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He reminds me of a young Dani Ceballos.

Ferguson was injured vs Liverpool last season. Late March. He went 15 PL games without a goal before that injury. He scored goals after the Chelsea injury in 2023. He scored a brace vs Southampton and a hat-trick vs Newcastle. Some other goals as well. He's been struggling for fitness and form...

I hope so. Especially as I'm Irish. But he's just not looked right for a while. He was out of form before his injury.

Nah, the top teams condense the pitch and play with a high line. You are even left 1 vs 1 in the high risk top teams. van Dijk and Konaté are what the ideal modern CB looks like. Tall, strong and quick, while being composed on the ball. I really like JPvH, but his pace is a weakness. He's...

I hope that Ferguson fulfils his potential, but I'm starting to get worried. It's been a nightmare 14-15 months or so for him.

His pace would be a concern for them. You could see that at times last night. Having Lamptey at RB helped minimise that a bit. Ideally, JPvH needs quick LCB to partner him in the long term.

He's learning on the job. He just turned 32! Apart from the Palace and Forest games and the odd frustrating home draw vs relegation teams, the results have largely been impressive. A top 7 finish would be a very good debut season.

The team always benefits from a natural target man/focal point. J.Pedro does his best when played in that role, but Welbeck knows the role better. Brighton need to be looking at young profile to eventually replace him. He's 34 now. Maybe Tzimas will become his successor eventually.

What a talent. His ability to carry the ball and shield it. Elite. He just needs to work on his concentration levels. He has a habit of giving the ball away more than he should. 53% passing accuracy last night. He's a risk taker, but that needs to be closer to 75-78% most games. Still take risks.

4-3-3 would suit him better. Both Gomez and him would benefit from that shape. 4-2-3-1 is working though, so that won't change.

He's one of the rawest wide players in the league. But his work rate is incredible. He always helps out his full-backs and makes a real effort to run back. He could have had a hat-trick against Southampton. He just needs to brush up on his passing and shooting. His passing accuracy can tends to...

Raw talent. His ability to drive forward with the ball is unique. He wanted a foul from the ref at one point, but then just continued on bringing the ball forward at speed when the ref said play on. The only other AM/SS in the league who has similar running power is Morgan Rogers. Both are...

The inexperience showed in the 2nd half. Brighton needed to show some of the composure that came at 2-1 down when Liverpool equalised. It was a fortunate goal by Gakpo, but then Estupiñán made a terrible mistake when he allowed Salah to cut inside onto his left foot. Rutter is raw. He needs to...

61 touches 30/34 passes completed (88%) 1/3 long balls completed 2 key passes 1 big chance created 2/4 dribbles completed 9/12 ground duels won (75%) 4 tackles 3 interceptions 3 clearances Was fouled - 3 times Brilliant all round performance.

Both Lamptey and Veltman, between them, should be tackling or at least blocking Díaz's shot.

You could be unimprssed by some of his previous performances, but he was very good last night. If he plays like he did last night in PL games with Baleba on song next to him, Brighton will do well in most games.

40/46 passes completed (87%) 2 key passes 2/3 long balls completed (66.6%) 7/8 ground duels won (87.5%) 1/1 aerial duels won 6 tackles 4 interceptions 3 clearances That is all you can ask of him.

Encouraging performance: 14/20 passes completed (70%) 1 key pass 3/3 long balls completed 1/3 crosses completed 11/14 ground duels won (78.5%) 4/6 dribbles completed (66.6%) Was fouled - 3 times 4 tackles Tighten up his passing and you are looking at a very complete all round game.

A goal and an assist last night. 🐐

I'd focus on him winning his duels and not giving the ball away.