The 13th round of the Premier League kicked off with a dramatic encounter between Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton.

The home side struck first in the middle of the first half when Kaoru Mitoma expertly headed the ball into the net from a pinpoint cross by Tarik Lamptey.

However, Brighton couldn’t hold onto their advantage. In the 59th minute, Flynn Downes equalized for Southampton with a well-placed finish inside the penalty area, leveling the score at 1-1.

Despite the draw, Brighton managed to climb above Manchester City in the Premier League standings. They are now tied on points with Pep Guardiola’s side but sit second due to a superior goal difference.

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Brighton - Southampton 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Mitoma, 29 (1:0); Downes, 59 (1:1)

Brighton: Verbruggen; Lamptey T. (Dunk, 72); Igor J.; van Hecke; Estupiñán; Mitoma; Ayari; O`Riley (Wieffer, 72); João Pedro (Adingra, 72); Rutter (Minteh, 88); Welbeck (Ferguson E., 79)
Bench: Steele; McConville; Slater J.; Enciso
Yellow Cards: O`Riley 16; Wieffer 90

Southampton: Lumley; Walker-Peters; Stephens; Harwood-Bellis; Sugawara (Fraser, 66); Manning; Downes (Aribo, 66); Fernandes M.; Dibling; Armstrong A. (Brereton, 90); Archer C. (Sulemana, 88)
Bench: McCarthy A.; Edwards Ro.; Bree J.; Wood N.; Amo-Ameyaw
Yellow Cards: Downes 12; Walker-Peters 31; Harwood-Bellis 55; Dibling 90