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Brighton third after Pascal Gross seals win against Leeds, Brentford deny Everton with late equaliser

Brighton are third in the Premier League table after their unbeaten start to the season continued with a 1-0 win against Leeds. The Seagulls took the lead just after the hour mark through Pascal Gross after the midfielder finished off a sweeping counter-attack for his third goal of the season. Ad Leeds dominated possesion, but managed just two shots on target as they fell to their first defeat of the season, slipping to fifth in the table.

Neal Maupay excited by ‘new challenge’ after joining Everton from Brighton

Everton have signed striker Neal Maupay from Brighton for an undisclosed fee.

French striker Neal Maupay joins Everton from Brighton

Maupay is Everton's sixth signing of the close season after James Tarkowski, Ruben Vinagre, Dwight McNeil, Conor Coady and Amadou Onana and joins for an undisclosed fee. The Merseyside club had hoped to seal the transfer in time for the 26-year-old to make his debut on Saturday at Brentford but did not complete the paperwork in time. "It feels amazing," said Maupay. "It was an easy choice for me when I started to talk with the club. I knew straight away I wanted to play for Everton and help the club to succeed. "I'm excited and it's a new challenge for me. I will do everything I can for Everton," added the striker, who scored 26 goals in 102 league games for Brighton.