded was tough for everybody the job has been to try to acknowledge the feelings that you have and then go from that to showing a good response in training and in the next game There’s no point in talking too much; it’s about showing a response We go into Sunday and we have to put on the right performance We know how big the game is for our supporters And it’s hard when you’re where we’re at now to talk with too much positivity If you take the emotion out of the Brighton game but that’s not really what you want to speak about when you’ve had such a disappointing feeling We want a front-footed performance - one that shows who we are full of pride - and to come away with the points They’ve had a tough season in the Premier League And then you add on the fact it’s a London derby and the added importance for our supporters I feel for our supporters because they’ve had a tough year And we want to try and give them something back and I think we’re looking towards pre-season [for his return] depending on how he reacts and how he goes but the target would be the first few weeks in pre-season Site designed & built by Other Media, powered by Clubcast Leicester and Ipswich have earned less than West Ham’s 13 points in 14 games The thing those three clubs have in common: they have been relegated In theory, West Ham’s trip to Brighton offered a chance for redemption as Potter returned to the club where he enjoyed three and a half seasons And there was no better time to play them with Fabian Hürzeler’s side winless in five league games two different stats were a sign of what was to come: Brighton had conceded at least two goals in each game of that winless run and West Ham were without a comeback win all season A 3-2 Brighton victory should have been no surprise really Of course I’m going to be upset … If you want me to swear Brighton dominated possession in the first half and Hürzeler’s side looked much more threatening than Potter’s team Kaoru Mitoma heads home Brighton’s equaliser against West Ham Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/ReutersBrighton’s pressing and probing paid off in the 13th minute when Yasin Ayari curled a stunning strike into the top right corner from the edge of the box who often found himself in space on the left played the ball infield to Brajan Gruda who teed up Ayari for the finish Adingra found himself involved in the action again when his goal was ruled out for offside after a fantastic double save from Alphonse Areola The Ivorian winger tapped in from six yards out but as soon as he started to celebrate the flag went up to signal that Mats Wieffer had strayed offside in the buildup Tomas Soucek had a couple of chances in the first half the first of which hit the side netting from a tight angle after Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s pass His second opportunity was even better: a towering header tipped on to the crossbar by Bart Verbruggen Still it was not enough from Potter’s side What West Ham lacked in finesse was made up for in away support Perhaps relenting to pressure from the crowd Yet, the attack seemed to be the only thing going for West Ham as Potter delayed making another change. Against the run of play, Bowen curled in a perfect cross for Soucek, who had the simple task of heading past the keeper from four yards out. Potter was seven minutes away from the biggest victory of his West Ham career but his former club did not get the memo. With the clock ticking down, Brighton launched the ball into the box. Gruda headed the ball across to Kaoru Mitoma who headed in the equaliser with two minutes to go. The stadium erupted. Then, just when you thought it could not get any louder, Carlos Baleba decided to rival Ayari and curl in a winner from the edge of the box. Delight for Hürzeler and despair for Potter. BBC Sport football news reporter at Selhurst ParkPublished5 April 2025It was a game that had little riding on it - but try telling Crystal Palace and Brighton that Three red cards - two for the Eagles, one for the Seagulls - and wild celebrations from the hosts following a dramatic 2-1 win showed that it wasn't 'just another game' to the teams involved Supporters of other sides often poke fun at the fixture because of the 45-mile distance between the clubs but it's a dislike that has been building since the 1970s You won't find anyone from either club referring to it as the 'M23 derby' - as it is so often called in some quarters - but this was the latest chapter in a serious rivalry Palace went in front through Jean-Philippe Mateta in just the third minute when the striker who has built cult hero status with supporters thanks to his goals and corner-kicking celebration Danny Welbeck equalised with a goal that made him Brighton's all-time leading goalscorer in the Premier League before wing-back Daniel Munoz scored what proved to be the winner Eddie Nketiah has had a mixed time at Crystal Palace since his move from Arsenal in a deal worth up to £30m The one-time England international was brought on in the 68th minute here - only to be sent off 10 minutes later His first booking was for simulation when he went to ground in the penalty area after a challenge from Pervis Estupinan and then he received a second yellow for a high foot on Brighton centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke The game looked like it was unravelling for the Eagles when Marc Guehi was sent off for a late challenge leaving Palace with the prospect of playing a lengthy stint of added time - 12 minutes were signalled The red cards did not stop there and Van Hecke received one when he brought down Daichi Kamada six minutes into injury time It's a rivalry that might not leap to mind first for every football fan But a rivalry is exactly what Palace and Brighton have It all started when the two teams played each other five times in 1976 Crystal Palace were managed by Terry Venables and Brighton were led by Alan Mullery The two had been team-mates at Tottenham Hotspur but were never close This was in the days before penalty shootouts were an option to decide FA Cup ties And the teams involved kept on replaying until there was a winner Crystal Palace beat Brighton 1-0 in the third game Brighton boss Mullery says he had a pot of boiling hot coffee poured on him by Palace fans "So I pulled a handful of change out of my pocket Crystal Palace,'" he told the Guardian - and since then the two clubs have never got on Brighton used to be known as the Dolphins but changed their nickname to the Seagulls and Palace fans argue it was done to be similar to their nickname Palace have been in the Premier League since 2013 - thanks to goals from club icon Wilfried Zaha they beat Brighton in the Championship play-off semi-final on their way to sealing promotion at Wembley That game also had its own issues, though, as on entering their dressing room before the match, the Palace team found excrement on the floor. the teams meet more regularly - with a number of tight recent encounters Before Saturday's incident-packed game the five previous matches at Selhurst Park had ended 1-1 Palace won a game that will live long in the memory - completing their first league double over Brighton since the 1932-33 season 'This win was for our fans' - Glasner after Palace seal victory with nine men Crystal Palace boss Glasner on his feelings after the game: "It's a massive win but I'm really exhausted because there was so much going on and [because of] this atmosphere in the stadium "The fighting spirit of the team and the togetherness with our fans you have to experience and that is great to get this experience and be part of it I'm really happy to lay on my sofa and just do nothing today." On joining in with crowd chants: "I could see how the players were fighting together in many situations such quick players and I felt that they need all the support we can give I needed something to do with my arms as I couldn't keep them in my pockets it's a really fantastic win today." On feeling like stoppage time would never end: "We defended with a lot of passion with a lot of heart but always waiting for this moment to go forward "Like when JP [Mateta] and Maxence [Lacroix] celebrated on the pitch but it was still not over because we thought maybe we would play until sunset It is the character of this group and the character of these players." Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on how the game played out: "Very emotional game Difficult to get a rhythm into this game especially in the second half "That was a little bit to our disadvantage We weren't able to control the game like in the first half because of everything The emotional final part of the game didn't help us to control it Of course to have these emotions inside of you but in the right moments and at the right timing It didn't help us to get the rhythm back and that is something we have to learn." 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once in the WSL and once in the League Cup - pulling off convincing victories on both occasions.  Our Gunners hit four past the Seagulls on a January trip to Broadfield Stadium Kyra Cooney-Cross and Mariona Caldentey all scoring in the space of 18 minutes.  When we hosted Dario Vidošić's side at Emirates Stadium back in November Brighton are on course for their best-ever finish in the Women's Super League currently sitting in fifth position with goal difference on their side over Liverpool The Seagulls have racked up seven wins so far as well as pulling off an impressive draw with Chelsea back in March They host us in Crawley off the back of a lucrative trip to Merseyside where a stoppage-time winner from Nikita Parris secured all three points in a 3-2 win.  It's also been a successful season for one of our Michelle Agyemang who has been on loan with the Seagulls since the start of the season Our Young Gunner has been on the scoresheet five times during this spell and was recently nominated for the WSL's Player of the Month award for April.  