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Brighton 1-1 Southampton: Player ratings

By Marc Walker

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: The Southampton team create a huddle prior to the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton at Amex Stadium on October 29, 2017 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: The Southampton team create a huddle prior to the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton at Amex Stadium on October 29, 2017 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images) /
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Goalkeeper and Defence

5. <p style=. Goalkeeper. Southampton. FRASER FORSTER

6. Got forward well and into crossing positions, but the Saints attack were never going to win the ball in the air. Did his defensive duties well and kept Brighton winger Izquierdo close to not allow him space in behind.. Right-Back. Southampton. CEDRIC SOARES

6. Another good performance from Van Dijk, who wasn’t overly worked. He did seem to stroll around a bit, but was always there to snuff out any potentially dangerous Brighton attacks. Made a good block from Izquierdo’s shot near the end of the game.. Centre-Back. Southampton. VIRGIL VAN DIJK

7. Brought back into the team and replaced Yoshida, who hadn’t done a lot wrong. Then again, Hoedt hadn’t done a lot wrong to be sat on the bench either. Like Van-Dijk, he didn’t have much to do defensively but he did try to bring the ball out and play incisive passes through the Brighton midfield when he could. Had a half-chance at the end of the game with a header that went wide.. Centre-Back. Southampton. WESLEY HOEDT

RYAN BERTRAND. 6. Didn’t find so much freedom to get forward as Cedric on the opposite flank, but had a solid game nonetheless. Part of him not bombing on may have been to stifle Knockaert’s influence on the match, and he did that pretty well. Full-backs need to form partnerships with the wingers in front of them, and it would be nice to see those links forming more in the coming matches.. Left-Back. Southampton