Brighton v Southampton: Premier League – live | first division

Both clubs appeared in today's edition of Ten talking points. Their entries are below, carefully selected to save you the hassle of clicking through to the actual article and finding them yourself. But you should go there anyway, otherwise it will only cost you another eight points. Indolence never pays, children.

After six goals in his first nine league games, Danny Welbeck has calmed down in recent weeks, with João Pedro returning from injury to resume his position as Brighton's main attacking force. Welbeck's influence remains, his assault play outside the box netting two goals against Bournemouth, the captain's armband on as he leads in the absence of the injured Lewis Dunk. Under Fabian Hürzeler, two years his junior, Welbeck has started every league game this season, which must be a great joy considering the injuries he suffered at Arsenal. Once upon a time, his narrative was that of a talented striker caught in misfortune, a career that included major trophies and tournaments but never really advanced beyond his 20s. Now the central issue is his role as a Brighton fighter, a key man in their establishment as pillars of the Premier League. Taha Hashim

Southampton only had six shots against Liverpool; He achieved more than that in 11 of his previous 14 games in all competitions this season, and at least doubled that number on five occasions. As they continue to get into trouble at the back and remain marooned at the bottom of the table, there aren't many straws to grab at, but if they could discover a clinical touch it would certainly help. “I think what was a little unfortunate for them is that they usually play a lot better, create a lot more chances and barely score,” Arne Slot said. “Today they created few opportunities and scored two. If they combine these things, that is, the style of play they had in other games with the effectiveness they had today, then I am sure they will win some games.” As his team had just demonstrated, if a team can play pretty poorly and still score some goals, they may have gotten it right. Simon Burnton

Breaking news… and it is something that will have some kind of effect, one way or another, on Southampton's efforts to remain in the first division.

Here's a reminder of what the Premier League table looks like ahead of Friday Night Football. Southampton set a crash from bottom to top last Sunday; now they have been put to a test of 20th place against fifth and potentially second place. It's theoretically easier, but not by much.

Brighton make two changes to their starting eleven following the 2-1 win at Bournemouth. Tariq Lamptey returns from injury, with Matt O'Riley coming off the bench. Carlos Baleba is suspended after his red card at Dean Court, while Joel Veltman misses out entirely. Lewis Dunk also returned from an injury layoff and took a place on the bench.

Southampton make four changes following their 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool. Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is removed and replaced by first division Newcomer Joe Lumley. Ryan Fraser also drops to the bench, while Paul Onouachu and Adam Lallana are injured; Cameron Archer, Yukinari Sugawara and Ryan Manning take their places.

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