Man jailed for ‘sexually motivated’ attack on woman in Eastbourne and Brighton and Hove Albion feature in their first Europa League game against AEK Athens - Latest TV News (full episode)
Sussex World reporter Jacob Panons brings you all the top stories from across the county including a man who has been jailed for ‘sexually motivated’ attack on woman in Eastbourne and a surprise birth at a local zoo.
Jacob also chats with sports reporter Sam Morton about Brighton and Hove Albion's impressive win at Old Trafford over Manchester United and their Europa League fixture against AEK Athens.
Jacob also chats with sports reporter Sam Morton about Brighton and Hove Albion's impressive win at Old Trafford over Manchester United and their Europa League fixture against AEK Athens.
Transcript
00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - Hello and welcome to Latest TV News.
00:19 My name is Jacob Pannins.
00:20 I'm a reporter for Sussex World.
00:22 And I'm gonna be speaking with sports reporter Sam Morton
00:25 about Brighton's impressive victory over Manchester United,
00:28 as well as their upcoming Europa League fixture.
00:31 But first, who are your top stories from across the county?
00:34 - Turn the engine off.
00:36 Open the window, open the door.
00:38 Turn it off.
00:40 Take your seatbelt off.
00:41 (upbeat music)
00:47 (dramatic music)
00:50 - A man has been jailed for three years
01:09 for attacking a woman who was walking her dog
01:11 in Eastbourne in broad daylight, police have said.
01:14 Police said Lewis Wood, 29, grabbed the woman from behind
01:18 before assaulting her and pulling her to the floor
01:20 at around 2.25 p.m. on Saturday, February 25th
01:24 in Hampden Park.
01:26 A Sussex Police spokesperson added that CCTV footage
01:29 showed Wood, of no fixed address, creeped through bushes
01:33 before running back to his car after the attack
01:35 just over a minute later.
01:37 He appeared before Lewis Crown Court on August 18th
01:40 and was sentenced to three years in prison
01:42 with an extended two years on licence
01:45 after pleading guilty to intent to commit a sexual offence
01:48 and non-fatal strangulation at an earlier hearing,
01:51 police said.
01:52 The judge also imposed a sexual harm prevention order
01:55 preventing Wood from committing further sexual offences,
01:58 according to officers.
02:00 Police said the court heard that just five minutes
02:02 before the attack, Wood had been calling
02:04 and texting a sex worker asking for sex
02:06 in exchange for money.
02:08 Police said Wood was arrested less than 20 minutes
02:10 after officers received a call from a witness
02:13 who came to the woman's aid.
02:15 Wood's car was spotted by officers half a mile
02:17 from the scene and both a mobile phone and cable ties
02:20 were found inside, Sussex Police added.
02:22 A man charged with causing death by dangerous driving
02:26 following a collision near Bexhill
02:28 in which a Hastings boy died has pleaded guilty
02:31 to the charge, police have confirmed.
02:33 Russell Lebeau, 34, of the Devonshire area of Eastbourne
02:37 appeared at Lewis Crown Court on Thursday, September 14th
02:40 and will be sentenced on November 2nd, police confirmed.
02:44 He had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge
02:47 at an earlier hearing in May.
02:49 Harry Dennis, 11, who attended the Hastings Academy
02:52 died as a result of the injuries he suffered
02:54 in the collision in Hoo last December.
02:57 Officers were called to the scene on the B2095
03:00 at around 3.05pm on December 15th,
03:03 following a collision between a car and a flatbed van.
03:07 The ambulance service attended
03:08 and Harry was airlifted to hospital
03:09 with life-threatening injuries.
03:11 He died as a result of his injuries on December 17th,
03:14 police said.
03:15 A school in Eastbourne which opened back in 2021
03:18 has received an overall effectiveness rating
03:21 of requires improvement
03:22 following its first Ofsted inspection.
03:25 The inspection of the Turing School in Larkspur Drive
03:28 was published on September 8th
03:30 with the Swale Academies Trust School
03:32 also receiving a requires improvement rating
03:34 for the quality of education.
03:37 The school which opened
03:38 in the former site of Causeway School
03:40 did receive a good rating for behaviour and attitudes,
03:42 personal development and leadership and management.
03:46 In the report it says some students' reading skills
03:48 are not yet fully developed
03:49 but the school has introduced a robust programme
03:52 to change this.
