Man City forward Chloe Kelly has turned down the chance to move to Brighton; her preference is to stay in Manchester close to family, with rivals Man Utd working on a deal; her contract is due to expi

Follow the reaction as Manchester United are beaten 3-1 by Brighton at home, with their fifth defeat in eight games leaving them 13th in the table

Toone has scored five goals in three games since returning from injury at the start of this year, including the opener as United beat Brighton at Leigh Sports Village to move second in the Women's Super League. She had been ruled out with a thigh problem in November, that kept her out for the end of 2024.

The Red Devils have now lost four of their last five matches at Old Trafford, and were second best in this contest.

Match report and highlights as Man Utd continued their positive start to the new year with a dominant victory over Brighton; Ella Toone scored her fourth goal of the WSL campaign to lift her side into second;

Low block — two words guaranteed to send shivers down the spines of the Amex faithful. The Everton game was the latest example of Brighton labouring against opponents set up to protect their goal and crowding the space in front of it, reducing the distances between defence, midfield and attack.

Journalist Florian Plettenburg has reported that Tottenham and Aston Villa are in the race to sign Tzimas and have engaged in “concrete talks” and negotiations to secure his services.

Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.

Manchester United Women boss Marc Skinner credited his team’s aggressive pressing as the main reason behind their incredible 3-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday at Leigh Sports

Ruben Amorim's Red Devils failed in their bid to win consecutive Premier League games for the first time since the end of last season, instead losing a third-straight game to Brighton at Old Trafford.

After yet another home loss at Old Trafford, this time to Brighton & Hove Albion, coach Ruben Amorim delivered a powerful statement, boldly declaring his team as "the worst Manchester United in history.

Brighton broke a barren run of their own against Ipswich Town in their last match, with a 2-0 victory their first in nine Premier League games, stretching back to late November. The Seagulls beat United 2-1 with an injury-time winner at the start of the season, and will be keen to complete a league double over the Red Devils.