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Struggling at the bottom of the standings, the Brighton host is clearly not as appreciated as Southampton, a competitor who flies high at the top for many rounds. Not only that, “The Saints” also dominated the game at AMEX, with a ball control time of up to 70%.
Jan Bednarek attacked Brighton’s goal
It came in the 25th minute when Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area after a dispute with Danny Welbeck. Despite the backlash from the visitors, Brighton received a penalty from referee David Coote and Pascal Gross easily scored to open the game.
Pascal Gross (13) scored for Brighton from the penalty spot
The goal helps Brighton play with more confidence and create more opportunities to attack in the away field. The tug of war was only broken late in the first half and Southampton had a valuable draw.
From James Ward-Prowse’s right corner, Danish midfielder Jannik Vestergaard, 1.99m tall, shot high and headed for Southampton. 1-1 is the match score after 45 minutes of exciting career.
Jannik Vestergaard shot high and headed into the corner
Rejoicing at the gorgeous moving desk
After the break, it was easy for Southampton with an active midfield to regain control of the game. Brighton, meanwhile, kept a defense too secure, not giving opponents a chance to get close to Matt Ryan’s goal.
When playing time was only about 10 minutes, the turning point of the match happened. Host defender Solly March fouled Kyle Walker-Peters in the penalty area.
Solly March fouled Kyle Walker-Peters
Brighton responded because the referee changed his mind
Immediately, referee David Coote gave Southampton a free kick and only changed his mind after having an opinion contrary to VAR. This time, it was the Brighton team that responded violently, but Southampton still received a penalty and Danny Ings put the visitors ahead 2-1.
The former Liverpool forward has been out for more than a month due to injury and this is Danny Ings’ sixth goal this season.
Danny Ings found the joy of scoring after injury
This fragile but convincing victory helped Southampton climb to fifth place in the standings, pushing both Manchester teams back a notch. This is an interesting retaliation of “The Saints” against Man United, the team just beat them in the previous round with a “double” from rookie Edinson Cavani.
Although they are 1 and 2 points behind Southampton respectively, both Man United and Man City remain in the hands of a match yet to be matched.
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