Southampton vs Brighton: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

Brighton & Hove Albion are looking to build on successive victories over Chelsea when they visit south coast foes Southampton.

The Seagulls had lost back-to-back league games before they beat the Blues 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round, before following that up with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Enzo Maresca's side on Valentine's Day.

Brighton have suffered amid key injuries this season, but they remain in contention to claim a European spot. Fabian Hurzeler's men are ninth in the table heading into Saturday's game and are a couple of points behind Aston Villa and Fulham immediately ahead of them.

Southampton crashed out of the FA Cup to Championship high-flyers Burnley two weekens ago, which could help Ivan Juric's side focus on the primary task at hand. Staying up will be a huge task, though, with just nine points under the club's belt and safety ten points away.

Here is 90min's guide to the clash.

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Southampton team news

Flynn Downes could return to the Southampton squad this weekend / Marc Atkins/GettyImages

Flynn Downes is available again after shaking off a knock, but it's unclear whether the former West Ham midfielder will be fit to start.

Southampton are without Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Adam Lallana, Ryan Fraser and Ross Stewart due to injury, but there's good news with Jack Stephens' likely return to the team.

Paul Onuachu has been a bright spark in recent outings, scoring three in his previous four, and he's poised to lead Southampton's line.

Southampton predicted lineup vs Brighton

Southampton predicted lineup vs Brighton (3-4-2-1): Ramsdale; Bree, Bednarek, Stephens; Sugawara, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Walker-Peters; Fernandes; Sulemana; Onuachu.

Brighton team news

Lewis Dunk is dealing with a rib injury / Steve Bardens/GettyImages

Brighton's fitness woes haven't dissipated in time for Saturday's game. The Seagulls could be without captain Lewis Dunk - he's in discomfort from a rib injury - Solly March and Pervis Estupinan again this weekend.

Jason Steele, James Milner, Igor Julio and Ferdi Kadioglu are long-term absentees.

Yankuba Minteh scored twice in last Friday's win over Chelsea and should retain his place opposite Kaoru Mitoma. Danny Welbeck is expected to be supported in attack by Georginio Rutter.

Brighton predicted lineup vs Southampton (4-4-1-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Webster, Lamptey; Minteh, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Mitoma; Rutter; Welbeck

Southampton vs Brighton score prediction

Brighton have endured plenty of peaks and troughs this term, and they enter Saturday's game riding a wave of momentum following back-to-back wins over Chelsea.

The Seagulls are short defensively, and Southampton, led by the towering Onuachu, have at least offered a threat going forward in recent outings. They also held Brighton to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture.

However, the visitors are healthy in attack and have found their shooting boots, making a comfortable away win the most likely outcome.