Same old Chelsea weaknesses remain impossible to ignore

They’re not the finished article, even after spending more than £200m this summer

Timo Werner to shake off dead leg in time for Liverpool match

New signing impressed on his debut but had his leg heavily iced after the final whistle

Fans return to Premier League stadium as Brighton host pilot event

There were 2,524 at the Amex Stadium for pre-season friendly against Chelsea

Danny Ings rouses Southampton to earn point against Brighton

Point should be enough to keep Seagulls in the Premier League

Man United show the swagger of old as they dispatch Brighton

Bruno Fernandes stars again as Solskjaer’s side make light work of Connolly’s Seagulls

Premier Class: The 10 best Irish players in this season’s top flight

Emmet Malone ranks the top Premier League performers before the shutdown for coronavirus

Premier League 2019/20: End of season (for now) report card

Patrick Madden hands over the marks for each side with the current campaign suspended

Shane Long bundles one in as Southampton see off Villa

Premier League round-up: Enda Stevens’ strike not enough as Sheffield United draw

Jahanbakhsh soars as Chelsea stall again at Brighton

Iranian’s stunning equaliser ensures Graham Potter’s Seagulls start year in style

Lucky bounce and flash of class gets Spurs over the line

Jose Mourinho’s team return to winning ways after their derby defeat to Chelsea

Wilfried Zaha strikes to save Palace a point against Brighton

Striker’s equaliser cancelled out the visitors’ opener which was scored by Neal Maupay

Brighton pile yet more misery on defensively fragile Arsenal

Maupay’s late header shows temporary boss Ljungberg the scale of the challenge ahead

Liverpool extend their lead despite late scare

Goalkeeper Alison sent off but Reds hold firm to go 11 points clear at the top

Aaron Connolly denied first Premier League goal for Brighton by goal-line clearance

Irish U21 international sees chip cleared by Newcastle’s Fabian Schar at St James’ Park

Pep Guardiola stands alone as Man City’s biggest star

Title-clinching 4-1 defeat of Brighton was a lesson in how to coach and build a team

Man City come from behind to beat Brighton and retain title

Guardiola’s side offer Liverpool a glimmer of hope before routing Hughton’s Seagulls

Christian Eriksen’s late stunner breaks Brighton hearts

Tottenham end Seagulls’ stubborn resistance and take a big step towards place in top four

Chris Hughton desperate to halt Brighton’s downward spiral

Albion have not scored in the league in seven weeks and are now in a relegation dogfight

Cardiff take the win and the momentum as Brighton slide goes on

Welsh side reduce gap on Chris Hughton’s side to two points after deserved victory

Pep Guardiola insists quadruple is ‘almost impossible’ for City

Gabriel Jesus’s early header enough to secure FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton

Brighton come back from the dead to book Wembley spot

Pearce and O’Brien put Millwall 2-0 up before Albion came back and won on penalties

Brighton keep revival going as they storm Palace for three points

Chris Hughton’s side drawn level with palace on 33 points after second straight win

Brighton end Derby’s FA Cup dream despite Ashley Cole goal

Chris Hughton’s side into the quarter-finals after win over Frank Lampard’s Rams

Brighton hold Arsenal but Aubameyang scores again

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his 13th goal of the season but Brighton cling on

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Liverpool look to stay on top, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s back at Old Trafford

Sol Bamba boosts Cardiff with 90th-minute winner

Neil Warnock’s side celebrates 100th game in charge with Brighton win

Séamus Coleman answers critics with key goal for Everton

Ayoze Perez earns Newcastle a first win; Felipe Anderson double delivers West Ham win

Brighton bring West Ham back to earth with a bump

Glenn Murray’s first half strike ends Hammers’ resurgence on the south coast

Sterling and Agüero on target as Manchester City go top

Pep Guardiola’s side dominate against Brighton at the Etihad Stadium

Shane Duffy heads Brighton comeback in St Mary’s draw

Southampton go two goals ahead but Chris Hughton’s team battle back to earn draw

Seagulls soar after Man United’s display of abject defending

Shane Duffy on the scoresheet for Brighton against José Mourinho’s dismal visitors

Tame Manchester United back to winning ways in FA Cup

Jose Mourinho’s team qualify for the FA Cup semi-finals with home win over Brighton

Arsène Wenger insists he is still the right man for the job at Arsenal

Manager admits side’s hopes of top-four finish are over after 2-1 defeat at Brighton

Brighton secure key victory to add to West Ham week of woe

Bournemouth and Southampton also secure wins on good day for south-coast sides

Chelsea brush aside Brighton to end their draw run

Eden Hazard netted twice as the champions eased past Chris Hughton’s struggling side

Chelsea close in on second with Brighton win at the Bridge

Álvaro Morata scored his 10th Premier League goal of his first season at the club

Newcastle take points after ding-dong battle with West Ham

Round-up: Stoke win takes pressure off Hughes; Swansea earn point; Brighton find net and win

Arsenal back to winning ways thanks to Mesut Ozil strike

Burnley and Brighton can’t be separated as Huddersfield beat Watford at Vicarage Road

Liverpool run riot at Brighton to jump into top four

Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Emre Can were all on the scoresheet

Fiery scenes as Crystal Palace earn a point at Brighton

A feisty derby encounter could prompt FA action after flares were let off in the stands

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