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  3. How can finishing eighth get into Europe?

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    With just one game left to play of the Premier League season, Brighton and Brentford retain hope of playing in Europe next season.

    As things stand, at least nine English teams will feature in European competition, but certain results could make it 10. As it stands, the club finishing eighth have a chance of qualifying for the Conference League.

    For this to happen, Chelsea must win this season's Conference League final against Real Betis on Wednesday.

    If this does happen, then one of two scenarios would open up a Conference league spot for either Brighton or Brentford. The scenarios are:

    • Chelsea finish seventh, OR

    • Chelsea finish sixth AND Newcastle come seventh (this outcome would require a fairly unlikely combination of results, such as Newcastle losing 4-0 and Chelsea losing 1-0).

    In summary, the best hope for teams chasing eighth is that Chelsea lose at Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa avoid defeat at Manchester United. Their fate would then depend on whether Chelsea beat Real Betis in Wednesday's Conference League final

    Brighton face new Europa League champions Tottenham away from home on Sunday, knowing that they only need a draw to guarantee eighth spot.

    But Brentford, who travel to Wolves, have a stronger goal difference. So, if Brighton lose and Brentford win, the Bees would sneak into eighth and potentially a European spot.

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  13. Pick your Brighton player of the season

    Scott McCarthy
    Fan writer

    Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma, Jan Paul van Hecke and Danny Welbeck

    We asked our Brighton fan contributor for their four candidates for player of the season and you can now select your top one.

    Carlos Baleba

    Combines the best bits of Yves Bissouma and Moises Caicedo to be one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. Breaks up attacks. Scores last-minute winners from 35 yards. Even picked up man of the match the first time in his life playing a competitive game at centre-back.

    Kaoru Mitoma

    It seems to have gone a little under the radar that Mitoma is on for his most prolific campaign in England. He also rejected the Saudi Pro League in January because he wants to play at the highest level possible rather than line his pockets. Can we have an award for moralistic player of the season?

    Jan Paul van Hecke

    Van Hecke has been the one constant at the heart of the defence this season. Rattled through more partners than Henry VIII had wives, yet nothing has fazed him. Will surely succeed Lewis Dunk as captain... presuming he breaks the curse of not leaving within months of winning the club's official player of the year award.

    Danny Welbeck

    Welbeck has scored 10 times so far – the same as Mitoma and Joao Pedro. But what makes him a contender for player of the season is how important his goals have been in of deciding games. Take them away and the Albion have 10 fewer points, sitting 13th in the table.

    Honourable mention

    Adam Webster came into the starting XI after the 7-0 shambles at the City Ground only because of injuries to every other centre-back. Brighton won six and drew two of their next eight games. When Webster was then injured himself, the Albion's form collapsed. Coincidence? I think not.

    Pick your 2024-25 Brighton player of the season from our shortlist here

    And tell us why you're picking who you are, or why you'd have gone for another player not on the list, here

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    Find more from Scott McCarthy at We Are Brighton

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  16. 🎧 'No sulkers' at Brighton - Albion Unlimited

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    On the latest episode of Albion Unlimited, former Brighton players Guy Butters and Warren Aspinall discuss the team spirit at the club and impact of the substitutes.

    Brighton have had more goal involvements via substitutes than any other team in the Premier League this season (21).

    Former defender Butters said: "When you are on the bench you're literally chomping to get on. You want to get on there and prove what you can do. Some players come on and sulk - I don't see that at Brighton - I see them all wanting to go on there and get in the box.

    "You're always going to have certain personalities that clash in every single squad but this squad that we've got now, you haven't got many sulkers in there, it doesn't seem to have too many of those sort of players in there. That could go down as well to the scouting group, the people that do their homework on what a player is like not only on the pitch but away from it as well."

    Aspinall added: "We used to have a great team spirit, even if you weren't in the team. What I see now in this Brighton side is we've got no sulkers. We've got nobody thinking 'I'm on the bench, I'm sulking because I'm not playing'. Or someone going on there and not ing, waving their hand up in the air when they don't get the ball. I've not seen that for the last few months."

    Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

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