Isabelle Martin

Isabelle Martin

Sports Journalist · 100 articles

Why Brighton desperately need a new striker this summer
Features

Why Brighton desperately need a new striker this summer

Brighton secured European football, now they need goals. Fabian Hurzeler’s side impressed defensively for large parts of the season. Brighton pressed aggressively, controlled possession and looked one of the most organised teams in the Premier League. But when it mattered most, they lacked ruthlessness in front of goal. That issue became impossible to ignore during […]

Major Brighton injury blow confirmed after surgery update
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Major Brighton injury blow confirmed after surgery update

Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed that Kaoru Mitoma has undergone surgery on the hamstring injury that brought his season to an early end. The Japan international suffered the injury during Brighton’s 3-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month and subsequently missed the final stages of the Seagulls’ push for European qualification. Fabian Hurzeler […]

On this day: The Brighton heartbreak Wembley still hasn’t forgotten
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On this day: The Brighton heartbreak Wembley still hasn’t forgotten

Forty-three years ago today, Brighton & Hove Albion suffered one of the most painful defeats in the club’s history. After pushing Manchester United all the way in the original FA Cup final, the Seagulls were dismantled 4-0 in the replay at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 1983. The first final had ended 2-2 after extra […]

Brighton season review: It’s time to put some respect on Fabian Hurzeler’s name
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Brighton season review: It’s time to put some respect on Fabian Hurzeler’s name

European football is heading back to the Amex Stadium. Despite Brighton’s 3-0 defeat against Manchester United on the final day, Fabian Hurzeler guided the Seagulls into the UEFA Conference League after Brentford failed to beat Liverpool. It marks Brighton’s second European qualification in club history and arguably Hurzeler’s biggest achievement since arriving from St Pauli […]

How the Conference League works as Brighton prepare for European return
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How the Conference League works as Brighton prepare for European return

Brighton & Hove Albion will return to European football next season after securing qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League, marking just the second time in the club’s history they will compete on the continental stage. The competition, run by UEFA, is designed to give more clubs across Europe a route into continental football and […]

Liverpool make contact over Brighton forward as Seagulls set £65m valuation
Transfers

Liverpool make contact over Brighton forward as Seagulls set £65m valuation

Brighton & Hove Albion winger Yankuba Minteh has emerged as a summer transfer target for Liverpool, with reports claiming initial contact has already been made over a potential move. According to journalist Matt Thielen of LFC Transfer Room, Liverpool have begun discussions with Minteh’s representatives as they explore attacking reinforcements ahead of the new season, […]

Wayne Rooney praises Fabian Hurzeler after Brighton secure European football
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Wayne Rooney praises Fabian Hurzeler after Brighton secure European football

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has praised Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler for guiding Brighton back into Europe despite the club enduring a difficult spell during the middle of the season. Brighton secured UEFA Europa Conference League qualification on the final day of the Premier League campaign, finishing eighth despite suffering […]

Brighton’s European success comes with familiar frustration
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Brighton’s European success comes with familiar frustration

Brighton & Hove Albion secured UEFA Europa Conference League qualification despite a flat 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on the final day of the Premier League season. Still, the result only reinforced a familiar theme that has followed them throughout the campaign: missed opportunities in key moments. It is a landmark achievement for the club […]

“We always want more” – Hurzeler reacts to missing out on Europa League
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“We always want more” – Hurzeler reacts to missing out on Europa League

Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler admitted his side “always want more” after Brighton secured UEFA Europa Conference League qualification despite suffering a damaging 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on the final day of the Premier League season. The Seagulls produced one of their poorest performances of the campaign at the Amex Stadium, […]

Brighton vs Man United preview: European football on the line
Previews

Brighton vs Man United preview: European football on the line

The line-ups are out… Brighton & Hove Albion head into the final day of the Premier League season knowing victory against Manchester United would guarantee European football for only the second time in the club’s history. Fabian Hurzeler’s side host United at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon with the atmosphere expected to be electric […]