Slegers on Brighton: "I think we have had a lot of players playing against Brighton across those two games I'm happy with those performances, but this is going to be a whole new game "They're also further in their development as a team and they will pose us new challenges especially when you play against the same opponent we come away from the Lyon game and now this Aston Villa game so we have to build ourselves up to play against Brighton." We've had no fresh team updates since Wednesday's clash with Aston Villa where Daphne van Domselaar was not available.  Referee: Amy FearnAssistant referees: Isabel Chaplin and Ella BroadFourth official: Callum Parke For those not making the journey down to the Broadfield Stadium you can watch all Monday's action live on Sky Sports from 3.30pm onwards Supporters not in the UK can see how to watch by clicking the link below Brighton and Hove Albion ran out 4-2 winners over Arsenal to stay fifth in the Women’s Super League table heading into the final weekend. Brighton dealt a blow to Arsenal at the Broadfield Stadium on Monday afternoon, securing their first ever league victory over the Champions League finalists in style as the penultimate weekend of the WSL season drew to a dramatic close. Renée Slegers approached the fixture with a full-strength selection, opting for six changes following Wednesday’s 5-2 defeat away at Aston Villa. Ahead of kick off, Dario Vidošić’s side announced that five players are set to depart the club. Namely, Poppy Pattinson, Guro Bergsvand, Maria Thorisdottir, Dejana Stefanovic, and Pauline Bremer are will take their leave from the Seagulls. Baggaley; Thorisdottir, Bergsvand, Parris, Cankovic, Seike, Hayes, Kirby, Symonds, Olislagers, Auee Zinsberger; Fox, Williamson, Catley, Mariona, Mead, Little, McCabe, Maanum, Foord, Russo Campaigning for their highest ever finish in the WSL should they stay ahead of Liverpool on points come Saturday, fifth-place Brighton were hungry for three points in front of their vocal home support. Their press was well-organised, as they looked to capitalise on a clumsy Gunners backline. Fran Kirby opened the scoring for the hosts in the 16th minute, firing a world-class finish into the top right corner and far beyond the reach of Manuela Zinsberger. The equaliser for Arsenal arrived through Caitlin Foord, just over ten minutes later, after Sophie Baggaley saved her initial attempt and she slotted home the rebound. Albion were back in front before half-time through another wonder goal, this time scored by Jelena Cankovic. A well-delivered corner was initially cleared by the Gunners’ defence, but Cancovic was on the edge of the box ready to pounce. And pounce she did, volleying from the edge of the box straight toward the back of Zinsberger’s net. Brighton commenced the second half in spectacular fashion, scoring two goals in just a couple of minutes to double their lead over Arsenal.  The first was provided by Cancovic from the edge of the penalty area in the 53rd minute. Her left-footed superb strike flew past a stunned Zinsberger following some impressive buildup play from Brighton.  Kiko Seike then chipped the slightly shaken goalkeeper after picking up a great ball from behind, as Arsenal failed to deal with the Seagulls’ ‘attack from the back’ approach.  Mariona Caldentey scored what would only be a second consolation goal for Arsenal during injury time. Her curling effort made its way past Baggaley, who had an exceptional 90 minutes.  The dying moments of the clash were scrappy, as Arsenal finally came to life but had done far too little far too late to overturn the deficit.  The Gunners must now fight for second place against Manchester United at the Emirates next weekend, while Brighton are on the brink of celebrating their highest ever WSL finish, and an inaugural victory over Arsenal in the competition. An honourable mention must go to Baggaley, who made countless saves of the highest calibre for Albion, despite only coming into the lineup shortly before kick off after Melina Loeck withdrew. Slegers then reflected upon a missed opportunity to avoid the dreaded Champions League qualifying process faced by the WSL’s third-place finisher. “We were very aware of our position, and winning today would have secured second place — we spoke about it and it was a motivation and incentive we wanted to use. We weren’t successful today, it is tough lessons learned these last two games. Slegers then admitted Arsenal were ‘lucky’ to have another shot at securing second place against Man United on Saturday. Asked about the squad’s mentality with the WSL’s finale on the horizon, and their UWCL final against Barcelona just around the corner, Slegers admitted she wasn’t thinking about Europe just yet. “I haven’t been watching Barcelona yet. The here and now and Brighton was the most important game, finding balance is important. It will always be there in the background but we have to focus on the here and now and that is what we try to achieve with the whole staff.” WSL champions Chelsea one match away from record-breaking invincible season London City Lionesses make history with Championship title win and WSL promotion Watch Teams Matches Tickets & Membership Shop St. James' Park The match will be broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports. Supporters in other countries can check their local broadcaster here Supporters can also listen to BBC Radio Newcastle commentary across newcastleunited.com and the Official Newcastle United App with a Newcastle United Account Our Match Centre will provide minute-by-minute updates Fans can also chose their Player of the Match at full-time Match updates will be provided across the club's social media accounts. Follow them here: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | TikTok | Threads Highlights will be available on newcastleunited.com and the Official Newcastle United App two hours after the match A full match replay will be available the following day Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that Jan Paul van Hecke is available to start on Sunday having missed the Seagulls' previous match and Kaoru Mitoma are all ready to start having been unavailable in recent weeks Hurzeler said: "(he) joined [in training] yesterday so he will be also maybe be an option to be in the squad Everything is looking a little bit more positive." We will wear our away kit, featuring navy and burgundy hooped shirts, white shorts, and navy and burgundy socks. You can buy the away kit here. Brighton will wear their home kit, featuring blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts, and white socks. Map The independent voice of Newcastle United since 1988 Get your daily update and weekly newsletter by signing up today Brighton away and probably the last game of the season we will be able to get tickets for albeit today we are in amongst the home fans A few beers before a walk to the racecourse where buses ferry the Brighton fans to the ridiculously sited Amex Stadium Only to find that today there is a car boot sale Our timings are now out the window and I scramble an Uber to get us across the South Downs in what must be the most surreal journey to a Premier League Stadium No drama getting into the ground this time as my lad has learnt from last season and is not wearing his black and white stripes We take our seats near the Newcastle United fans who are in the official away section and perfectly in line with the six yard box (absolutely prime position for viewing the two controversial incidents that were about to arrive) Around us I notice plenty of what I assume to be tourist supporters with their bags of merch as well as plenty twenty something young men who have been generated by AI judging by their conversations about football The first half was a game of sparring with neither side getting a grip Up steps Minteh to score a good well worked goal Second half we appear to be upping the game with the introduction of Gordon and what feels like instantly he wins a penalty right in front of us the purgatory that is VAR steps in and the foul is ruled just outside the box Willock is definitely inside the box and takes a tumble From my perfect position I think it’s a good tackle and expect the ref to wave play on but no More VAR shenanigans before Willock is booked for diving and no penalty again I have no idea whether it was a penalty or not From our vantage point it was a sea of bodies and who could tell what had happened I haven’t seen any replays but I have heard that it was given for handball Isak lines up the penalty and how I held it together not to celebrate is a mystery Unlike my lad who celebrates along with an old guy in the row behind us if Wilson had burst the net with that shot instead of a good save by the keeper we would have been jumping up and down in ecstasy…but it was not to be We were not at our best today but I’ll take the point Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 4 May 2025 2pm (Stats via BBC Sport) Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Brighton 2 Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Brighton 17 (Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Match ratings and comments on all Newcastle United players – Read HERE) (Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Instant Newcastle United fan/writer reaction – Read HERE) View Author Profile If you would like to feature on The Mag, submit your article to contribute@themag.co.uk Newcastle United loan player releases emotional farewell statement to fans Official Newcastle United announcement- Garang Kuol shortlisted for award Confirmed Newcastle team v Brighton – Schar Sky Sports expert’s verdict on Newcastle United – Struggle to disagree with any of this Brighton 1 Newcastle 1 – Instant Newcastle United fan/writer reaction Alexander Isak leaving Newcastle United headlines take decisive shift Just imagine having