Brighton missed a good chance to make a splash in the Premier League standings by losing at home to bottom club Southampton (1-1) in the match that opened matchday 13. A draw that temporarily puts the ‘seagulls’ tied with Manchester City, second 8 behind leaders Liverpool, and keeping the ‘saints’ in last place, with just 5 to their name.
Brighton were clearly superior in the first half due to the intense pressure which made Southampton’s game difficult and hardly allowed them to attack.
Mitoma mark on the plate
Georginio Rutter, led by Kaoru Mitoma, He was a nuisance for the ‘Saints’ defense and created Brighton’s best chances. The best was after quarter of an hour with a crucial cross shot that hit the post.
Mitoma opened the scoring in the 29th minute on a cross from the right of Tariq Lamptey that bounced off the grass before the Japanese, racing, headed unopposed into the net.
The group of Fabian Hurzeler They maintained control although just before half-time Southampton managed to equalize with one of several attempts. Yukinari Sugawara he put the ball in from the right and Cameron Archer It was a bit forced to finish it high when he was alone in front of the goal.
Downes equalized and VAR disallowed another goal against Southampton
The second half seemed to follow the same script as the first, with several chances for Brighton to extend their lead, but on the hour mark they went on the counterattack and, after two shots were repelled by the defence, The ball fell to Flynn Downes, making it 1-1.
A Southampton with water up to their necks and whose draw did not take them out of last place were not satisfied with the draw. Archer scored again, but the goal was disallowed after a lengthy VAR review due to a positional offside by Adam Armstrong.
Brighton, now with some strength, tried without luck. In the end, the distribution of points did not satisfy everyone, even if Southampton, who had already stood at the head of Liverpool (2-3) the previous day, allowed them to add a very important point at the Amex Stadium, if where there is no one. won this season’s Premier League and where Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City lost.
match lineup
1
2
30
33
29
3
14
26
9
18
22
13
16
3
2
5
6
33
4
19
18
9
American Express Stadium
Joe Lumley13
71′
Yukinari Sugawara16
65′
Ryan Manning3
16′
71′
Kyle Walker-Peters2
30′
Jack Stephens5
Taylor Harwood-Bellis6
54′
87′
Tyler Dibling33
101′
Flynn Downes4
11′
58′
65′
71′
Cameron Archer19
66′
87′
78′
Mateus Fernandes18
28′
Adam Armstrong9
91′
Replacements
Alex McCarthy1
71′
Ronnie Edwards12
James Bree14
Nathan Wood15
Joe Aribo7
65′
71′
97′
Kamaldeen Sulemana20
87′
71′
Ryan Fraser24
65′
87′
Sam Amo-Ameyaw27
78′
Ben Brereton17
91′
coach
Fabian Hurzeler
Russell Martin
Source: La Verdad
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