AEK Athens v Brighton live – UEFA Europa League latest as Seagulls secure away win in Group B to reach knockout stages

The AEK fans are screaming at Amrabat as he fails to see the overlap and their attack comes to an end. The hosts have warmed up to the task and Brighton are suddenly on the backfoot.

Hajsafi takes and Mitoma heads it clear but only so far as Pineda, who catches it beautifully as it bounces towards him but can’t quite direct his fierce effort from distance on target.

The period of possession that AEK needed to just settle into this one after Brighton’s bright start. Hajsafi then forces the foul and Veltman is in the book early.

AEK will look to cross this one in…

Brighton continue to dominate as Mitoma makes the run in behind. He then finds Adingra who twists and turns before firing an effort over the bar.

Vida puts way too much force on his pass back and it almost catches out his goalkeeper Stankovic as it heads for the bottom corner. Stankovic just about gets to it, and from the resulting corner there’s too much on the cross.

It's a quality start from the Seagulls and they earn a corner after just a couple minutes. It reaches the far post where Dunk heads it back across goal but Ferguson is just a whisker away from getting his head to that.

And we are under way in Athens. If Brighton win, they're sure of a place in the top two and into the knockouts with a game to spare...

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"We are happy because Kaoru is one of the most important players for us. In the last day, he felt in a good condition to play. We don't want to take any risks with him, but he's an important player for us.

"We are here to win the game for sure but we know the game will be very tough. To win the game, we have to be at our best, to play with personality and to keep our style and DNA."

West Ham and Aberdeen are also in early action in the Europa League. We'll be covering all the action on the link below, with Liverpool, Rangers and Aston Villa playing later this evening.

A great watch as Roberto De Zerbi explains to TNT Sports' Joe Cole why he has a different philosophy to other Italian managers such as Claudio Ranieri and Carlo Ancelotti.

The Brighton boss is known for an attacking style of football, which contrasts to the traditionally Italian more cautious style of play. De Zerbi attributed the difference to his time as a player.

Read more from our exclusive interview with Gilmour below.

Billy Gilmour spoke to TNT Sports ahead of Brighton's crucial Europa League clash with AEK Athens.

The Scotland international spoke about the historic first season in Europe for the Seagulls and how they have grown in confidence as the campaign has gone on. Gilmour says Brighton can now aim to go all the way in the competition regardless of their inexperience.

All the details below on how to watch and live stream AEK Athens v Brighton in the UEFA Europa League in the UK on TNT Sports and discovery+.

Roberto De Zerbi's side take on their Greek opponents as they look to continue their fine debut European campaign. But AEK were winners the last time they met and need a victory to maintain their hopes of progressing.

Injuries aplenty for Brighton but they do at least welcome back Kaoru Mitoma, who is in for Ansu Fati.

Three more changes from De Zerbi as Jack Hinshelwood, Joao Pedro and Igor Julio all start. Tariq Lamptey is injured, Jan-Paul Van Hecke is suspended, and there’s no room for Adam Lallana.

This is far from simple for Brighton tonight, despite their turnaround in form in Europe.

They lost 3-2 to AEK at home, after all, back in September.

AEK ATHENS: Stankovic; Rota, Vida, Moukoudi, Hajsafi; Szymanski; Amrabat, Mantalos, Pineda, Gacinovic; Zuber. Subs: Mohammadi, Araujo, Ponce, Eliasson, Mitoglou, Sidibe, Athanasiadis, Ginis, Pizarro.

BRIGHTON: Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Igor, Hinshelwood; Gross, Gilmour; Adingra, Pedro, Mitoma; Ferguson. Subs: Steele, McGill, Milner, Dahoud, Baleba, Buonanotte, Hinchy, Chouchane, Jackson, Kavanagh, Duffus

Good evening! It’s a big night for Brighton in Greece as they target a victory that would take them into the Europa League knockout stages in their first-ever European campaign.

They are currently second in Group B with two games remaining, and three points above tonight’s opponents.

All to play for, therefore, and don’t forget this one is live on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+.