Brighton & Hove Albion Daily Digest: Monday 24 August 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion Daily Digest · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

Albion have confirmed that a supporter died after Sunday's match with Aston Villa. The club say the seventy two year old was taken unwell leaving the ground, and that emergency services and club staff worked together to give him the best possible care, with chief executive Paul Barber saying everyone at the club is shocked and saddened. Plus Carlos Baleba, where neither club has announced anything and Fabian Hurzeler would not add anything after the game.