Brighton vs Aston Villa result and match review

Nottingham Forest have agreed a club-record £50m deal for Liam Delap as Chelsea simultaneously open talks to sell Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa, exposing a costly striker cull at Stamford Bridge. Conflicting fee reports of £50m and £68m highlight just how fluid deadline-week valuations can be.

Unai Emery declined to deny Ollie Watkins effectively refused to play in Aston Villa's 4-0 defeat at Brighton, telling reporters to 'call his agent' as a Saudi move looms. With four senior players already sold this summer and no fit striker available, Villa's rebuild is spiralling into public dysfunction.

Brighton have rejected two Liverpool bids for Yankuba Minteh, £50m then £60m, despite the winger reportedly agreeing personal terms. With Bradley Barcola still the priority target and Endrick lined up as a contingency, this is a genuine stand-off rather than a deal nearing completion.

Manchester United have agreed a fee of up to £70m for Brighton's Carlos Baleba, their third midfield signing of the summer after Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. The deal underlines United's spending power but raises fresh questions about squad clarity, while Brighton extend their record as the Premier League's smartest sellers.

Liverpool have had a £50m bid for Brighton's Yankuba Minteh rejected, with the winger unavailable for two months after leg surgery. It's the clearest sign yet that Liverpool still don't have a coherent plan to replace Mohamed Salah on the right wing.

Arsenal have refocused their pursuit of Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, but BBC Sport's cautious 'optimism' and ESPN's claim of an agreed £51m fee tell very different stories. Here's how to read the conflicting reports and what's actually confirmed.

Aston Villa have agreed a loan-with-obligation-to-buy deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with West Ham valuing the DR Congo international at £25m as their post-relegation fire sale continues. For Villa, it's another example of a low-net-spend recruitment strategy that has already delivered Garnacho on similar terms.