Follow live coverage today as Brighton & Hove Albion take on Ipswich Town in the Premier League. Another season in the top flight gets extensive coverage here at the Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City aim for an unprecedented five titles in a row by the end of the 2024/25 season.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s team, but the race for Champions League places will be just as exciting, with more teams than ever aiming for a top-four finish. Chelsea continue to spend big, Manchester United’s recent rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle can expect improvements this year – but last season it was Aston Villa who secured fourth place.
Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town have made it back into the elite after being promoted last year and will be hoping to stay there for more than a year. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 – 0 Ipswich Town FC
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:34
Brighton again tiptoe into Ipswich’s penalty area, but Welbeck intercepts the ball at the crucial moment and Mitoma’s hard touch is caught by Muric.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:28
Mitoma wriggles free on the left side of the box and takes a back pass that looks to finish, but Welbeck and Baleba miss the ball.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:26
After a quarter of the game, it was virtually a one-way street in favor of the home team with 68% possession but only a single shot on goal.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:22
Davis is forced into a mistake and gives away a cheap corner, but Hinshelwood can only smack his cross into the hands of Muric. Ipswich quickly try to counter-attack, but Mitoma fouls Burns on halfway.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:20
Minteh shows some brilliant work down the right for Brighton as he needs two Ipswich defenders to stop him and allow a throw-in at the corner flag.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:20
Both teams take advantage of Hutchinson’s injury to take a short drink break. The Ipswich midfielder is now back on his feet and the game continues.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:16
Brighton are now slowly gaining control, but Baleba’s attack is the closest they have come to breaking through. The Seagulls have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League home games against newly promoted teams (W5 D7), a 1-0 loss to Fulham in February 2023. They will be hoping to convert that pressure into a goal.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:14
Good work from Yankuba Minteh forces a corner for Brighton, but Hinshelwood’s cross is headed away at the front post.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:10
Yellow card Samy Sayed Mekway Said Morsy
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:08
CHANCE FOR BRIGHTON! What a start here on the south coast… Carlos Baleba reacts quickest to a bouncing ball on the edge of the box, but his low shot is saved by Arijanet Muric.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:06
CHANCE! Ipswich are immediately ahead when Wes Burns sends in a cross from the right side of the box, but Leif Davis is too late to fire home at the far post!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:04
Here we go – Brighton vs Ipswich!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
15:02
Both teams are now on the pitch with kick-off just minutes away. Stay tuned for all the match action from AMEX!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:56
There were a number of firsts for Ipswich Town as they kick off their 2024/25 Premier League campaign. Today marks the club’s first league match against Brighton since a 1-1 draw in February 2017, and their first in the top flight since a 2-0 win for Ipswich in January 1983.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:46
The visitors also make two starting changes, as Kieran McKenna puts Chiedozie Ogbene on the bench and Luke Woolfeenden is missing altogether. Dara O’Shea starts in defence, Wes Burns comes in for Ogbene.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:46
Two changes to the home side for this game as James Milner and Joao Pedro are out through injury. Yasin Ayari and Georginio Rutter step in for their first starts for the club after the latter joined from Leeds United in the summer. Pedro’s absence is a blow to the Seagulls after he had scored in two consecutive games before the break.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:36
IPSWICH TOWN SUBSTITUTES: Conor Chaplin, Jens Cajuste, Ben Johnson, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Townsend, Masismo Luongo, George Hirst, Christian Walton, Jack Clarke.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:36
IPSWICH TOWN (4-2-3-1): Arijanet Muric, Axel Tuanzebe, Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Calvin Phillips, Sam Morsy; Wes Burns, Omar Hutchinson, Sammie Szmodics; Liam Delap.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:36
BRIGHTON SUBS: Igor Julio, Adam Webster, Julio Enciso, Simon Adingra, Jakub Moder, Jason Steele, Ferdi Kadıoglu, Evan Feguson, Pervis Estupinan.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:30
BRIGHTON (4-4-2): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk; Jan Paul van Hecke, Jack Hinshelwood; Yankuba Minteh, Yasin Ayari, Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck, Georginio Rutter.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:30
Brighton will be looking to continue their excellent start to the season without defeat today. The Seagulls took seven points from three Premier League games before the international break. Ipswich Town are yet to win since returning to the top flight, with consecutive defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City followed by a 1-1 home draw with Fulham.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
14:30
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary for the Premier League game between Brighton & Hove Albion and Ipswich Town at the AMEX Stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town
13:00
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