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.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Southampton FC 0 - 4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

17:01

Southampton's misery continues as a dominant derby display from Brighton condemns Juric's rock bottom side to an eighth successive Premier League defeat. Despite Ramsdale's best efforts, Southampton were unable to stem the tide of wave after wave of Brighton attacks, before Pedro's first-half opener. A one-goal deficit meant Southampton still had a route back into the game after the restart but defensive errors gifted goals to Rutter and Mitoma to put the game beyond them. Hinshelwood's late finish rubbed salt into the Southampton wounds, but the hosts can have few complaints, as relegation moves a step closer for them. Back-to-back Brighton wins moves Hurzeler's side up to 8th in the Premier League tabl,e with an xG of 4.01 matched by four goals in the Southampton net, as the home side ended with 0.13.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:54

FULL-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 0-4 BRIGHTON

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:51

Four minutes added on.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:51

The Southampton players look like they want this game to end as their losing streak rolls on and survival looks unlikely for Juric's team.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:47

Grønbæk comes on for Fernandes.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:47

It should be five for Brighton! Baleba races into space over the half-way line and slides Minteh in behind but Ramsdale sticks out a trailing leg to deny him.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:45

An instant impact from Gruda as his corner produced Brighton's fourth goal of the game.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:45

Substitution Jack Luca Hinshelwood Mats Henrik Berne Wieffer

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:40

Adingra is on for Mitoma.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:40

Two of Brighton's scorers are given a break as Gruda comes on for Rutter.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:40

Goal Jack Luca Hinshelwood

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:40

Minteh floats in a dangerous cross from the right but Aribo wins his back post battle with Van Hecke to see it behind for a Southampton goal kick.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:37

Southampton have simply failed to react in the second half with an xG of 0.07 compared to 0.05 in the first period.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:32

MITOMA SEALS IT FOR BRIGHTON...3-0 TO THE VISITORS! Pedro lays off a cheeky throughball to the Japan international inside the centre circle and he simply runs through a huge gap in thee middle of Southampton's defence and chips over Ramsdale!

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:33

Substitution Cameron Desmond Archer Ebere Paul Onuachu

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:32

Substitution Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu William Anthony Patrick Smallbone

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:31

Goal Kaoru Mitoma

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:28

A SENSATIONAL MISS BY MINTEH! What was the Brighton forward doing there!?! Walker-Peters slips trying to get the ball back to Ramsdale, but Minteh tries to be too clever as he sits the Southampton keeper on the floor, and the chance is wasted!

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:28

A swap at left-back as Estupinan comes on for Lamptey.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:28

A double change from Brighton as Gomez comes on for Ayari.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:26

Another Southampton attack is cut short by Archer straying offside and Ugochukwu yells in frustration at the Saints striker.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:23

Brighton are hunting for a third goal here as Sugawara races back to stop a counter attack and allow Ramsdale to clear.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:21

With Wolves currently winning 1-0 away at Bournemouth, Southampton are currently 13 points away from survival, with 12 games left to play this season.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:15

Assist Yankuba Minteh Moat

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:15

Yellow Card Aaron Christopher Ramsdale

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:15

Substitute Sugawara strides forward from right-back and fizzes a cross into the Brighton box but it's an easy take for Verbruggen.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:12

Sulemana goes down under a challenge inside the Brighton box but his penalty appeals are waved away.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:11

Southampton have the ball in the back of the Brighton net...but the flag immediately flashes up for offside. Fernandes' clever pass released Archer in behind but the Saints striker made his run just a fraction too early.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:08

BACK UNDERWAY: SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 BRIGHTON

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:03

Substitution Welington Damascena Santos Yukinari Sugawara

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:54

The Opta live win predictor backs up Brighton to cruise onto victory at full-time with Seagulls currently given a whopping 79.1% chance of winning, with Southampton at 5.6%, and a draw at 15.3%.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:54

It's been one-way traffic for the majority of the first half here at the St. Mary's Stadium with Pedro's cute finish giving Brighton a deserved lead on 23 minutes. Ramsdale has kept Southampton in with a chance of reviving themselves in the second period, but Juric's hosts will need to improve significantly, with their current xG standing at a paltry 0.05 with Brighton on 1.33.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:51

HALF-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 BRIGHTON

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:47

Two minutes added on.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:44

Brighton come close to making it 2-0 andSouthampton have Ramsdale to thank again. Minteh's run forces Welington back into the Southampton penalty area and hee guides a low shot towards the bottom corner - but the Saints stopper plunges down to make a vital stop.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:41

