Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton – prediction, team news, lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion will climb to second place Premier League table if they achieve the maximum number of points in the duel with the Basement Club on Friday evening Southampton at Amex Stadium.

While the Seagulls look to win their third game in a row, the Saints want to avoid losing three league games in a row.

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Two weeks after Manchester City took advantage of recently exposed shortcomings to secure one 2-1 comeback win at the Amex, Brighton won away against Bournemouth with the same result Last weekend – their fourth win in their last six Premier League games, which is as many wins as they have in their last 19 league games (D7 L8).

Joao Pedro marked his first start since August with a fourth-minute lead Kaoru Mitoma Shortly after the break he crossed the finish line with a one second lead. The dismissal of Carlos Baleba Shortly before the hour mark, the dynamic threatened to change, including Bournemouth’s David Brooks had previously scored a goal in stoppage time Antoine Semenyo hit the crossbar but the Seagulls were able to take all three points.

While head coach Fabian Hurzeler is pleased to hear Brighton fans continue to chant about qualifying for Europe after climbing to fifth in the Premier League table – level on points with Chelsea and Arsenal in third and fourth and just a point behind Man City in second place – that’s what the German managed to do, emphasizing that it was “important” for his team to “stay humble and stay grounded” at this stage of the campaign.

Brighton will be happy to return to the Amex, where they picked up 12 points from a six-game unbeaten run. The Seagulls are one of only three teams, along with Brentford and Liverpool, who have not lost on home soil in the Premier League this season. However, they only kept four clean sheets in 15 home games in 2024.

After securing promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 2017, Brighton failed to win any of their first seven meetings with Southampton, but since then they have won three of their last five meetings and have drawn the other two most recently 3: 1 win at the Amex in May 2023.

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Southampton fans would have had their hands ripped off as they led 2-1 against league leaders Liverpool in the final 25 minutes of last weekend’s game at St Mary’s. However, the Saints failed to march to victory on this occasion.

Actually two goals in the second half Mohamed Salah The game was turned on its head with a catastrophic mistake by the goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and a handball by the substitute player in the penalty area Yukinari Sugawara This proved costly for the hosts, who were sentenced to one 3:2 home defeat and their 10th league defeat of the season.

A frustrated and disappointed person Russell Martin complained about all three “poor” goals conceded by his team, which is still at the bottom of the Premier League table and is five points behind safe place after twelve games. The Saints have scored the fewest goals (nine), while only Wolves (28) have conceded more goals than Martin’s men (27).

Southampton have challenging games against Chelsea, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool in the EFL Cup, but first they need to turn their focus to Friday’s game with a Brighton team against whom they have only lost in one of their last six had to accept away games (W3 D2).

The Saints have also scored in all 12 Premier League games with the Seagulls – the most they have ever faced in the division against an opponent while also scoring – while they have scored in their last seven games in the top flight , which were played on a Friday, only lost one (S4). D2), so there is reason for the South Coast club to be optimistic about their success at the Amex.

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Brighton will be without an injured duo James Milner (thigh) and Solly March (knee), while Friday’s game may also come too early Jack Hinshelwood (knee) and Adam Webster (Thigh).

Ferdi Kadioglu (toe) and Yankuba Minteh (Muscle) are both doubtful and will be assessed before kick-off Lewis Dunk And Tariq Lamptey Both have trained this week after recovering from calf problems and will be named in Hurzeler’s matchday squad.

The absence of suspended midfielder Baleba and uncertainty over Hinshelwood’s fitness could therefore be evident Matt O’Riley made his first Premier League start alongside one of the two in the middle of the pitch Yasin Ayari or Mats Wieffer.

Georginio Rutter was moved out wide to allow Joao Pedro to play a central role against Bournemouth, and he was able to continue on the right Simon Adingra will hope to force his way into the first eleven.

As for Southampton, it still has to make do without Aaron Ramsdale (Finger), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Jan Bednarek (Knee), Ross Stewart And William Smallbone (both hamstrings) due to injury, while Martin has confirmed it is an ex-Brighton man Adam Lallana will be out for “a few weeks” after suffering a hamstring injury in the defeat to Liverpool.

Paul Onuachu He was also forced off against Liverpool with a knee injury, but the striker’s problem was described as “just a minor problem” so he could be used in some capacity at the Amex.

Lallana’s absence could be seen Joe Aribo also played in central midfield Matheus Fernandeswho scored against Liverpool, during Adam Armstrong – who also caused a stir online last weekend – could be part of the attack Tyler Dibling and either Cameron Archer or Ben Brereton Diaz.

Possible Brighton & Hove Albion starting lineup:
Confidence; Veltman, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Wieffer, O’Riley; Rutter, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck

Possible Southampton starting lineup:
McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Downes, Stephens, Manning; Aribo, Fernandes; Dibling, Archer, Armstrong

We say: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Southampton

Southampton may be the Premier League’s worst scorer after 12 games this season, but they have scored in each of their last seven visits to Brighton in all competitions, scoring 10 times in total and twice on three occasions, so they will fancy their chances Success in the final third on Friday.

However, keeping the ball out at the other end has been a real problem for the error-prone Saints side and is difficult to contend with against a formidable Seagulls team who are outscoring their opponents en route to all three points on home soil exceeds.

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