03:53 Inspectors also said that the uptake
03:55 of modern foreign languages is not high enough
03:58 and the number of pupils taking the full e-back
04:00 is below government aspirations,
04:02 although leaders are putting in the effort
04:04 to highlight the benefits and to change this.
04:07 Attendance was also identified
04:08 as a significant issue in the report
04:11 but the school was praised for improving
04:12 and adopting recommendations
04:14 from the National Attendance Strategy Team.
04:16 A spokesperson from the school
04:18 said it's put in place rigorous strategies
04:20 to address areas that need improving.
04:22 A woman's body that was discovered on a beach in Seaford
04:26 has been confirmed to be a person
04:28 who fell into the water while travelling on a ferry.
04:31 Hampshire and Isle of Wight police
04:33 said they were contacted on July 23rd
04:36 following concerns for the welfare of Ebla Yusuf.
04:39 The 48-year-old was believed to have fallen into water
04:42 while travelling on a ferry from Portsmouth
04:44 to the Channel Islands on July 22nd.
04:47 On July 29th, a body was located by Sussex police
04:50 at around 9.30pm and it was identified as Ebla Yusuf.
04:54 Her family have been notified.
04:56 A family visiting a zoo in East Sussex
04:59 was lucky enough to see a once in a lifetime birth,
05:02 according to the park.
05:04 When Erica Huggins and her family arrived
05:06 for their first visit to Drusilla's Park by Alfriston,
05:09 they hoped to be lucky enough
05:10 to catch a glimpse of the sloths.
05:12 But what happened far exceeded their expectations
05:15 as they witnessed a birth.
05:17 On August 23rd, Mrs. Huggins, her husband,
05:20 and their two children
05:21 were exploring the zoo's walkthrough enclosure
05:24 when the ex-veterinary nurse noticed a glistening
05:27 while admiring the sloths
05:29 and was quick to pull out her camera
05:30 to capture the amazing moment.
05:33 Sloths' pregnancies are difficult to predict
05:35 due to their anatomy
05:36 and their abdomen swelling to a minimum,
05:38 so keepers at Drusilla's have not themselves
05:40 witnessed a sloth being born before.
05:43 The new arrival is especially precious to the team
05:46 as they suddenly lost their infant sloth, Athena,
05:48 at just six months old last year.
05:50 Now let's hear from sports reporter Sam Morton
05:54 as he tells us a bit more about Brighton's
05:56 emphatic 3-1 win at Old Trafford over the weekend.
06:00 (upbeat music)
06:02 - I've got sports reporter Sam Morton with me here
06:08 and we're gonna be talking a bit more
06:09 about Brighton's amazing win at Old Trafford
06:11 over the weekend.
06:12 So obviously you were there, Sam.
06:13 What'd you make of Brighton's performance?
06:14 - It was absolutely incredible, really.
06:16 Just Brighton continuing where they left off
06:18 against Newcastle.
06:20 And it was with several changes as well.
06:22 Six changes were made by De Servi
06:24 and it was a big surprise
06:25 when we saw the team lineup come out.
06:26 We knew that there was maybe some fatigue
06:29 from players that had been quite far distances,
06:32 obviously, during this national break.
06:34 So some of the changes were expected,
06:36 but the absence of Solly March was a surprise.
06:38 It turned out he had a bit of a knock.
06:40 He wasn't in the squad at all.
06:41 So it gave opportunities for a number of different players
06:44 really to really impress
06:45 and they couldn't have really done
06:47 a much better job, really.
06:48 I think Man United started the game on top
06:51 and it looked like they might take the lead
06:52 in those first 15 minutes.
06:55 But what Brighton are so good at is reacting
06:57 to how the other team is playing
06:59 and they really did completely change
07:01 the way they were playing
07:02 to kind of counter Man United's fast start.
07:05 And they completely played through
07:07 with some incredible passing
07:08 and took the lead through Danny Welbeck
07:10 against his old club again.
07:11 He can't stop scoring against Man United.
07:13 And it was kind of exactly what they needed
07:15 and it kind of put Man United on the back foot
07:18 and Brighton really never looked back from there.
07:21 - And there's been a lot of criticism
07:22 of Manchester United over how they played,
07:24 but how good were Brighton?
07:26 - Amazing, really.
07:28 Just the way they play
07:30 and with the players they've got in the team,
07:32 it's incredible, really.
07:33 I think there was obviously a lot of talk
07:35 about the difference between the transfer value
07:37 of the team, of Brighton team compared to Man United.
07:39 I think Brighton's team was worth less than 17 million
07:43 and Man United, I think two players,
07:45 added to about 120 million.
