Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton, 21 May 2023

Score3-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance31,507
Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3 Drawn: 6 Southampton won: 3 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 17 Southampton scored: 16 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now completed a league double over Southampton for the first time since 1955-56 in Division Three (South).

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

1 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Evan Ferguson 29 G
Evan Ferguson 40 G
Pascal Gross 69 G

Goals:

Mohamed Elyounoussi 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Lyanco Defender
James Bree Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder
Joe Aribo Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Mohamed Elyounoussi Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Julio Enciso 46
Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson 65
Deniz Undav for Joël Veltman 74
Billy Gilmour for Kaoru Mitoma 89
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Levi Colwill 89

Substitutions:

Dom Ballard for Joe Aribo 70
Stuart Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz 71
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Mohamed Elyounoussi 71
Tino Livramento for James Bree 77
Kamari Doyle for Roméo Lavia 84

Cards:

Joël Veltman 71 Y
Facundo Buonanotte 90 Y

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 14 Y
Carlos Alcaraz 34 Y
Mohamed Elyounoussi 43 Y
James Ward-Prowse 64 Y
James Bree 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Cameron Peupion
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Andy Moran
Forward Deniz Undav
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Kamari Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Dom Ballard
Forward Paul Onuachu

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now qualified for the following season’s UEFA competitions. in 2023-24, they will become the first English club to play in a major European competition for the first time since Hull City in 2014. . Evan Ferguson had now scored six goals in this Premier League season; three more than any other teenager in the division in 2022-23. . Pascal Gross had now joined Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay as Albion's joint leading scorers in the Premier League (26).

Comments:

League position: 20th . Already relegated Southampton had now lost a club record 25 games in a league season. . The Saints had now conceded three of more goals in each of their last four away games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep clean sheet in 30 of their last 33 away games in the Premier League. . Theo Walcott scored in the 62nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review for offside.

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Evan Ferguson 29 G
Evan Ferguson 40 G
Pascal Gross 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma

Substitutions:

Facundo Buonanotte for Julio Enciso 46
Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson 65
Deniz Undav for Joël Veltman 74
Billy Gilmour for Kaoru Mitoma 89
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Levi Colwill 89

Cards:

Joël Veltman 71 Y
Facundo Buonanotte 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Cameron Peupion
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Andy Moran
Forward Deniz Undav
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 6th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now qualified for the following season’s UEFA competitions. in 2023-24, they will become the first English club to play in a major European competition for the first time since Hull City in 2014. . Evan Ferguson had now scored six goals in this Premier League season; three more than any other teenager in the division in 2022-23. . Pascal Gross had now joined Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay as Albion's joint leading scorers in the Premier League (26).

1 Southampton

Manager: Rubén Sellés

Goals:

Mohamed Elyounoussi 58 G

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Lyanco Defender
James Bree Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Alcaraz Midfielder
Joe Aribo Midfielder
Roméo Lavia Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Mohamed Elyounoussi Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Dom Ballard for Joe Aribo 70
Stuart Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz 71
Kamaldeen Sulemana for Mohamed Elyounoussi 71
Tino Livramento for James Bree 77
Kamari Doyle for Roméo Lavia 84

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 14 Y
Carlos Alcaraz 34 Y
Mohamed Elyounoussi 43 Y
James Ward-Prowse 64 Y
James Bree 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Kamari Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Dom Ballard
Forward Paul Onuachu

Comments:

League position: 20th . Already relegated Southampton had now lost a club record 25 games in a league season. . The Saints had now conceded three of more goals in each of their last four away games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep clean sheet in 30 of their last 33 away games in the Premier League. . Theo Walcott scored in the 62nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review for offside.