The English Premier League continues on Friday with one game between Brighton and Southampton. After 12 games, Brighton has 6 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses, a total of 22 points and 5th place while Southampton has 1 win, 1 draw, 10 losses, a total of 4 points and 20th place. In this game, I predict Brighton's win.

Brighton had a streak of 3 win-less games but now they have won 2 games in a row, including a victory over Manchester City. Brighton is just 1 point away from the 2nd-placed City so the team is in real hunt for the 2nd-place and the Champions League ticket. Brighton is one of the best home teams in the league with 3 wins and 3 draws in 6 games, a total of 11 goals scored and 8 conceded. While the team has conceded already 8 goals, Brighton played against some good teams - Manchester United, Tottenham and City. In 6 home games, Brighton has created an xG of 10, xGA is at 8 with a difference of 2.

Southampton is the worst team in the Premier League and it looks like they will be relegated. The team got their 1st win of the season at the start of November but that was at home against Everton which also had a much better xG, compared to Southampton. Away from home, Southampton has been terrible - 6 losses in 6 games, 3 goals scored and 13 conceded. Southampton's xG on the road is 5.3, xGA is at 11.3 with a difference of -6.

Brighton will be without injured James Milner and Solly March, while Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, Ferdi Kadioglu, Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster and Yankuba Minteh are all doubtful. As for Southampton, they are without goalkeepers Aaron Ramsdale and Gavin Bazunu, while Jan Bednarek, Ross Stewart and William Smallbone are also in the treatment room. Ex-Brighton man Adam Lallana and Paul Onuachu have emerged as major doubts.

There's no other way as to back up Brighton. They are a much better team at this point, they are fighting for the Champions League spot and they are at home while Southampton is struggling and are very weak on the road.

英超联赛将在周五继续进行，布莱顿和南安普顿将有一场比赛。12场比赛后，布莱顿6胜4平2负，积22分排名第5，而南安普顿1胜1平10负，积4分排名第20。在这场比赛中，我预测布莱顿会赢。

布莱顿曾连续3场未胜，但现在他们已经取得了2连胜，其中包括对曼城的胜利。布莱顿距离第二名曼城只有1分的差距，所以这支球队真正的目标是争夺第二名和欧冠入场券。布莱顿是联赛中最好的主队之一，在6场比赛中取得3胜3平，共进11球丢8球。虽然球队已经丢了8个球，但布莱顿与曼联、热刺和曼城等强队交手。在6场主场比赛中，布莱顿创造了10个xG， 8个xGA，差2个。

南安普顿是英超最差的球队，看起来他们要降级了。球队在11月初取得了他们本赛季的第一场胜利，但那是在主场对阵埃弗顿，埃弗顿的xG也比南安普顿好得多。在客场，南安普顿表现糟糕——6场比赛6负，进3球失13球。南安普顿的xG是5.3，xGA是11.3，相差-6。

布莱顿将没有受伤的米尔纳和马奇，而刘易斯·邓克、杰克·欣希尔伍德、费迪·卡迪奥卢、塔里克·兰普提、亚当·韦伯斯特和扬库巴·明特都是未知数。至于南安普顿，他们没有门将拉姆斯代尔和巴祖努，而贝德纳雷克、罗斯·斯图尔特和威廉·斯莫波恩也在治疗室。前布莱顿球员亚当·拉拉纳和保罗·奥努阿丘是主要的怀疑对象。

除了支援布赖顿，别无他法。在这一点上，他们是一支更好的球队，他们正在为欧冠席位而战，他们在主场作战，而南安普顿正在苦苦挣扎，在客场表现非常弱。