A general view of the American Express Community Stadium
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Southampton in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It’s not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton’s recent flight shows no signs of stopping then. Their destination? Europe. That’s all for now. Goodbye!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton have cemented their position in sixth in the Premier League table with this win. Only Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have scored more goals than De Zerbi’s men this season, and they had 26 shots here. They continue to impress. Southampton stay bottom, winless in their last 12 games. They will be glad their season will soon be over.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton have gotten back to winning ways by seeing off Southampton! The Seagulls were irrepressible as ever, racing to a 2-0 lead in the first half. The Saints briefly caused the hosts trouble after the break, pulling a goal back before Walcott’s attempt was ruled out for offside. Gross scored shortly after to wrap the victory up.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton
Welbeck invitingly rolls the ball into the path of Estupinan, who shoots powerfully first time from the edge of the box. McCarthy blocks the shot with his legs.