Follow live coverage as Southampton face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in-form and full of confidence as they face Southampton who managed to pick up a draw in the reverse fixture back when Russell Martin was manager

Improving Brighton will look to keep up their momentum in this all-south coast clash at St. Mary's against rock-bottom Southampton.  The visitors have bounced back well from their 7-0 humiliation at the hands of Nottingham Forest at the start of the month with back-to-back wins at home against Chelsea in the FA Cup and in the English Premier League.

Southampton host Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Southampton vs Brighton best bets Brighton to win, over 49.5 booking points – 9/5 on Betfred Over 2.5 goals, Brighton

Brighton have been quite inconsistent this season - well, until their back-to-back wins over Chelsea last week anyway - and that has made them a tricky team to predict. It is not hard to call this game,