Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brighton & Hove Albion provisionally climbed to sixth in the Premier League standings after they won 3-1 away to Southampton in a riveting Boxing Day clash.
A header from Adam Lallana and a stunning long-range strike by Solly March along with Romain Perraud’s own goal helped Brighton take their points tally to 24 - two more than seventh-placed Liverpool who play at Aston Villa later.
Brighton went ahead in the 15th minute when Lallana scored against his former club after he connected with March’s cross and sent his header into the net as goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu scuffed an easy save.
The visitors doubled their lead in the 35th minute after defender Perraud turned the ball into his own net while trying to clear a cross from Pervis Estupinan.
March made it 3-0 in the 55th minute with a sensational effort from outside the box after he cut in from the right side for a brilliant solo move. Brighton could have had a fourth goal shortly after but Kaoru Mitoma’s header went wide.
In the 73rd minute, Southampton were awarded a penalty for Pascal Gross’s foul on Samuel Edozie and although James Ward-Prowse’s spot-kick was stopped by keeper Robert Sanchez, the Southampton skipper nodded home on the rebound.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton have lost just one of their 10 Premier League meetings with Brighton, a 2-1 defeat here in March 2021. However, the Seagulls have never lost away at St. Mary's in the Premier League, drawing four of their five past visits. Will either team win this south coast clash? Let's find out!
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
There are five changes to Brighton from their EFL Cup loss to Charlton on penalties. Sanchez returns in goal. Trossard starts up front.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton make three changes to their starting 11 from their 2-1 victory over Lincoln in the EFL Cup last week. Diallo, Edozie, and Djenepo start.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SUBS: Jan-Paul van Hecke, Andrew Moran, Billy Gilmour, Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav, Jeremy Sarmiento, Evan Ferguson, Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk (c), Levi Samuels Colwill, Pervis Estupinan; Pascal Gross, Moises Caicedo; Solly March, Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma; Leandro Trossard.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SUBS: Duje Caleta-Car, Joe Aribo, Willy Caballero, Sekou Mara, Armel Bella Kotchap, Stuart Armstrong, Jimmy Jay Morgan, Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-3-1):Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Lyanco, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud; Ibrahima Diallo, James Ward-Prowse (c); Mohamed Elyounoussi, Samuel Edozie, Moussa Djenepo; Che Adams.
Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton may still be sitting pretty in the top half of the league, but their defensive solidity has slipped of late as they've kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 matches. With the Seagulls' last four games producing 17 goals, we could be in for a high-scoring affair here.
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