07:47 So it's incredible, really,
07:49 what the service is doing with Brighton.
07:51 It doesn't seem to matter who's in the team.
07:53 He can play in exactly the same way
07:55 and the teams just can't handle it.
07:57 And to have a bench as strong as they did
07:59 is something else as well.
08:00 Ante Fati, Evan Ferguson, Carlos Bolivar, Billy Gilmore.
08:04 It's just incredible, really.
08:06 And that's not even to mention
08:07 a Stephen Anderson-Lee match as well.
08:09 So yeah, an incredible performance.
08:11 And you say, obviously, Man United are not the best
08:14 at the moment.
08:15 They really are struggling on and off the pitch.
08:16 Everything that can go wrong is going wrong
08:18 for really at Man United at the moment.
08:20 And it's difficult to see how they're gonna improve.
08:24 So many injuries as well.
08:25 So many players unavailable.
08:27 It's a bit of a rocky time for them.
08:29 But Brighton took full advantage
08:30 and they've got such superiority over United, really,
08:34 in recent years.
08:35 I think last season they beat them
08:36 home and away in the league.
08:38 Obviously, they lost in the FA Cup semi-final
08:40 and quarter-final on penalties.
08:42 But it's just an incredible way
08:47 they've built the team over the last few years.
08:49 And Man United, obviously, are struggling
08:51 and they've really continued to make life hard for them
08:56 every time they play.
08:56 And Man United know if they're gonna play Brighton,
08:58 they're gonna be in for a really tough game.
09:00 - Yeah, and I think that's something we've seen
09:02 from Brighton every game this season,
09:03 bar the West Ham game.
09:04 And even that one, if Arreola didn't have
09:06 the match of his life,
09:07 then maybe Brighton would have won
09:08 and then it would have been 100% win record
09:10 in the Premier League.
09:10 And I've seen some Brighton fans on social media
09:12 joking that their title contenders,
09:14 obviously, that's maybe a bit far-fetched,
09:16 but how far do you see Brighton going
09:17 if they keep this squad and keep this manager until May?
09:20 - The sky's the limit, really.
09:21 I think we were talking on Saturday
09:23 that they even could potentially be on a title race
09:25 this season, which is crazy to say.
09:28 I did actually ask De Serbi,
09:29 are they in a top four race?
09:31 And he said, it's far too early to say that
09:33 after just five games, which you kind of expect.
09:35 You don't want him to set too high targets,
09:37 but he is someone who does like to set targets
09:39 and he always does reference the target,
09:41 without actually revealing what it is.
09:43 But he, I'm sure, will have the highest aspirations possible
09:47 and why not, really?
09:50 When you see the way they're playing,
09:52 apart from Man City,
09:53 I think you can't name any other team in the country
09:56 that can play the way they do,
09:58 can dominate the ball the way they do.
09:59 It's incredible, really.
10:00 It doesn't matter who's on the pitch,
10:01 everyone knows exactly their roles.
10:03 And we've heard it so many times
10:05 about players talking so highly about De Serbi.
10:07 And even James Milner, after the Newcastle game,
10:11 he's played with some of the biggest managers in the world
10:14 over a really long career.
10:15 And even he was gushing, really, about De Serbi
10:18 and the impact that he's had.
10:19 And he's learning new things all the time.
10:21 So I think to have a manager of that class
10:23 and that ability is incredible, Bryton.
10:25 You just really hope they can keep hold of him
10:28 for as long as possible.
10:29 - Definitely.
10:30 That's everything from part one.
10:32 Make sure you tune into part two,
10:33 as we'll be talking a bit more about Bryton's
10:35 upcoming fixture against AEK Athens in the Europa League,
10:38 as well as their Premier League game at home
10:41 against Bournemouth.
10:42 That is everything from part one.
10:47 Make sure you tune into part two,
10:49 as we'll be speaking a bit more
10:50 about Bryton's first ever European game.
10:53 Welcome back to part two of the latest TV news.
11:06 I've got Sam Morton still with me here,
11:08 and we're going to be talking about AEK Athens.
11:10 So this is happening on Thursday.
11:12 This is going to be Bryton's first ever European game.
11:14 How exciting is it?
11:15 - Massively exciting.
11:16 I think it's one of the biggest games in the club's history.
11:20 And it's an incredible occasion
11:21 that the fans will be reveling in really,
11:24 just so much excitement.
11:26 And they're going into the game in such good form as well,
11:28 that I think everything is so positive.