this brilliant player in black and white stripes next season Monday night twist impacts chase for Champions League places Brighton fans comments after Sunday’s draw against Newcastle United – Interesting The Friends Meeting House in Brighton is transformed and the perfect setting for this haunting play a place built for silent reflection now hosting a performance where silence is achieved Sitting (In Silence) is a new addition to Brighton Fringe we meet our main character who seems to be retreating from the world a little lost in herself but looking to heal a conversation with her seemingly estranged father takes place recalling the shared happiness of childhood the challenges they both faced together and the relationships around them The actors show us how the characters are able to look back to their pasts and review their current situations Whilst the truth may be obscured by the moment This two-handed play is full of warmth and affection allowing the audience to reflect on their own relationships whilst hearing a compelling story the events revealing themselves cautiously as we build a picture of their lives The beautifully simple set and stark performance space are ideal and work well with the evocative soundscape created where birdsong and weather patterns emphasise the changes in mood your own ideas about how these characters got to this point and what may happen next A sensitive and stirring performed addition to Brighton Fringe This event is the winner of Pebble Trust Young People’s 31st – 6.30 pm Friends Meeting House June 1st – 6.30 pm Friends Meeting House Tickets are available from Brighton Fringe at £10 (2 for 1 tickets available for Fringe Members) from the very conventional to the more modern Ancient reports tell of a time when circuses were all about real and a fat man in a red suit (not Santa) presiding over it all as trapeze artists zoomed overhead Acts such as Cirque Du Soleil changed perceptions of circus some time ago In this preview of a number of the shows appearing over the coming weeks Revel Puck pitch their big top and give us a taster of what they have to offer the circus visitor in 2025 Hosted by a female ringmaster (Ringmistress Ringperson?) who seems enthusiastic but is let down by a slightly iffy sound system the first couple of acts actually feel rather like throw-backs to an earlier era audience members are invited to enter the ring and shine torches on two artists as they perform some dance and acrobatic moves apparently illustrating themes of trust and risk If this is the first time you’ve seen someone stand on another person’s shoulders there’s a chance you might find this impressive Next up was a roller-skater dancing around the ring and then spinning some hula hoops around her body but didn’t strike me as particularly original Things look up as we move towards the end of the short first half A pair of dancers inhabit big top tent-style props while dancing to East 17’s House of Love but their act is lifted by the originality of the performance and the ingenious use of their props This is followed by two more dancers with enormous balloons attached to their heads into which they proceed to immerse their whole bodies the concept isn’t complicated but the imagination and brio of the act make it hilarious and joyful The Revel Puck Circus runs throughout Brighton Fringe, and as this opening gala demonstrates, provides a showcase for both traditional and edgier circus acts, so visitors should have no trouble finding themselves something which suits their particular tastes. The Revel Puck Circus plays until 1 June at Brighton Fringe. Getty ImagesPublished5 May 2025Brighton have confirmed five players will leave the club when their contracts expire at the end of the season Dejana Stefanovic and Pauline Bremer are the players in question Thorisdottir and Bergsvand start in Monday's final home game of the season against Arsenal while Pattinson and Bremer are not in the squad Boss Dario Vidosic knew the players were departing but said he didn't know the news would be announced by the players on social media before kick-off in the final home game of the season he said: "I didn't know about it [that they'd announced their departures publicly] until a minute ago when you guys told me "It can be a positive - all the girls in the squad have been terrific so it's an opportunity to be together with our fans." Related topicsFootballWomen's FootballTop storiesHis stats are better We are back in Barclays Women's Super League action against Brighton & Hove Albion at Broadfield Stadium on Monday the game will be available to watch live on Sky Sports see which broadcasters are showing the game below: Highlights of the game will be available on Arsenal.com and the app after the game May 4Liverpool v Everton (12:00)Manchester United v Manchester City (12:00)Crystal Palace v Leicester City (14:00)Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (14:15)West Ham United v Aston Villa (15:00) May 5Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal (16:00) United to the Amex Stadium just over a week on from their 3-0 home win over Ipswich Town, with head coach Howe opting to stick with the same starting 11 that eased past the Tractor Boys for their trip to the South Coast. Nick Pope is in goal, with Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn and Tino Livramento at the back. Joe Willock again deputises for the injured Joelinton in midfield, with Sandro Tonali and captain Bruno Guimarães alongside him. And Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes will again look to provide support from the flanks for centre forward Alexander Isak. The only change on the bench sees young forward Sean Neave replace John Ruddy, with Martin Dúbravka, Emil Krafth and Sven Botman all named. Lewis Miley and Sean Longstaff are the midfield reinforcements, with Anthony Gordon, Will Osula and Callum Wilson also on the bench. Newcastle United: Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn, Tino Livramento; Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock; Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Harvey Barnes. Substitutes: Martin Dúbravka, Emil Krafth, Sven Botman, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley, Anthony Gordon, Will Osula, Callum Wilson, Sean Neave. Renée Slegers has given her assessment of another tough loss as we draw closer to the end of the Barclays Women's Super League season of course," said our head coach after the full-time whistle. "They got a chance early in the game and I think that somehow gave them belief. But then there are three or four goals that are turnovers We really need to do better on the ball and be better positioned. That's a collective responsibility.  why it happened today is the million-dollar question I will analyse tonight; the players and staff will analyse tonight. Tomorrow we want to get some answers and move forward because we have two very important games ahead of us." our next is a battle for second place at Emirates Stadium against Manchester United The belief is still there in the same amount. That's important but we don't want to put ourselves in this situation. These are big We know how important the next two games will be for us." Over 40,000 supporters are expected in N5 for the WSL season finale and Renée believes that support will give us an edge on Saturday.  we want to deliver for them and we know how important it is for them as well. We really want to put it right We'll do better on Saturday against Man United." Football writer Adrian Clarke looks at key tactical points and players who can be decisive in Matchweek 35 Brighton have beaten Newcastle twice already this season so the Seagulls are chasing an impressive hat-trick when hosting the Magpies this Sunday after the two away victories at St James' Park in the Premier League and FA Cup it would be the first time Brighton have ever defeated the same team three times in one season as a top-flight side Newcastle are in third place and desperate to stay inside the top five, while Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton believe they can still finish high enough to earn European football in 2025/26 No Premier League side has won more matches since 14 December than Newcastle who have out come on top in 14 of their last 19 games Yet their away form against top-half opponents is surprisingly poor A 3-1 win at Nottingham Forest is their only victory in eight matches so far against their fellow top-11 sides Newcastle have conceded 2.6 goals per game across those eight matches and this poor return will certainly provide ninth-placed Brighton with the belief that they can again cause Eddie Howe's side problems Slow starts have been a recurring theme for Newcastle on the road at the division’s toughest opponents they have fallen behind in all eight away matches when they have faced sides in the current top 11 seven of those early concessions came before the 22nd minute If Hurzeler’s Brighton start Sunday's match quickly they could catch their opponents cold once again There has been a sluggishness about the Magpies early on in away games and they have been ruthlessly punished for lapses in concentration Howe’s back four has become fragmented too easily by longer passes early on in games Manchester City undid them with real ease from an Ederson goal-kick, releasing Omar Marmoush to open the scoring (shown below) In Newcastle's chastening 4-2 defeat at Brentford, the hosts played out from a goal-kick, moving the ball into midfield, before a lofted, switched pass to Bryan Mbeumo caused panic in the Newcastle defence The Magpies lost their shape and left-back Lewis Hall became detached from the rest of the back four as Mbeumo went on to score (see below) The Seagulls are not averse to going direct with their distribution at the right times under Hurzeler This is a tactic we can expect to see them use on Sunday They enjoyed success in that manner in the 1-0 win