On Dec 4th, Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion will play a match in Southampton in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Southampton sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Liverpool. Diogo Jota scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 2nd minute, then Diogo Jota added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Leeds United. Neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Leeds United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Leandro Trossard. The attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Che Adams has been the most effective weapon for Southampton lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Stuart Armstrong, Moussa Djenepo and Jack Stephens, while Enock Mwepu and Steven Alzate are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.