Southampton actually enjoyed some breathing space. It was not for long, admittedly, given it took Brighton a little under two minutes to set home nerves jangling again. Saints’ players may struggle to recall that blissful century of seconds when the stuffing appeared to have been knocked out of their opponents and they were coasting serenely towards only a second home league win in 10 months. In the end the overriding sensation was one of familiar, numbing disappointment, of the kind they endure too often on their own patch.
That was soon overtaken by livid frustration. “We were 2-0 up against an opponent we have to beat … it’s not good enough,” grumbled Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, scorer of the game’s most spectacular goal far earlier in the match. As panic gripped in stoppage time, he watched aghast as James Ward-Prowse was penalised for fouling Shane Duffy and the referee awarded a penalty.
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