Southampton defender James Bree has steered that issues can’t get any worse for the membership as they battle for Premier League survival.
Saints are presently backside of the desk with simply 9 factors after 25 matches and are 10 factors from security, having received simply two video games all season.
“I don’t suppose anyone is scared to go on the market,” he mentioned. “It’s robust for everyone, the followers need outcomes and we’re not giving them to them. It will be straightforward for them to show.
“With the place we’re in, there isn’t a level being scared as a result of it may possibly’t get any worse than the place we’re proper now.
“Everyone knows it’s a horrible place to be in. From the highs of final 12 months to… it’s not fairly gone how all of us thought it was going to.
“We’re all gutted. We’re gutted for the followers, gutted for ourselves, gutted for the gaffer. It’s exhausting as a result of we’re all doing what we will and we’re nonetheless not getting the outcomes.”
Brighton and Hove Albion defender Adam Webster, in the meantime, has spoken about his perception that the group has advanced since their 7-0 loss away to Nottingham Forest initially of February.
Webster performed his first full 90 minutes of the season of their 3-0 victory over Chelsea final trip, which made it back-to-back wins and was their fifth in seven matches in all competitions.
“I believe we have been a bit naive and we nearly hung ourselves out to dry a bit bit, taking part in like that, as a result of it was such a excessive line,” he mentioned of the Forest loss.
“They’ve clearly acquired quite a lot of quick gamers, intelligent gamers. However we’re a very completely different group now.
“We didn’t give Chelsea that house, we tried to not give them that house in behind as a result of they have fast gamers and good high quality gamers who thrive off that house.
“Now we have learnt lots from that and we’ve got advanced.”
Travelling down the south coast this Saturday… pic.twitter.com/L6iSSmBFfB
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) February 20, 2025
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Southampton – Paul Onuachu
Onuachu has scored two targets and registered one help in his final 4 Premier League appearances.
That complete takes the Nigerian ahead to only one off Saints’ prime scorer Joe Aribo.
Brighton – Kaoru Mitoma
Kaoru Mitoma has been concerned in 5 targets in his final six appearances for Brighton in all competitions (4 targets, one help), as many as in his earlier 28 (three targets, two assists).
He has registered seven photographs in his final 4 appearances during which he has performed the complete 90 minutes.
MATCH PREDICTION: BRIGHTON WIN
Brighton are unbeaten in all six of their Premier League away video games in opposition to Southampton (W2 D4) – they’ve solely visited West Ham (eight) extra typically with out ever shedding within the competitors, whereas Saints have solely hosted Nottingham Forest (seven) extra typically with out success.
Southampton have misplaced every of their final seven Premier League dwelling video games, conceding not less than three targets in six of those losses.
The one sides to lose eight or extra in a row at dwelling inside a single marketing campaign are Watford (11 in 2021-22), Wolves (9 in 2011-12) and Sunderland (eight in 2002-03).
Solely Tottenham (21) have dropped extra factors from profitable positions than Southampton (20) within the Premier League this season, with Saints additionally profitable a league-low one level from behind this time period.
Southampton have additionally misplaced 13 of their final 16 league video games (W1 D2), leaving them backside of the Premier League desk on simply 9 factors – 10 factors from security.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Southampton – 20.5%
Draw – 22.3%
Brighton – 57.2%
