The past two months have been much kinder to Southampton than to Brighton – 11 points out of 24 as opposed to the Seagulls’ six – helping Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side move clear of the relegation zone for now. Brighton, however, are sliding slowly down the table after their impressive start. No wins in nine matches tells its own story, although Neal Maupay’s excellent goal on Wednesday to earn a point at West Ham may put a bounce in their step, especially as it ended Brighton’s collective goalscoring drought of 335 minutes. With Tottenham, Wolves and Manchester United coming up for Graham Potter’s side, they may see this as their best chance for a few weeks of ending that win drought. Conrad Leach
Saturday 3pm
Venue St Mary’s Stadium
Last season Southampton 1 Brighton 2
Referee Anthony Taylor
This season G11 Y45 R2 4.27 cards/game
Odds H 11-8 A 23-10 D 12-5
SOUTHAMPTON
Subs from Lewis, Forster, Obafemi, Simeu, Valery, McQueen, Long, Tella, Walcott, Diallo, Perraud, Djenepo, Stephens
Doubtful Stephens (knee)
Injured Bednarek (calf, unknown), S Armstrong (calf, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y24 R1
Form DWWLLD
Leading scorer Adams 3
BRIGHTON
Subs from Steele, Scherpen, Connolly, Mac Allister, Richards, Burn, Locadia, Mwepu
Doubtful None
Injured Welbeck (hamstring, 26 Dec), Alzate (ankle, Jan), Sarmiento (hamstring, unknown), Webster (calf, unknown), Lallana (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y34 R1
Form LDDLDD
Leading scorer Maupay 5