The game is far from over as we head towards the break, but recent history is against Southampton, who have failed to win any of their last 29 matches when conceding first in the Premier League, streching back to a victory over Everton in January 2023.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:39

Southampton win their first corner of the game and Welington's recycled delivery forces Vergruggen to tip behnd for another Saints set piece.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:36

The early stats tell the tale of how this game has gone so far with a struggling Southampton side registering an xG of zero, whilst Brighton's 1.29 has yielded that Pedro breakthrough goal.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:35

Calmness under pressure from Ramsdale as a poor back pass almost catches him out but the former Arsenal star hammers a clearance into Brighton's half.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:29

The glaring sun is causing real problems for Southampton's defenders as Welington is forced to awkwardly head behind for a Brighton corner.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:24

PEDRO MAKES IT 1-0 TO BRIGHTON!!

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:24

Minteh storms in behind the Southampton defence, but his first touch is poor, and Ramsdale can smother the chance.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:24

BIG CHANCE FOR BRIGHTON! Hinshelwood has space to burst forward from right-back and deliver a teasing cross to the far post but Mitoma gets his angles wrong and can only prod wide of Ramsdale's goal. That's the clearest opening at either end so far here at the St, Mary's Stadium.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:18

Baleba's driven free-kick is blocked by the jumping Southampton wall and the loose ball spins over Ramsdale's crossbar for a corner.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:15

That is not what Juric wants so early on in the game as a frustrated Bednarek heads off to be replaced by Bella-Kotchap.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:14

Saints captain Bednarek has dropped to the floor and signalled that he needs to come off due to injury.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:10

A half-chance for Brighton as Rutter wrestles away from Aribo inside the Southampton penalty area, but his scuffed effort from a tight angle is blocked by Ramsdale.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:09

Sulemana bursts away down the Southampton left and whips a low cross into the Brighton penalty area which Van Hecke hacks away at the near post.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:06

A busy start from both sides, but no chances as yet, as Pedro tries to shake off that shuddering challenge from Ugochukwu.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:05

That's a really poor challenge from Ugochukwu on Pedro inside the centre circle. The Chelsea loanee is a little fortunate the foul came so early on in the game.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:01

KICK-OFF: SOUTHAMPTON V BRIGHTON

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:52

Hurzeler makes two starting changes from the win over Chelsea as Pedro and Ayari rotate in for Danny Welbeck and Joel Veltman. Pedro for Welbeck is a straight swap in Brighton's attack, but Hinshelwood moves to left-back with Veltman out, and Ayari takes his spot in midfield.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:47

Juric moves Aribo into defence in place of Nathan Wood with Ugochukwu coming into the starting midfield for Southampton following their 3-1 home defeat to Bournemouth last weekend. Dibling and Archer start ahead of Smallbone and Onuachu as part of a reshaped attack for the hosts.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:41

BRIGHTON SUBS: Solly March, Brajan Gruda, Simon Adingra, Eiran Cashin, Diego Gomez, Mats Wieffer, Pervis Estupinan, Matt O'Riley, Carl Rushworth.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:41

BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul van Hecke, Adam Webster, Jack Hinshelwood; Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari; Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma; Joao Pedro.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:36

SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Jack Stephens, Will Smallbone, Yukinari Sugawara, Albert Grønbæk, Paul Onuachu, Armel Bella-Kotchap.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:36

SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-3): Aaron Ramsdale; James Bree, Jan Bednarek, Joe Aribo; Kyle Walker-Peters, Lesley Ugochukwu, Mateus Fernandes, Welington; Tyler Dibling, Cameron Archer, Kamaldeen Sulemana.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:31

Brighton still have one eye on potential European qualification at the end of the season with Fabian Hurzeler's team currently 11th in the Premier League table. The Seagulls sealed a 3-0 league win over Chelsea last time out and they have lost just one of their last six EPL games away from home ahead of today's battle.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:31

Rock bottom Southampton are praying for a miracle in their battle for Premier League survival this season with just nine points gained from 25 games played. Ivan Juric's arrival has not triggered the revival Saints fans were hoping for with the Croatian coach losing seven of his eight league matches in charge since December.

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

14:30

Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between local rivals Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion at the St. Mary's Stadium!

Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

13:00

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