Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Brighton secured European football for the first time and all but ensured it will be in the Europa League after Evan Ferguson’s brace helped them to a 3-1 home victory over relegated Southampton.

The 18-year-old inked his name in Albion’s history books with a brace before the break to edge his side towards their first continental berth.

Mohamed Elyounoussi made things interesting when he headed home to narrow the deficit in the second half, which also saw VAR chalk off a potential Saints equaliser before Pascal Gross put the game away.

Sixth-placed Brighton, who have a game in hand, could still finish level on points with Aston Villa below them, but their final-day opponents would have to overcome a near-impossible goal difference to finish above the Seagulls and clinch the Europa League spot.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

21 May 2023 13:47

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

SUBS: Gavin Bazunu, Kamari Doyle, Dominic Ballard, Stuart Armstrong, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Duje Caleta-Car, Valentino Livramento.

21 May 2023 13:47

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Alex McCarthy; Kyle Walker-Peters, Jan Bednarek, Lyanco, James Bree; Mohamed Elyounoussi, James Ward-Prowse (c). Romeo Lavia, Joe Aribo; Theo Walcott, Carlos Alcaraz.

21 May 2023 13:46

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

SUBS: Andrew Moran, Thomas McGill, Deniz Undav, Cameron Peupion, Facundo Buonanotte, Jan-Paul van Hecke, Yasin Ayari, Danny Welbeck, Billy Gilmour.

21 May 2023 13:45

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Jason Steele; Joel Veltman, Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk (c), Pervis Estupinan; Pascal Gross, Moises Caicedo; Julio Enciso, Alexis Mac Allister, Kaoru Mitoma; Evan Ferguson.

21 May 2023 13:44

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

Southampton have lost their last four Premier League games and are sinking to the Championship without a whimper. The Saints have shipped three or more goals in each of their last three league games away from home. This short trip across England's south coast could feel like another long slog for them.

21 May 2023 13:42

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

21 May 2023 13:42

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

Brighton are still strong favourites to finish in the Premier League's top six despite slumping to a 4-1 defeat away to Newcastle United last time out. The Seagulls will be confident they can get back to winning ways against already relegated Southampton.

21 May 2023 13:37

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton at Amex Stadium.

21 May 2023 13:33

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton

21 May 2023 13:26