Southampton vs Brighton Preview and Prediction: An old nightmare repeats itself at St Mary's

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In addition to Kyle Walker-Peters leaving the club on a free transfer and Kamaldeen Sulemana moving to Atalanta BC to reunite with manager Ivan Juric, Jan Bednarek has also just joined Porto and Aaron Ramsdale is expected to sign with Newcastle United – indicating that Southampton's major exodus this summer continues.

New signings Joshua Quarshie and Damion Downs are both expected to feature this weekend. Downs – the US international – was FC Koln's joint top scorer in the German Second Division last season and scored against Espanyol on his Southampton debut.

Young forward Jay Robinson also impressed in the pre-season friendlies, having made his Premier League debut last season. He will compete for a starting spot with Downs, Cameron Archer, and Ben Brereton Diaz.

Brighton will be without Adam Webster and Julio Enciso due to knee injuries. Webster is expected to miss much of next season after suffering a ligament injury at training camp in Marbella.

In addition, Facundo Buonanotte had to leave the field after just 10 minutes in the match against Las Palmas, while Bart Verbruggen and Solly March are still unavailable.

Despite Evan Ferguson being loaned to Roma, manager Hurzeler still has several new signings at his disposal. Stefanos Tzimas and Diego Coppola are likely to feature, while Maxim de Cuyper – who recently replaced Estupinian after his move to Milan – is almost certain to start at left-back.

Latest predicted lineups for Southampton vs Brighton

Southampton:Bazunu; Edwards, Stephens, Quarshie; Fraser, Charles, Fernandes, Smallbone, Manning; Archer, Downs

Brighton & Hove Albion:Steele; Wieffer, Coppola, Van Hecke, De Cuyper; Ayari, Hinshelwood; Mitoma, O'Riley, Gruda; Welbeck

Latest football match prediction: Southampton vs Brighton

Nearly having their worst Premier League season in history, Southampton endured a disastrous campaign in England's top flight in 2024-25, ultimately being relegated with just 12 points – finishing bottom of the table.

Russell Martin, Simon Rusk, and Ivan Juric all tried but failed in the hot seat at St Mary's, but now former Reims and Lens manager Will Still has been appointed and will be looking for a fresh start.

Returning to the Premier League is clearly the club's top priority, however, recruiting players this summer has so far proven difficult.

After kicking off their pre-season with a 2-1 victory over Eastleigh, manager Still had the opportunity to test his squad in Spain, where Southampton drew 1-1 with Castellon and lost 1-2 to La Liga side Espanyol.

Next week, Southampton will officially kick off their Championship season by hosting newly promoted Wrexham – but first, they need a positive result to build momentum before facing Brighton, the team that thrashed them 4-0 at St Mary's back in February.

In fact, Brighton have gone seven consecutive matches unbeaten against Southampton, and the last time they lost at their opponent's ground was back in 2011.

The Seagulls are preparing for their ninth consecutive Premier League season, after finishing eighth last season and narrowly missing out on European qualification.

Fabian Hurzeler's first year as manager has been very promising. Despite parting ways with key players like Joao Pedro and Pervis Estupinian, Brighton has remained active in the transfer market – their most expensive signing to date being young striker Charalampos Kostoulas from Olympiacos.

Following their 6-1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers – in which Danny Welbeck scored four goals – and then a 3-1 win against Stoke City in mid-July, Brighton continued their impressive form with a win in a closed-door match against Las Palmas, with goals from Yasin Ayari and Matt O'Riley.

Following a short away trip to Southampton this week, Brighton will face Wolfsburg before the start of the season: they will begin their 2025-26 Premier League campaign at home against Fulham on August 16.

Latest Southampton vs Brighton score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Southampton vs Brightonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Southampton 0-2 Brighton

• WhoScore:Southampton 1-3 Brighton
• Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 1-3 Brighton

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