Noisy chip-stealing winged evil. Seagulls don’t have the best reputation. Seen by many as a blight wherever they’re found, they’d probably make a lot of people’s top ten things they could ...

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Kaoru Mitoma’s second-half strike proved decisive for the Seagulls after coming from behind in the first 45, with Georginio Rutter’s header cancelling out Bart Verbruggen’s early own goal.