at St James’ Park earlier on this season A quickly-taken Lewis Dunk free-kick pushed the Newcastle defence backwards, and Danny Welbeck’s subsequent one-two with Georginio Rutter unlocked the door Hurzeler has triumphed over the Magpies in two differing ways so his chosen approach for Matchweek 35 could be difficult to predict It was a resilient backs-to-the-wall defensive display that helped them secure a 1-0 victory in the Premier League last October They had just 40.1 per cent of possession, were pushed back at will, and were reliant on Newcastle missing chances, as well as Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen's outstanding display but as you can see from these match stats below Brighton's 2-1 extra-time win in the FA Cup was earned via a different strategic approach boasting a lot more possession than they had on their previous visit that seemed to suit them as they racked up 21 shots and 45 touches inside the Newcastle box Brighton were able to find more spaces to run into This suited Yankuba Minteh, who sprinted in beyond Newcastle's exposed high line to latch onto Joao Pedro’s through-ball and score against his former club Howe’s defence was also caught square and looked rather disjointed as Welbeck scored the winning goal The striker's movement to show for a Solly March pass was excellent, but with Tino Livramento playing him onside from right-back it was not a goal the Newcastle head coach would have been pleased about The Seagulls have plenty of pace in the wide areas as well as good movement in the centre-forward positions Having used those qualities to great effect in those previous meetings Brighton will be well aware that all three goals scored against the EFL Cup winners came via forward passes that pierced a square back four The space that style creates will suit Brighton's quick forwards even if making it an open attack-minded game comes with plenty of risk against a team as free-scoring as Newcastle It is a ploy Hurzeler may well turn to again at the AMEX Stadium as Brighton look to complete a famous treble Adrian Clarke analyses how Englishman's return to Craven Cottage has delivered his best form for years Adrian Clarke looks at how Arne Slot's light-touch approach led to top-flight glory at Anfield Adrian Clarke analyses Brentford's strike partnership ahead of their match against Nottingham Forest Michael Owen and Steve Cooper discuss the top-five race and who they think will be in the competition next season Your entry has been submitted successfully Please check your email for further information How to watch the WSL match between Brighton & Hove Albion Women and Arsenal Women the Gunners sit second in the table and can ill afford any further hiccups in their chase to finish strong Brighton are enjoying a solid campaign of their own entering the penultimate round in fifth after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Everton—Nikita Parris striking the decisive blow history isn't on the Seagulls' side They've never scored a home goal against Arsenal let alone taken points off them on their own patch GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch In the United States (US), the WSL match between Brighton and Arsenal will be available to watch and stream online live through ESPN+ Check out GOAL's Live Match Centre for updates If you are abroad, you may need to use a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch games using your usual streaming service. A VPN, such as NordVPN, allows you to establish a secure connection online when streaming. If you are not sure which VPN to use, check out GOAL's guide to the best VPNs for streaming sport The WSL match between Brighton and Arsenal will be played at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, England It will kick off at 8 am PT / 11 am ET on Monday Brighton will once again be without Madison Haley due to injury and there's still uncertainty surrounding Vicky Losada who is battling to be fit in time for what could be her final home appearance of the season Defender Jorelyn Carabalí could make the bench after returning to full training offering a potential boost to the back line they'll be missing in-form forward Michelle Agyemang who is ineligible to face her parent club after netting in each of Brighton's last two outings defensive duo Laia Codina and Lina Hurtig remain sidelined while goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar will need to prove her fitness after sitting out the loss to Villa expect to see familiar faces return to the fold and Caitlin Foord are all in line for recalls who shares the WSL's golden boot lead with 12 goals is set to spearhead the attack as Arsenal look to get back to winning ways Renee Slegers' side have conceded nine goals in just two games to lose back-to-back league games for the first time in two years It's the first time Arsenal have lost successive league games in the same season for two years and the signs were there in the first few minutes, when Kiko Seike almost broke the deadlock and then Mariona Caldentey nearly passed the ball into the back of her own net. It would be former players of the Gunners' biggest WSL rival, though, that really haunted them on the south coast, first when Chelsea icon Fran Kirby curled an effort into the top corner in the opening stages. It was a lead Brighton deserved, having started well, but it only seemed to kick the visitors into gear. Alessia Russo hit the post immediately afterwards, both Kim Little and Frida Maanum were denied from point blank range by the brilliant Sophie Baggaley and then Caitlin Foord finally found the equaliser, getting a second bite of the cherry following a sensational cross from Mariona Caldentey. GOAL rates Arsenal's players from the Broadfield Stadium... The Magpis needed a late penalty from Alexander Isak to rescue a point at Amex Stadium but Murphy says that was the least they deserved "Eddie Howe said in one of his post match interviews that their problem was they just weren't clinical enough but actually it was an accomplished performance," he told Match of the Day 2 which is unusual with the quality forwards they've got was that bit of calmness and decision making in the final third Howe should be really pleased with the level of performance "They controlled the game for long periods It's just about finding the right option." Ex-Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney added: "I think Newcastle are a really good team and a good watch as well but what I liked about them was that they kept pushing "They kept finding themselves in the right areas and doing the right things - it was just their little details They have to get those right and then they win games comfortably." Catch up on Match of the Day 2 here OneFootball's home page Search Settings Sign In Sign InJoinBrighton condemn Arsenal to hefty back-to-back WSL defeats | OneFootballOneFootball Brighton condemned Arsenal to back-to-back hefty defeats with a 4-2 dismantling. Brighton & Hove Albion Women4Arsenal Women2YesterdayFull timeScorers: Kirkby 16' Fran Kirby broke the deadlock with a sublime curling effort from just inside the penalty area for the hosts' first-ever WSL home goal against the Gunners Renée Slegers' side drew level shortly before the half-hour mark when Caitlin Foord slammed home a rebound after Sophie Baggaley denied her initially at the far post But the Seagulls restored their lead through another impressive strike this time from Jelena Čanković meeting a headed clearance on the volley in the box please use a different one or install the app Čanković doubled her tally early in the second half by seizing on a poor clearance to beat a hesitant Manuela Zinsberger at her near post with a clinical strike they piled on the misery with Kiko Seike capitalising on a poor back pass to race clear and produce a cool finish Mariona Caldentey reduced their deficit in added time with a curling effort to beat Baggaley and offer hopes of a potential late fightback from the visitors Dario Vidošić's side leapfrog Liverpool into fifth while Arsenal remain a distant second after an aggregate loss of 9-4 in their previous two WSL outings Related NewsWSL: History-making Brighton on hunt for record finish soar past Arsenal 🎥 Brighton end WSL home drought against Arsenal in incredible style Quintet to leave Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of the season Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 Arsenal: Čanković scores brace as Arsenal suffer second consecutive defeat Sheffield United struck gold with Brighton deal - it gave Bramall Lane faithful a baller to worship 4️⃣ things to look out for in the Champions League this week The Champions League returns with a bang this week as the finalists will be determined following some tense first leg action.Here is what to look out for...