11:30 And you just really hope they kick off
11:34 their first European campaign with a win.
11:36 - Yeah, and it's a bit surreal really.
11:37 I mean, both of us have lived in Sussex for a few years now,
11:39 you your whole life.
11:40 We've seen Bryton in the championship,
11:42 and now we've seen them fight in relegation
11:44 in the Premier League just a couple of years ago.
11:45 And now they're, like you said, in the first half,
11:48 they could potentially be title contenders.
11:50 And now they're playing a European competition
11:51 where I would say they're probably in the top five teams
11:54 in the Europa League at the moment.
11:55 - Yeah, it's incredible really.
11:56 I think when you look at the players they have
11:59 at their disposal,
12:00 they really could go anywhere they want really
12:03 in the competition, you feel.
12:04 There's so much kind of talent in that squad.
12:07 And they've got one of the best managers at the moment
12:09 in Europe that I'm sure most clubs in Europe
12:12 would love to have at the club as well.
12:15 So I think they really, really can shock a few people.
12:19 Again, in Europe, and what a great way to do it.
12:23 And the group they've got as well,
12:24 obviously starting with Athens,
12:26 and then they've also got to play Ajax and Marseille.
12:28 And even if they were just to get through that group,
12:30 then that really does highlight their credentials.
12:33 But as you say, the journey they've been on
12:35 from League One, only about 10 years ago or something,
12:39 it's amazing, really.
12:40 It's amazing the journey they've been on.
12:42 And it's hard to believe, I think,
12:44 that they're in the position they are now.
12:46 But being in the competition has allowed them
12:47 to attract some big names.
12:49 We've seen Ante Fati come in,
12:50 and he made his debut against Man United at the weekend.
12:54 I saw glimpses of what he can do.
12:56 And it was a shame he didn't tuck away that chance
12:58 that he had in the last couple of minutes.
13:00 Obviously denied by a great save,
13:01 but I think he'll definitely be looking to start
13:04 and really show the world, really, what he can do.
13:06 Obviously, he fell down the pecking order
13:08 a bit at Barcelona and has obviously ended up at Brighton now,
13:10 but the perfect place to show the world what he can do
13:14 and really make a name for himself again.
13:17 - Yeah, and I guess it's quite ironic, really,
13:18 because Brighton have signed Barcelona's number 10
13:21 youngest goalscorer in their history,
13:22 youngest goalscorer in the Spanish national team history.
13:24 And yet, going to Brighton doesn't necessarily feel
13:27 like a backwards step, does it, in his career?
13:29 - No, well, it seems to be the perfect place
13:32 to play, really, at the moment.
13:34 I think so many players must be looking at Brighton
13:37 as being the total football kind of way
13:39 that maybe Barcelona are kind of playing as well
13:42 without going too drastic.
13:44 But I think to be playing the football they are
13:47 in the Premier League, which is considered to be
13:49 one of the toughest leagues in Europe,
13:51 if not the toughest, then it kind of speaks volumes, really.
13:55 And Brighton are such a good club to be at,
13:58 such a good club to learn your football at,
13:59 and that's why I think people are trying to get Evan Ferguson
14:01 to stay there for as long as possible.
14:03 So you've seen players jump to bigger clubs too soon.
14:08 I think we've seen that.
14:09 I think, obviously, East Bissouma is now really starting
14:11 to make a name for himself
14:12 under Andrzej Prost and Kogut Spurs.
14:15 But I think we have seen there have been times
14:17 that they could have maybe stayed at Brighton
14:18 for another year or two, played under De Serbie,
14:21 and they could improve their game even more.
14:24 So I think the longer Brighton are at the top of the game,
14:26 the longer they're surprising people,
14:29 I think maybe the chance they can keep players a bit longer.
14:33 - Yeah, definitely.
14:34 I mean, we've seen it from a few clubs over the years,
14:35 you know, Everton, Wolves, West Ham, Leicester,
14:38 teams that are getting into Europe every now and then.
14:40 You do see that calibre of player they attract
14:42 is completely different.
14:43 And also you need that depth as well,
14:45 going into European competition.
14:47 And there's a lot of players in this Brighton team
14:48 who've never played in Europe before.
14:50 How difficult do you think it's going to be
14:51 for them playing Thursday, Sunday?
14:53 'Cause it's a lot of football and a lot of rotation
14:55 and some players don't like being rotated.
14:57 How do you think that's going to go down?
