Brighton reward Hughton with four-year contract

Chris Hughton has signed a new four-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion two days after they missed out on promotion to the Premier League. The 57-year-old has been rewarded for a season in which they were denied automatic promotion on goal difference after finishing third in the Championship before losing 3-1 on aggregate to Sheffield Wednesday in their semi-final playoff. "Chris thoroughly deserves this new contract after such an outstanding season," chairman Tony Bloom said on Wednes