🎧'Only one step from Wembley - why not?'
Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Nottingham Forest is Brighton's chance to reach a third Wembley semi-final in six seasons after reaching the final four in 2019 and 2023 campaigns. The Athletic's Brighton reporter Andy Naylor joined BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast to discuss the side's chances of winning the competition."To win the first major trophy in the club's history would be quite something," he said. "Only one step from Wembley and the semi-finals now, so why not?"The Seagulls lost both their previous visits, 1-0 to Manchester City in 2019 before being knocked out on penalties by Manchester United in 2023. Given how the FA Cup has unfolded this season, Naylor sees a real opportunity for Fabian Hurzeler's side to get silverware."The competition is fascinating this season - it is nice to see it not being dominated by those big clubs," he said."You still have Manchester City in the competition, but they have a tough tie away at Bournemouth. You've got Crystal Palace v Fulham as a quarter-final - how do you call that? You'd probably fancy Aston Villa to get through at Preston North End, but that won't be an easy tie either. "It really is wide open."Listen to the full episode of Albion Unlimited on BBC Sounds
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