14:58 - Yeah, I think if you was asking me this last season,
15:01 I would have been a bit concerned
15:02 because I think that was something
15:03 that Brighton did struggle with.
15:04 And they seemed like they were playing
15:05 the same team every week.
15:07 Even when the fixture list got crazy
15:09 towards the end of the season,
15:10 we were still seeing the same names.
15:12 How Lewis Dunk was still standing up
15:14 by the end of the season, I don't know.
15:16 But I think this season is such a different story.
15:18 You think you saw against Man United,
15:20 six changes, nothing changed in the performance.
15:23 They backed up the win at Newcastle
15:24 with another convincing win at Watford.
15:28 And they were able to bring on some players late on,
15:30 like Anthony Fatty, Evan Ferguson.
15:33 And to be able to do that is incredible really,
15:36 to beat Man United with their almost B team
15:39 and bring on some superstar names
15:42 who will all now be fresh for Thursday.
15:44 I think if they keep managing to do that
15:46 and not affect their playing style
15:49 and not affect the performances,
15:51 I think, yeah, it's an incredible position to be in.
15:53 But as you say, players that haven't played
15:55 in Europe before.
15:56 So it'll be interesting to see how they get on.
15:58 But they strike me as the kind of club that won't change.
16:01 And Serbia strikes me as the type of man
16:03 that won't change his performance,
16:05 his way of playing against these European sides.
16:07 And I think it'll be really exciting to see.
16:09 - Yeah, definitely.
16:10 And obviously bringing our attention back
16:11 to the Athens game, it's a tough group,
16:14 as we've talked about before,
16:15 Ajax, Marseille, AEK Athens.
16:17 Do you see Brighton going through there?
16:20 - As I say, I think it's definitely possible.
16:21 I think if they're gonna go to Old Trafford
16:23 and convincingly win, convincingly beat Newcastle
16:27 the week before that, why not, I guess?
16:30 I think Ajax haven't had their best starts of the season.
16:33 I think the form at home will be the crucial factor.
16:37 I think if they can win their games at home
16:39 and maybe pick up a point here and there away,
16:41 or even more than that, I think they're more than capable
16:43 of getting through the group.
16:45 And if they do, then who knows where they can end up.
16:49 I think it's a perfect competition
16:51 for Brighton to be in, really.
16:53 Yeah, and I'm really looking forward
16:54 to seeing how they get on.
16:55 - Yeah, same, it'll be really exciting.
16:56 And like you said, you need to win your home games.
16:59 And more importantly, AEK Athens at home,
17:01 that's arguably gonna be your easiest game of the group.
17:03 How important is it that they win
17:04 and get the points on the board?
17:05 - Yeah, massively important, massively important.
17:07 And to have, as I say, those players fresh from the weekend.
17:11 Ferguson, I assume, will start.
17:13 Antifazio, I think, will start.
17:14 Might even be a first start for Carlos Bolivar as well.
17:18 Gilmore will be fresh coming back in.
17:20 I think they're gonna have so many of their top players
17:22 so fresh for this game.
17:24 As you say, probably against the supposedly weakest side
17:27 in the group.
17:28 But maybe a bit of an unknown.
17:29 Might not know what they could maybe pose
17:32 in terms of problems for Brighton.
17:35 But I think, yeah, they are in the best position possible
17:37 to start off with a win.
17:39 I think, as you say, it's such an important first game
17:42 to get the three points and ease any nerves.
17:44 - And obviously, looking ahead to Sunday,
17:46 we've got Bournemouth at home.
17:48 How do you see that gameplay now?
17:50 - Always a tough game against Bournemouth.
17:52 They never roll over easily.
17:53 I think they're obviously still looking for the first win.
17:56 But yeah, expecting a tough game.
17:59 But I expect with Brighton in the form they're in
18:01 to be able to win that one, I would say.
18:04 But as I say, I don't think it will be
18:07 as comfortable as you might expect.
18:08 I think Bournemouth do like to make things difficult.
18:11 So we'll see how that one plays out.
18:14 - Yeah, it'll be tough.
18:15 And obviously, Dominic Slankey,
18:16 he's just signed a new contract.
18:18 And he'll be looking to kind of put his name out there.
18:20 And yeah, there's a couple of players
18:22 on that Bournemouth team who are looking
18:24 to make a name for themselves.
18:24 Was he the manager as well?
18:26 He's looking out there, first win,
18:28 a lot of expectation coming from Ray Valarcano.
18:30 And do you think that's gonna be an added pressure
18:32 for Bournemouth going into the game
18:33 that it's yet another game without three points on the board?
