Brighton 1-0 Southampton: Charlie Austin scores late winner for Saints

Charlie Austin joined Southampton from QPR in 2016

Charlie Austin scored a late winner as Southampton beat Brighton in the Carabao Cup second round.

Austin met Nathan Redmond's cross to head home in the 88th minute and give 2017 runners-up Saints their first win of the season.

Southampton keeper Angus Gunn, a £12.5m summer signing making his first start, twice denied striker Viktor Gyokeres.

Substitute Austin had a shot blocked on the line by Bernardo before scoring the winner minutes later.

Southampton, runners-up in 2017, almost went ahead in the eight minute when Mohamed Elyounoussi was denied at close range by Brighton keeper keeper David Button before Maya Yoshida's follow-up was cleared off the line.

Southampton made 10 changes to the team that lost 2-1 to Leicester on Saturday.

There were also 10 changes for Brighton, with record signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh making his full debut.

Brighton, beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, also named under-23 players Ben Barclay, Will Collar and Gyokeres in their starting line-up.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Brighton

Formation 4-1-4-1

27Button

58Collar35Barclay30Bernardo29Suttner

13Groß

16Jahanbakhsh8Bissouma7Kayal42Gyokeres

9Locadia

• 27Button
• 58Collar
• 35Barclay
• 30Bernardo
• 29Suttner
• 13GroßSubstituted forPröpperat 63'minutes
• 16Jahanbakhsh
• 8BissoumaBooked at 32mins
• 7KayalSubstituted forConnollyat 90'minutes
• 42Gyokeres
• 9Locadia

Substitutes

• 6Stephens
• 11Knockaert
• 14Balogun
• 22Montoya
• 23Steele
• 24Pröpper
• 44Connolly

Southampton

Formation 4-2-3-1

28Gunn

5Stephens35Bednarek3Yoshida33Targett

16Ward-Prowse14Romeu

11Elyounoussi8Davis17S Armstrong

20Gabbiadini

• 28Gunn
• 5Stephens
• 35Bednarek
• 3Yoshida
• 33Targett
• 16Ward-Prowse
• 14RomeuSubstituted forGallagherat 70'minutes
• 11Elyounoussi
• 8DavisBooked at 41mins
• 17S ArmstrongSubstituted forRedmondat 81'minutes
• 20GabbiadiniSubstituted forAustinat 81'minutes

Substitutes

• 4Vestergaard
• 6Hoedt
• 10Austin
• 15Gallagher
• 22Redmond
• 38McQueen
• 41Lewis

Referee:

Andre Marriner

Attendance:

13,651

Match Stats

Home TeamBrightonAway TeamSouthampton

Possession

Home44%

Away56%

Shots

Home15

Away17

Shots on Target

Home5

Away10

Corners

Home1

Away2

Fouls

Home8

Away7

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Southampton 1.

2. 90'+6'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Southampton 1.

3. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).

5. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Austin.

6. 90'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Connolly replaces Beram Kayal.

7. 89'

   Post update

   Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).

8. 89'

   Post update

   Bernardo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

9. 88'

   Goal!

   Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Southampton 1. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.

10. 85'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.

11. 83'

    Post update

    Foul by Matt Targett (Southampton).

12. 83'

    Post update

    Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13. 83'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.

14. 83'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.

15. 81'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Stuart Armstrong.

16. 81'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.

17. 80'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jürgen Locadia.

18. 79'

    Post update

    Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.

19. 78'

    Post update

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

20. 77'

    Post update

    Delay in match Jan Bednarek (Southampton) because of an injury.

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