⚔️ Match of the... Man United hold talks in “recent hours” with Victor Osimhen’s agents over sensational summer deal The three players Xabi Alonso has requested Real Madrid to sign – report Hailing from New York, three piece rock band Sunflower Bean have hit the UK for a short run of in-store gigs to promote their fourth Album ‘Mortal Primetime’ It was released a week ago on Friday 25th April and has landed in the official top ten Independent Record Chart Tonight’s show originally was set to be the first of the run so is now the final night of the UK tour before the band head back to the States for a huge 25 date tour It has been a while since Sunflower Bean have come to Brighton, the last time being at the Komedia back in 2022 (Review HERE) one gig I was lucky enough to pick up a ticket for I must admit I was getting worried Brighton was going to get missed on this short run of dates as it initially seemed to be a late addition but what better time for the band to visit the city is alive and buzzing with the Bank Holiday joy good weather and Brighton & Hove Albion playing at home I am hoping they won’t leave it so long to visit in the future What with Sunday opening hours, we are allowed into Resident music at 6:20pm to secure our viewing positions and at 6:45pm the band came out to a big cheer Vocalist and bassist Julia Cumming opened the evening by informing us of the slightly different set up “We are sunflower Bean from New York I’ve never played on top of an amp for an entire show This is definitely a first for me at Resident with both drummer Olive Faber and guitarist Nick Kilvlen both positioned at the front of the shop counter Julia standing centrally on a large Amp speaker behind the counter with her head almost touching the ceiling The set started with guitar heavy ‘Champagne Taste’ also the opening track on the album with great crashing drums from Olive throughout I feel like an evil go-go dancer” Julia commented whilst on top of her amp “You look like a crazy record store clerk” added Nick causing a ripple of laughter through the crowd Julia continued “Thank you to the record label Lucky Number and also to Resident for putting on this cool show on it’s’ very rock and roll to put someone on an amp like this and say the show must go on so thank you for supporting independent music stores and music” Next came another track from the new album Julia’s vocals are soft and beautiful throughout with a fine guitar solo from Nick in the later part of the song before ending solely with Julia’s vocals to a piano backing track rock grunge guitar vibe was back for ‘Shake’ the lead track from their 2024 EP of the same name Nick was more prevalent on the vocals on this one although there were some issues with his microphone volume being too quiet to start with It was a good meaty song; a tune I feel is quite the connection bridge taking the band from their third album ‘Headful Of Sugar’ to their newer sound of ‘Mortal Primetime’ At this point tour manager Gareth came over to help retune Julia’s guitar at the pedals located on the shop counter as she couldn’t get down to them We then went back to the new album with ‘There’s A Part I Can’t Get Back’ a slower song with Julia’s vocals sometimes sounding quite country in delivery I think the band felt very settled into the limited movement vibe of their surroundings by this point Julia said the next song was her “favourite from the album but this time it’s going to be Elvis Costello that’s who I feel like when I’m playing it” The song was ‘Look What You’ve Done To Me’ The vibe on this one most definitely a departure from their usual sound Julia’s vocal delivery almost like a monologue storytelling the piano backing track was back for this one too Olive’s drums far were calmer and measured and Nick’s guitar melodies different but melding perfectly with Julia’s vocal delivery she then explained “Sorry I have this stream of consciousness going on today” the gentle ‘Take Out Your Insides’ and the album closer ‘Sunshine’ which Julia dedicated to a baby that was out in the audience (Yes and she hopes that when she has a baby she will take them to a show and be as cool as this baby who seems so cool and not bothered at all about it ‘Sunshine’ took us back to the soaring guitar sound from Nick The final and bonus song of the evening was ‘Somebody Call A Doctor’ which was the first track on their 2015 ‘Show Me Your Seven Secrets’ EP Whilst Nick warmed up his guitar after swapping over his Fender Stratocaster Julia thanked the crowd “for supporting independent music independent labels and coming to the store to rock out and inspire the band” but descending into a gorgeous frantic finale at which point Julia stepped off her amp kneeling behind Nick on the counter while full on psych rocking out a set I dearly would have loved to have been longer but 35 minutes and 8 songs was going to have to be our fill before the signing session This set and new album are quite different from my previous live experience with the band and their last album The new album shows a maturing and evolution of the band but now delivering a more personal and powerful punch I think the constrained setting today added to the more stripped back feel to the set but they delivered in buckets and I enjoyed every second of it The band happily signed albums and did photos with the long line afterwards The band have said they will be back in Autumn touring late October into early November and Brighton will be a date I for one will one hundred percent be there Grab yourself their album before they sell out www.sunflowerbeanband.com Sign InJoinMatch Report: Brighton 4–2 Arsenal Women: Seagulls soar in historic WSL victory over Gunners | OneFootballJust Arsenal News Brighton & Hove Albion Women produced a stunning performance to defeat Arsenal Women 4-2 at Broadfield Stadium this evening marking their first-ever Women’s Super League victory over the Gunners This result deals a significant blow to Arsenal’s hopes of securing second place and Champions League qualification Brighton opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Fran Kirby, who capitalized on a defensive lapse to slot the ball home. Arsenal responded in the 29th minute when Caitlin Foord finished a well-worked move to level the scores Brighton regained the lead just before halftime with Jelena Čanković finding the net in the 43rd minute The Seagulls came out strong after the break, with Čanković scoring her second goal in the 52nd minute, followed by Kiko Seike adding a fourth just two minutes later. Arsenal managed a late consolation goal in stoppage time with Mariona Caldentey scoring in the 93rd minute Player of the Match was Brighton’s goalkeeper, Sophie Baggaley, who saved many on-target Arsenal goals – 8/9 I believe but don’t quote me This victory propels Brighton to fifth place in the WSL standings, marking a significant achievement for the club. For Arsenal the defeat leaves their Champions League qualification hopes hanging in the balance with a crucial match against Manchester United looming Arsenal will need to regroup quickly as they prepare to face Manchester United on Saturday in their final WSL fixture of the season – this is a match that will likely determine Arsenal’s European fate for next season There is now only 1 point between Arsenal Women who are 2nd and Man United who are 3rd in the WSL table 2nd & 3rd placements in the WSL will go down to the wire in Saturday’s last game of the WSL season with Man City now unable to catch either team both teams will go through to next season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League – all that remains to be determined is whether they enter at the Round 1 or Round 2 stage of the competition How are you feeling about Saturday after today’s performance Follow JustArsenal’s Gooner Women on Just Gooner Women on Twitter for regular updates on the Arsenal Womens Team Do you want to read more about the Arsenal Women’s Team? 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More Stories / Arsenal Women Match Report: Brighton 4–2 Arsenal Women: Seagulls soar in historic WSL victory over Gunners 5 May 2025, 18:30 Confirmed Arsenal Women team to face Seagulls, in penultimate WSL game of the season 5 May 2025, 15:00 Can Arsenal Men emulate the Women’s success, with a place at the Champions League Final? 5 May 2025, 13:45 Related NewsArsenal’s injury concerns ahead of PSG Champions League clash: Key Players in doubt Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea make enquiries for “extraordinary” defender PSG v Arsenal: French football expert James Eastham says Ligue 1 hosts must be opposed Renee Slegers reflects on shock defeat to Brighton: Slegers Calls for Immediate Response Arsenal: Three reasons why Thomas Partey can spark comeback against PSG His appearance on the Park Stage in June will mark his first time ever performing at the festival Gary Numan has announced two warm-up gigs in Brighton ahead of Glastonbury 2025 The musician is set to take to the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on June 28 marking his first time ever playing the festival in his five-decade career “As part of the build up” to his debut Glastonbury slot he’s now announced two intimate shows at Brighton’s Concorde 2 on June 24 and 25 General tickets, Meet & Greet packages, as well as rehearsal VIP tickets can be found here. A post shared by Gary Numan Official (@garynuman) It’ll mark his second time topping the bill at the farm This came after the news that Rod Stewart would be taking on the coveted Legend Slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo will be headlining this year – gracing the Pyramid on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Closing the Other Stage will be Loyle Carner (Friday), Charli XCX (Saturday) and The Prodigy (Sunday) You can see the whole line-up for 2025’s edition of the festival so far, as well as all the stage splits, here The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 Home › Comics › British Comics › Brighton hosts Stories of Migration and Protest Comics exhibitions The Phoenix Arts Space in Brighton is currently host to Stories of Migration, and exhibition celebrating twelve years of innovative storytelling from not-for-profit organisation, PositiveNegatives PositiveNegatives specialise in transforming academic research into illustrated stories to engage a wider audience which often involves collaborating with international teams of artists and writers to produce original comics and animations The core team includes illustrators Illustrators Majid Adin The effectiveness of this approach has led to partnerships with prestigious universities across the world including: the School of Oriental and African Studies Harvard and the Peace Research Institute Oslo along with organisations such as the United Nations While their portfolio of work spans many topics and global issues This exhibition presents some of the most powerful projects PositiveNegatives has produced shining a light on issues such as the Sri Lankan conflict and South