There were then penalty appeals from Fulham’s bench when lively 18-year-old King went down in Albion’s box under pressure from defender Jan Paul van Hecke and keeper Verbruggen.

The Seagulls host the Cottagers at the Amex Stadium, hoping to get an early three points on the board after beating Fulham for the first time as a Premier League outfit when these teams last met.

Manchester City begin their quest to regain the Premier League crown with an opening weekend trip to the West Midlands as they face a Wolves team determined to avoid another relegation scrap.

“Alex’s situation has been unchanged for a while,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said Friday, a day before the team’s league opener at Aston Villa, “and that will continue to be the case.”

United, who were keen on signing the youngster in this window at Ruben Amorim's behest, decided to pull out of the deal on Friday after Brighton reportedly demanded a whopping £115 million ($156m), a...

Manchester United will not proceed with a move for Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 21, this summer, with Brighton's £115m valuation deemed too high.

That said, SunSport has revealed that the Red Devils will turn their attention to Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand as the top alternative to Baleba.