Brighton & Hove Albion provisionally climbed to sixth within the Premier League standings after they received 3-1 away to Southampton in a riveting Boxing Day conflict.
A header from Adam Lallana and a shocking long-range strike by Solly March together with Romain Perraud’s personal purpose helped Brighton take their factors tally to 24 – two greater than seventh-placed Liverpool who play at Aston Villa later.
Brighton went forward within the fifteenth minute when Lallana scored towards his former membership after he related with March’s cross and despatched his header into the online as goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu scuffed a straightforward save.
The guests doubled their lead within the thirty fifth minute after defender Perraud turned the ball into his personal internet whereas attempting to clear a cross from Pervis Estupinan.
March made it 3-0 within the fifty fifth minute with a sensational effort from outdoors the field after he minimize in from the suitable aspect for an excellent solo transfer. Brighton may have had a fourth purpose shortly after however Kaoru Mitoma’s header went broad.
In the 73rd minute, Southampton have been awarded a penalty for Pascal Gross’s foul on Samuel Edozie and though James Ward-Prowse’s spot-kick was stopped by keeper Robert Sanchez, the Southampton skipper nodded house on the rebound.