to South migration and global inequalities it explores questions such as Why do people move across borders social and economic forces that shape their decisions What perils do they face on their journeys and how can they build a new life in a new country “The story of migration never truly ends,” says Founding Director of PositiveNegatives “There are always new voices to amplify new challenges to highlight and new solutions to seek This exhibition gives visitors the chance to immerse themselves in previous chapters and play a part in our next chapter.” The exhibition also includes PositiveNegatives’ latest initiative, Animated Learning which builds on the essence of each project to develop inspiring educational resources for students and educators Schools will be encouraged to visit the exhibition to engage with the subject matter and help shape the future of Animated Learning If you’re planning to head to Brighton to see this you may also want to check out Myfanwy Tristram’s Protest Comics an exhibition running at One Church Reading Room until 28th May Born in Devon in 1968 and now living in Brighton on the south coast of England, Myfanwy Tristram has drawn comics all my life fitting her practice around a full time job at a digital democracy NGO; each side of life inspiring and informing the other Myfanwy is interested in the power of comics to educate “As well as the small inequities of everyday life I tackle global systemic issues,” she says “always with some humour and the aim of also putting visually appealing artwork into the world.” • Stories of Migration runs until 28th May 2025 at Phoenix Arts Space, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB |  Full details here • Myfanwy Tristram’s Protest Comics runs until 28th May 2025 at One Church Reading Room, Florence Road, Brighton BN1 6DL | Full details here | More about Myfanwy’s Protest Comics Here John  is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. 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Brighton Seaside towns aren’t just candyfloss and fairground rides anymore – not that there’s anything wrong with that The fact is that the UK’s collection of seaside towns now includes spots which have thriving elevated food scenes and popular romantic mini-break destinations and Brighton is one of our favourites.  Yes, the beach is pebbly and the seagulls are a menace, but there’s a long list of reasons why this colourful, quirky patch of Sussex coast was named one of the best cities in the world for 2025 slap-up vegetarian food and top-notch pubs as well as seaside cafés shiny new wellness venues and copious options for good (and I mean really good) fish ‘n’ chips here are the very best things to do in Brighton Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? Brighton’s Grade-II listed pleasure pier (which is considered the finest ever built) with fairground rides, bars and restaurants stretching out into the sea.  Why go? The 525 metre platform of sweet treats, games, rides all surrounded by sea is undeniably iconic. It’s withstood storms, wars, and has even been renamed a couple of times, but it continues to stand proud as one of Brighton’s most recognised and postcard-worthy attractions. Our take: Even if fairground rides aren’t really your thing, this has gotta be the grandest spot in the city to catch the sunset. Brighton Palace Pier is open til 10pm during the summer months, so head here at dusk and soak in the views. Foto: ShutterstockWhat is it? Brighton’s artiest district There’s a reason why these higgledy-piggledy alleys and avenues are one of the city’s biggest draws colourful North Laine is the place to head for cracking coffee pastries and incredible second-hand shopping historical Lanes (to the south) are home to lovely restaurants bars and artsy little boutiques.   Our take: one of Time Out’s favourite pubs in the UK is hidden away in the North Laine. Once you’ve rummaged through all the vintage clothes and quirky jewellery, cop a spot at The Basketmakers and get comfy. Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? A rather fantastical-looking palace in the middle of town.  Why go? The Royal Pavilion is unsurprisingly Brighton’s most popular tourist attraction – just look at it – and while the opulent domes and minarets stand boldly apart from its surrounding buildings the architect who was in charge of the building’s final extension It’s a remarkable mish-mash of artistic and architectural inspiration.  Don’t miss: A secret tunnel in the building links the Pavilion to Brighton Dome (once King George’s riding stable) While you can’t see it on the standard tour special tours of the tunnel and basement run on selected dates.  Our take: With this gorgeous building as the backdrop the gardens of the Pavilion are an attraction in their own right Pick up some snacks and settle on the lawns when the sun is out or check out the ice rink which is set up every year at the end of October when the weather gets chilly Photograph: David McHughWhat is it?: Once a derelict brownfield site, now the UK’s first open-water swimming centre, complete with cafés, bars, and a sauna. Sea Lanes opened in June 2023 with the aim of bringing swimming provisions to the city (and utilising a previously derelict site) Second of all the Sea Lanes doesn’t just provide a place to swim but is also home to a number of local fitness well-being the site is made up of 23 carbon-neutral units the site’s 21st-century design is juxtaposed by its proximity to the 19th-century Madeira Drive Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? A path that follows the shoreline from Brighton Marina to the village of Saltdean Why go? Found just beyond Brighton Marina, the Undercliff Path sits beneath the chalk cliffs which line the coast east of the city towards Eastbourne It takes around half an hour to cycle from the Palace Pier to Saltdean Brighton’s city-wide BTN BikeShare scheme means it’s easy and cheap to get out here on two wheels bar and restaurant offering a calendar of wellness activities Why go? When it comes to brunch or drinks with a view, there are few places better positioned than Rockwater in Hove. However, the space also runs Rockwater Life, a timetable of wellness events which includes everything from puppy yoga and mat pilates to breathwork classes Stretching it out with the waves crashing in the background sounds pretty relaxing Brighton has consistently ranked as one of the UK’s most vegan-friendly cities so what better place is there to tuck into some flavour-packed Whether you’re wandering through the North Laine or around the city centre’s periphery cafe or restaurant that doesn’t have at least a couple of decent vegan options on the menu but there are plenty serving exclusively plant-based meals.  Don’t miss: Standouts on the city’s vegan scene include Bonsai Plant Kitchen, Botanique, and No Catch such as Terre A Terre and Food for Friends.  🧆 Check out the best restaurants and brunch places in Brighton Photograph: Toms Auzins / Shutterstock.comWhat is it Discover queer landmarks and history in what’s arguably the UK’s LGBTQ+ capital.  Why go? Rainbow flags fly proudly in Brighton, which many consider the UK’s LGBTQ+ capital. If you’ve ever wondered how Brighton became the town it is today, a walking tour from a local expert is a pretty good place to start. Walks take you through 200 years of history to chart the progress from bravery and achievement in very different times to the more progressive attitudes of today. Plus you’ll get to see some of Brighton’s best sights from the grandeur of the seafront through The Lanes to the ‘gay village’ of Kemptown Photograph: Brighton Cocktail ToursWhat is it A curated cocktail bar tour run by a knowledgeable local expert Why go? Brighton’s bar scene is knockout, but in a new city it can be tricky to tell which spots are going to serve you beautifully crafted drinks, and which will handover a solemn, watering marg. That’s why booking a place on a Brighton Cocktail Tour will serve you well They’re run on Wednesdays and Fridays by a local cocktail pro who will not only introduce to some brilliant bars that might otherwise fly under the radar but will get you sampling some intriguing drinks and whacky flavours Don’t miss Our roundup of Brighton’s best bars Photograph: Remony HartWhat is it?: An array of independent bookshops and sellers upholding the voices of marginalised authors Why go?: These bookshops don’t just uphold the voices of marginalised voices in the publishing industry they’ve also helped to create a community in Brighton Whether you want to diversify your bookshelf or find something completely new you’re guaranteed to find your fave new book here (and yes Don’t miss: City books on Western Road and The Kemptown Bookshop in Kemptown. In fact, check out the best places to go shopping in Brighton here.  What is it? The Sea Life centre in Brighton is in the world’s oldest operating aquarium Why go? It’s hard not to be taken aback by the striking original Gothic arches as you enter this building and the interactive rock pool where you can touch a starfish or sea anemone.  Don’t miss: The aquarium’s latest attraction, ‘Day and Night’ lets visitors experience a coral reef as it moves through the day into night thanks to £2.7 million refurbishment.  Photograph: Trading Post Coffee RoastersWhat is it? Brighton’s coffee scene is arguably the best in the UK Why go? Brightonians spend more on coffee per head than any other city in the UK With owners who spend time researching and tasting the best beans you won’t struggle to find a caffeine fix here Don’t miss: Local chains Small Batch and Trading Post can be found throughout the city but for the best coffee head to Stoney Point Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? A nightly natural wonder that takes place on the seafront throughout winter Don’t miss Head to the Palace Pier for close-up views of the birds in action Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? A timeless beauty spot on the sprawling South Downs Why go? Just a few miles out of town, the largest ’dry valley’ in the UK makes the perfect location for a dog walk or simply an aimless ramble as the sun sets. The Dyke has been a major tourist draw since the nineteenth century is National Trust-managed farm hamlet with historic exhibits and a charming alfresco tearoom.  