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Brighton snatched a dramatic late equaliser to claim a point in a 1-1 draw with Southampton.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were ahead for much of the game having taken the lead through Armando Broja on the 29th minute.
They looked to be seeing out the victory but Neil Maupay scored his second late equaliser in as many games, this time deep into injury time.
By this time Brighton were down to ten men after Leandro Trossard had left the field with an injury and manager Graham Potter had no substitutions remaining.
Speaking to the BBC, Potter said of the equaliser: “If it happens more than once, it can’t be luck.
“There’s a great spirit with the players. We weren’t at our best at all, it was a really scrappy game.
“We pushed and pushed, and it was fantastic for Neal Maupay to get the goal.
“Stuff has happened with injuries and the guys have had to adjust and reset. The character of the team is fantastic.”
Did you know?
Southampton have dropped 71 points from winning points in the Premier League since Hasenhuttl’s first game in charge in December 2018 – 15 more than any other side.
Brighton are winless in 10 Premier League matches (D8 L2), their longest winless run in the top-flight since a 10-game run between December 1982 and February 1983.
None of the nine Premier League meetings between Southampton and Brighton have seen a home win, with only Bournemouth vs Watford played more often in Premier League history without seeing a home win (10 games).
Broja has scored in each of his first three home Premier League starts for Southampton, the first player to score in their first three home starts in the competition since Steven Bergwijn in June 2020, and the second-youngest player (20y 85d) to achieve that in Premier League history, behind only Danny Cadamarteri in October 1997 for Everton (18y 6d).
Nathan Redmond has assisted in each of his last four home Premier League appearances for Southampton, becoming the first Saints player to do so in Premier League history.
Maupay has scored 24 Premier League goals for Brighton – only Glenn Murray (26) has ever scored more for the Seagulls in the competition.
50% of Brighton’s away Premier League goals this season (4/8) have been scored in the 89th minute or later, with three coming in the 90th minute. Three of those four goals have been scored by Neal Maupay (90th vs Crystal Palace and Southampton, 89th vs West Ham).
In just 12 Premier League appearances this season, Redmond has equalled his best tally of assists in a top-flight season with four – he also got four assists in 2018-19 (38 appearances) and 2019-20 (32 appearances).