18:36 - Yeah, I think so.
18:37 I think it's obviously one of the worst places to go
18:39 if you're still looking for that first win,
18:41 away at Brighton.
18:44 But you never know in the Premier League, do you?
18:46 You can throw out some surprise results.
18:49 So I think Brighton need to be at their best,
18:50 not to take anything for granted.
18:53 And if they do come away on Thursday night with a win,
18:55 you kind of hope they're not too much on the high
18:58 to kind of almost forget how difficult it would be
19:01 to win on Sunday.
19:02 But Serbia definitely wouldn't allow that.
19:04 And James Milner was speaking after the Newcastle game.
19:07 They obviously are taking one game at a time.
19:09 They're not getting too excited by the prospects of Europe.
19:12 And they'll be taking these Premier League games
19:14 very seriously and will be taking them
19:16 as important as each other.
19:18 - Yeah, and I think I completely agree with you there.
19:20 I think Bournemouth will be a lot tougher
19:21 than a lot of people expect it to be.
19:23 Obviously, Bournemouth got a draw against Chelsea,
19:26 obviously, looking at how Chelsea are this season.
19:27 Not too much of an accomplishment,
19:29 but they'll be seeing that as a huge point.
19:31 And you know, they've been playing some good football.
19:32 They got a relatively late winner,
19:34 sorry, equaliser against West Ham.
19:36 I think it'll be quite tough.
19:37 And they're a team that wants to be possession-based,
19:39 but as we've seen in the past,
19:40 Serbia almost prefers playing against teams
19:43 who want to have possession and like to counteract that.
19:46 'Cause when they face teams like West Ham and Everton
19:47 who have sat back and let them have the ball,
19:49 they've kind of become a bit stuck, haven't they?
19:51 - Yeah.
19:52 - Yeah, no, 100%.
19:53 And I think that's something that Bournemouth, obviously,
19:56 are great at in the league is kind of hanging on in there
19:58 and maybe nicking the point like they did against West Ham
20:00 and obviously Chelsea as well.
20:02 So you really can't take anything for granted
20:04 with them.
20:05 They obviously are a battling side
20:07 and have been in the Premier League
20:08 for a number of years now.
20:09 So they're still there for a reason
20:11 and we're looking to keep their place in the league.
20:13 I think they did really well last season as well.
20:17 I'm just looking to follow that up
20:19 with kind of maybe a higher finish in the league.
20:21 And we're looking to get another scalp at Brighton.
20:24 And that's what it would be,
20:25 I think now is to get a point
20:27 that the Amex would be a great result for them.
20:29 So yeah, I think it'd be a good game.
20:32 - If we cast our eyes towards the goal,
20:34 who do you see going in goal
20:35 for the AEK Athens game and the Bournemouth game?
20:37 Obviously that's went back to Jason Steele
20:39 for the Manchester United game.
20:40 What do you think is going to go on?
20:41 - It's almost impossible to predict really, isn't it?
20:43 I think after the West Ham game,
20:46 when Verbruggen obviously conceded three times,
20:49 I maybe expected Jason Steele
20:50 to take his place back in team against Newcastle
20:52 and that didn't happen.
20:54 And Verbruggen stayed in the team.
20:56 But then after they won that game,
20:57 then Jason Steele was put back in for the Old Trafford game.
21:01 So it's, yeah, a strange one.
21:02 It's completely impossible to predict.
21:04 I mean, the air of unpredictability
21:06 for the opposition as well.
21:08 They're really not knowing what goalkeeper
21:09 they're going to come up against.
21:11 So yeah, I couldn't really tell you
21:13 who's going to play in goal,
21:14 but if you're looking at it from the point of view
21:15 that he's played Verbruggen twice in a row,
21:17 maybe I think he'll probably play Steele
21:18 for a second time on Thursday night, potentially.
21:22 Or we might see it as that Jason Steele played on Saturday
21:26 and now he'll go with Verbruggen on Thursday.
21:29 But he was asked about it on Saturday,
21:32 what his plan is for the goalkeepers.
21:34 And he said, it isn't going to be a case
21:36 that one plays in the Premier League,
21:37 one plays in Europe.
21:38 Because he said it's not fair on either of them.
21:40 Because he said Jason Steele helped Brighton
21:43 get into the Europa League.
21:45 So he deserves to play in the Europa League.
21:46 And Verbruggen signed for Brighton,
21:47 knowing that they're in.
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