A futuristic viewing platform on the seafront.  Why go? Sure, the i360 might not be the most aesthetically pleasing structure but the views from this 150-metre-high observation tower are pretty impressive Here you can gawp at pretty much all of Brighton out across the South Downs and over the Channel – including It closed briefly while ownership changed over but has been welcoming visitors again since March 2025.  Photograph: Barry Kelly for Time OutWhat is it? Check out the coolest new bands at one of the city’s ace independent venues Why go? Brighton is known for giving new artists a leg-up thanks to its numerous small venues. Whether you want to see unsigned bands take to the stage at The Hope and Ruin or Green Door Store, or take in a show from hotly tipped acts at Chalk or Concorde 2 you won’t be disappointed if new music is your thing Photograph: Capsule RecordsWhat is it? A string of amazing record stores selling the best in new music and classic LPs Why go? Brighton has been at the forefront of the recent vinyl renaissance thanks to its brilliant record shops Whether you want cheap second-hand treasures or the latest heavyweight releases you’ll have no trouble finding what you’re after Don’t miss New record shop on the scene Capsule Records which opened in 2023: an indie vinyl shop which doubles up as a café where you can even try the tunes before you buy (via a QR code Spotify link).  Photograph: RYBkAWhat is it? Home to one of Time Out’s top picks for fish ‘n’ chips across the UK.  Don’t miss: Our list of the very best places in Brighton for fish ‘n’ chips Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? A protected nature reserve and abandoned village deep in the South Downs Castle Hill is home to a number of rare butterfly species it’s easy to take a circular route around this hidden part of the South Downs At the bottom of this deep valley sits Balsdean a hamlet that was appropriated by the Ministry of Defence for firing practice during the Second World War Photograph: ShutterstockWhat is it? The oldest operational electric railway in the world Why go? Running from the Palace Pier to Black Rock, the Volks Electric Railway is a narrow gauge service that delights tourists and young families alike its small carriages run along the coast with views out to sea passing through banks of wildflowers that are often covered with butterflies in summer eclectic flea market in Kensington Gardens.  Why go? If you’re after some antique knick-knacks to decorate your room, look no further. Enter through the old-school turnstile of this gigantic emporium and you’ll find two floors positively overflowing with vintage treasure. Each stall inside Snoopers Paradise is independently owned And good thing – more diversity the better Don’t miss: After you’ve bought a quirky hat jump in the black-and-white photo booth to snap a keepsake Photograph: © Brighton DomeWhat is it? Another big performance venue, the Dome is the Brighton Centre’s slightly more refined sibling Why go? Expect a programme of classical music It’s actually three venues (Concert Hall Studio Theatre) – so you’ve plenty to choose from A vibrant covered market filled with independent shops street food and artists’ studios.  Why go? Soggy out? The Open Market is where to head when it’s sheeting it down This undercover market packs independent boutiques artists’ studios and traditional market stalls all under one roof Shop local and pick up some fresh nosh or grab a book from the dinky bookshop Don’t miss: Once your bags are bursting, snuggle up with a coffee from the Flying Saucer An excellent museum and gallery in the city’s cultural quarter Why go? Part of the Royal Pavilion, this city-centre museum and gallery is free for locals given the treasures on show – from fine art and ancient Egyptian treasure Don’t miss: If insects are your thing, make a beeline for the Natural Sciences collection where you can meet half a million of the little critters Photograph: Barry Kelly for Time OutWhat is it A seafront exhibition centre and performance venue that’s the place to go in Brighton for big-name comedy Why go? Many of the UK’s highest-profile tours head to the Brighton Centre, presumably undeterred by the venue’s history of hosting final gigs – both Bing Crosby and The Jam performed their last concerts here Photograph: Geograph / Roger KiddWhat is it? The city has an excellent roster of pubs, but this one is filled with arcade games and even its own escape room.  a remote-control racetrack and a whole lot of VR booths where you can kill some aliens (or play one of several other games) this pub really is the epitome of a good time A wonderfully kitsch homage to the last 100 years of toys and models.  Why go? Because who doesn’t enjoy a hit of childhood nostalgia? There are more than 10,000 items on display at this museum – everything from Dinky cars and Meccano kits to vintage penny arcade games puppet theatres and one of the country’s biggest collections of model railways including a 1930s three-rail O-gauge layout (which is apparently pretty rare) About us Contact us especially when played by six such superlative musicians  Directing with gracious elegance from the harpsichord maestro William Christie wove the clear melodic lines of violinists Augusta McKay Lodge and Sophie de Bardonnèche together in the ornate musical tapestries of two exquisite Trio sonatas Their music danced lightly over the elaborate bass and continuo parts This Sunday afternoon concert began with such chic formality yet between the two enchanting instrumental works came a spirited duet Christie broke that formal spell with a sly glance at his wrist watch (remember his hands and timing are the very essence of this performance) there was a delay between the music stands being set up for the singers and their hurried appearance on the stage – of course we noticed his gesture and chuckled You didn’t need to be a Handel scholar to find this duet familiar – he used the same tunes again in Messiah I don’t want to trust you) is in translation and musically so very different from For unto us a child is born and All we like sheep Portuguese soprano Ana Vieira Leite and Israeli mezzo-soprano Shakèd Bar blended perfectly together over the rich accompaniment perfectly synchronised trills and mercurial changes of mood most beautifully After a short Glyndebourne interval in unsteady Spring sunshine we were treated to the pastoral cantata Aminta e Fillide that Christie says the 23-year-old Handel wrote in a sober style – well so it was momentarily in the overture until Bar straying among the music stands and players – and then she was gone All this too could have been just an hour of scholarly early music appreciation but it was also very entertaining and such fun The diction was so clear that it was easily possible to follow the intricacies of their tiff by reading the translations in the programme the acting and delightful stagecraft told the story so well Cellist Félix Knecht was fully in the moment and clearly enjoying every minute that inconstant Phyllis took to flirting with him Hugo Abraham carried on playing his double bass and keeping the music flowing it all ended well and the ripples of spontaneous applause finally broke out into a well deserved made a most beautiful conclusion to an intoxicating afternoon Latest TV channel from Brighton. Watch on Virgin Media channel 159, channel 7 on Freeview or Video Production. You can hire the Latest team to produce Videos and Television Adverts just for your business. Get in touch and find out more or view some of our recent Ads and Video Productions Hire our Studio General Enquires: bookings@thelatest.co.uk Latest TV: 01273 687171 Latest Magazine: 01273 687171 Latest Bars: 01273 687171 Got a story or want to speak to one of our journalists Email: news@thelatest.co.uk The Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election candidates Labour has won the Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election holding on to a seat that became vacant two months ago while Reform polled more votes than the Conservatives won the seat by 209 votes over the second-place Green candidate Geoff Shanks The Liberal Democrats were close behind in third was overjoyed at becoming a councillor when the result was declared at Hove Town Hall just after midday today (Friday 2 May) She takes over a seat vacated by former Labour councillor Leslie Pumm who resigned from Brighton and Hove City Council in March A total of 2,760 votes were cast out of 7,466 electors The newly elected Councillor Parrott thanked everyone who voted for her and said: “I can’t wait to get stuck in.” She said that her priority would be getting to know the ward and the people who live there and speaking up for people with disabilities and ways to tackle violence against women and girls The results for the two seats in the ward at the local elections in May 2023 were a total of 6,550 votes were cast by at least 3,275 voters Labour now has 36 of the 54 seats on Brighton and Hove City Council the Conservatives five and the Brighton and Hove Independents two Congratulations to Michael Wang as the Liberal Democrats were close behind in third with 21.7% – our highest showing in BHCC for a while Lib Dems in general did really well across the board Worth reflecting that 15 years or so ago this was a safe Tory ward that no-one else bothered with much Also worth noting that Labour’s share of vote was 32% Most people aren’t happy with them either 32% isn’t bad when you think it was contested hard by