Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United’s latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it’s Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
After 114 minutes of football, the points have been shared between the two coastal sides as the game ends 1-1. The first half was all about Brighton as they came out of the traps quickly. Rutter and Mitoma had the best chances early on, as Mitoma failed to beat Lumley one-on-one, and Rutter’s left-footed shot came crashing back off the post. Mitoma then put the home side ahead with a nod past Lumley, following a superb cross from Lamptey that he met at the back post. The score was 1-0 to Brighton at the break, but they weren’t home and dry just yet. Southampton started the second half strongly, and after 59 minutes, Manning floored Lamptey before putting the ball in the box towards his attackers. After a moment of pinball in front of the goal, Downes found the ball in front of him and he lashed it home past Verbruggen who couldn’t even react. Only 10 minutes later, Southampton thought they had gone ahead through Archer, only for the goal to be disallowed due to Armstrong interfering with play in an offside position. It will be a heavily discussed decision, and it will be controversial but the score remained 1-1. After a nervy ending to the game with 14 minutes of added time, neither side could find a winner despite Adingra being only a better finish away from winning it in the late stages. The game ended 1-1, and both sides gained another point. Brighton generated 1.45 xG throughout the game, and Southampton created 1.02 xG of their own. Thank you for joining this live commentary, goodbye!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Minteh swings in the free-kick, which van Hecke meets, but the header is wide and Rob Jones blows the final whistle after 14 minutes of added time!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Dibling is booked for a horrible tackle on Mitoma, as he does anything to stop the Brighton man from advancing, but it gives them a chance to swing it into the box late on.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
HUGE CHANCE! Adingra fails to win it in the last minute! Mitoma sent a low ball across the box and Adingra got a small touch on the ball, but not enough to guide it into the goal! The effort ended up nicking the post on the way through as well. What a moment that was for Brighton!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
There are only a few minutes left now, and neither side has taken an opportunity from 10 added minutes to go ahead!