Brighton hoping to pick up three consecutive PL victories as Southampton visits.
[introduction]
After a João Pedro-inspired 2-1 win over the Cherries, the Seagulls are back against the Saints, hoping to pick up three Premier League victories in a row for the first time this year. Brighton vs. Southampton kicks off at 20:00 [GMT] on Friday, November 29, at the Falmer Stadium.
[home]
Brighton [WDLWW] were looking to pick up back-to-back Premier League victories last weekend, and they did, in a 2-1 win over Bournemouth, despite going down to ten men in the 59th minute. João Pedro [4’] got Brighton the opener moments after kick-off before creating the next goal after a sublime through pass to Kaoru Mitoma [49’], who made a blind run down the left and around the Bournemouth wall. The 2-1 win helped the Seagulls move one spot up the table into 5th place with 22 points [6W, 4D, 2L], just as many as 3rd-placed Chelsea and 4th-placed Arsenal. With only a point adrift of 2nd-placed Manchester City, Friday’s clash could see Brighton move into 2nd place temporarily. With a recent rise in stocks against Southampton, having won three of their last five against them [3W, 2D, 0L], Fabian Hürzeler will be confident his side can leapfrog the title-chasing trio. Victory for the Seagulls here would leave them with three Premier League victories in a row for the first time since September 2023. A 4—4—2 with Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck in attack is expected for Friday’s fixture. Solly March is ruled out of this fixture, while Carlos Baleba, who was sent off against Bournemouth, is suspended.
[away]
Southampton came close to picking up a famous victory over Liverpool, but a brace from none other than red-hot Mohamed Salah left them with a 3-2 loss. With the defeat, despite the spirited performance, the Saints remained at the bottom of the table, with their only win of the season, sandwiched by back-to-back defeats [LLWLL]. With only 4 points [1W, 1D, 10L], Southampton, who are five points shy of safety, will head to Brighton with plenty of optimism ahead of Friday’s game. Southampton have lost just one of their last seven Premier League games played on this day of the week [4W, 2D, 1L], going down 1-0 at Aston Villa in September 2022. In addition, Southampton have lost just one of their six Premier League away games against Brighton [3W, 2D, 1L]. Russell Martin would like to see those figures serve as a source of inspiration when his side visits the Falmer Stadium on Friday. A 4—2—3—1 with Paul Onuachu in attack is expected. Jan Bednarek is ruled out, along with five others, including Will Smallbone.