the other centre left/left parties The good news is the small number of votes for Tory/Reform ie closet racist or openly racist Feels like Conservatives are paying the price for their objective mismanagement of the country and those who remain on the right are being absorbed by Reform Congratulations to Sam Parrot who will surely be an excellent and dedicated councillor Reform UK are making huge gains across the country and in Westbourne & Poets Corner have overtaken the Conservatives Great job Reform UK in their first outing in the city – well done all round Dirty tricks and smear campaigns by Labour / Socialist Workers Party / SUTR were all they could do to attack Reform in Brighton and Hove Keep on pressing down on the left and truly challenging the inept council and there dire leadership here in the city after all the chat about winning the election Punching downwards and Oswald Mosley tribute acts just aren’t very popular round these parts Clacton-on-Sea might be more up your street than Kemp Town Brighton & Hove will never be a Reform city A terrible result for Reform Yuk is a victory for the good people of B&H “Great job Reform UK in their first outing in the city ” It wasn’t their first outing in the city They had a candidate in the 2023 council elections and got 127 votes and came last in Hangleton & Knoll The also had candiates in Hove & Portslade and in Brighton Pavilion in the general election They would have had one in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven but did a deal with the SDP not to stand For reference the so-called ‘dirty tricks’ campaign deployed against far right Reform UK by Brighton and Hove Stand Up to Racism in this seat seemed to involve a) finding the candidates personal twitter feed and then b) reporting its openly racist and bigotted content to a wider audience and highlighting the support for fascists like Tommy Robinson on it which forced the candidate to delete it mid-election… Maybe Reform UK could try and avoid such ‘dirty tricks’ going forward by not standing racist bigots who openly support the far right as candidates The fight next full local elections could very much be between Reform It would be interesting to see how well Reform do in the councils they have taken over by cutting council costs We are paying some of the highest council tax in the country and the highest prices for parking permits How many Brighton council workers are working from home and are they allowed to claim for heating and broadband costs Why are we paying for council offices where this is provided How many diversity and inclusion or other non-jobs are there at the council Now Reform have power certainly in many councils it will be good to see what they deliver and if they do deliver I am sure many of us would be happy to pay less council tax and vote for them There’s a lot in this comment that sounds like genuine concern about council tax and public spending But look a little closer and it is full of familiar dog whistles; phrases designed to stir anger Phrases like “non-jobs” and the targeting of diversity and inclusion staff are not neutral criticisms They are part of a wider attempt to undermine the legitimacy of public sector work This kind of language often travels with vague but loaded questions like “how many people are working from home and claiming heating costs?” There is no evidence for this but it plays into a narrative that public servants are lazy or exploiting the system most council workers are doing more with less stretched thin by years of Tory central government cuts It is no coincidence that the same arguments are being used by parties like Reform UK who want to dismantle public services under the guise of “efficiency.” We should absolutely have debates about council priorities but we need to challenge the use of scapegoating language that targets workers and minorities while letting the real causes of austerity off the hook But let’s not pretend that stoking resentment against equality staff or hybrid workers is anything other than the politics of division It doesnt take a genius to understand that less council tax leads to less or even poorer services than we receive now – a race to the bottom is in no-ones interest Ironic that the candidate offering a complete nothingburger won no matter that the party bears no resemblance to the Labour Kier Hardie started You make a great example of how bad the conservative party is now perceived to have lost over 650 councillors The reality in Brighton is though that it’s been a Labour run council for most of the last 30 years in fact in the last 10 years greens only ran the council between the second half of 2020 when Labour gave it up Am always intrigued by the perception it’s a green council when it only ever was for a short space of time It’s been a useful narrative for Labour to use so they can deflect from their time running things I guess It is not long until the local Election campaigns begin It is of course rash to infer those results from this one but there is likely to be a shift away from an overall majority Will there be a return to the committee system Wang perhaps owes some of his very good showing to his advocacy of something better than a shrunken King Alfred sports centre with which Labour again tries to palm off residents Talk this evening about the next local election What form will this take if yhe area is in the meanwhile merged with Worthing and Newhaven as part of a mayoral county There should be an article about these uncertainties This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds Related topicsPremier LeagueNewcastle UnitedFootballTop storiesHis stats are better Brighton 1-1 Newcastle was the eighth time this season the Albion have conceded in the 89th minute or later Only Southampton have shipped more final minute plus injury time goals And they are one of the worst teams to grace the Premier League since Sky Sports invented football in 1992 If Brighton do miss out on European qualification the points dropped from an inability to see out games will be a major reason why Lacking experience means they make rookie mistakes at times when they should be managing their way to three points Moments like when Wolves drew 2-2 at the Amex Messing up a three-on-one break led to the Old Gold completing their comeback it was Yasin Ayari inexplicably sticking out his arm to block a Fabian Schar free kick Giving referee Craig Pawson the excuse he needed to help the Toon once more He might as well have draped himself in a Saudi flag and beheaded a couple of people for the bias he showed towards Newcastle all afternoon Mr Pawson pointed to the penalty spot for the third time of the afternoon Whereas VAR had overturned his previous two attempts to gift the Toon an equaliser from 12 yards Alexander Isak duly converted to ensure it finished all square Plenty of Albion fan ire rightly went the way of Mr Pawson Not only was he determined to award everything to the Saudi Sportswashers but he also ignored Brighton appeals for a penalty when Matt O’Riley was caught by Sandro Tonali Fabian Hurzeler said afterwards he did not understand how or why it was not give Especially in the context of the two spot kicks Newcastle received only for them to be overturned by the video assistant “The referee whistled when there was not even a touch and gave a penalty for them I don’t see that there’s a big difference between the foul from Tariq Lamptey on Anthony Gordon instead of the foul on Matt O’Riley.” But even with Mr Pawson having a car crash afternoon it should not distract from the fact Brighton were not very good And they might have even gone home with all three were it not for some excellent interventions from Bart Verbruggen Two big saves in the first 30 minutes from Harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy maintained parity The first of those came when Mats Wieffer and Jan Paul van Hecke got in a right mess Having weathered the storm of a strong Newcastle start Brighton took the lead with their first shot on target who sprinted past two opponents to score via a deflection off Big Dan Burn Minteh seemingly likes a goal against his former club This was the second time this season he has netted against the Toon He also opened the scoring when the Albion won 2-1 at St James’ Park in the FA Cup two months ago Eddie Howe introduced Gordon at half time and the Claire Balding look-a-like instantly made life much harder for Brighton Gordon’s first touch led to the aforementioned tangle with Lamptey in the box Only to be forced to overturn the decision because the foul took place outside the box 18 minutes from time and Mr Pawson repeated the trick Joe Willock went down with a piece of acting good enough to have come straight from Byker Grover Mr Pawson watched it back and decided to instead book Willock for diving Minteh had the Albion’s second and final shot on target entering the final 15 minutes Not bad for a bloke who was reported to have passed away in Rome two weeks ago The pressure eventually told when Ayari momentarily forgot he was playing football rather than basketball Brighton could have no complaints about the third Toon penalty. Isak duly converted. Hardly a surprise as a red-hot striker up against a goalkeeper who has made headlines this season in both Sussex and the Netherlands for his poor penalty saving record The Albion almost snatched what would have been an underserved winner right at the death Brajan Gruda swung in a free kick which Diego Gomez somehow headed off target It was an astonishing miss which would have felt even more costly had Verbruggen not pulled off another outstanding save in the final seconds to foil Callum Wilson – preventing Brighton from conceding their ninth 89+ minute goal of the campaign Imagine where the Albion would be without all those… Bart Verbruggen topped the Brighton 1-1 Newcastle player ratings after making a series of excellent saves to earn the Albion a point