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We have no one else. Remember we went into this season with Shane Long as our 3rd striker / main substitute.

It’s the fear of the unknown I think which have us all defending Ralph at all times. Right now I can’t tell if these players are Championship quality and Ralph has got more than the sum of the parts. Alternatively, the theory is Ralph should definitely be doing better with what he has at his disposal. My verdict is that it is somewhere definitely in the middle. I look at a squad like Leeds who have just gone up and think ours is better/should be doing better.

Danny Murphy thinks Brighton’s change of system is what has got Albion into the lead We’ve been playing the same way for around 3 months now

If Gao upped the selling price by £50m when we were top of the table I sure as hell hope he’s knocked off a £100m for the terrible displays we are showing now. Over the last 20 games we are 18th in the form table. Over the last 15 we are dead bottom. It’s not good enough.

Sad to say Bertrand is not the 2014-2017 player no more. Our attacking play is just recycling it around the back and letting opposition get set to defend. Where is the quick zippy unpredictable passes we had at the start of the season?

Free kick to Saints but Che Adams should score in my opinion

Brighton 2-1 ffs

Brighton take off a defender for an attacker apparently. Let the tactical battle commence

Big save from Forster but wow our defence all over the place

Asked what Adams has to do to add consistency to his goalscoring, the Saints boss said: “Work on his finish, work on his final decision, make all the chances he has. “He has a lot in the past. Always, in every game he gets the opportunity to score. “There he must be, in some moments, more clinical. This is easy to say. A striker always likes to be clinical and makes a goal from every chance. “He had again long run when he didn't score but maybe we have the ketchup bottle phenomenon. So a long time – nothing - then everything comes. I take it yeah!”

CHE ADAMS 1-1

Commentator: “The irony is that Brighton have been one of the worst teams from scoring from set pieces this season”

Brighton 1-0 Dunk scores

When are the haters going to come out and say we’ve turned into Allardyce with all these long balls now 😂😂😂 I think it has potential to work- if we harry the defenders as they try to control it we can win the ball up in their half.

Flags up but thought Brighton were going to score there! Bednarek with solid blocks which is usually a strength of his

Mark Hughes will be one of the pundits on BBC Sport apparently- 11:45am coverage starts.

To think, we also have Ings, Walcott and Romeu out too!

Lallana starts for the Seagulls (with Welbeck too!)

I think it was obvious what the team selection was going to be this week^^^

Wasn't sure where to post this but it is something that shows a stark contrast to last season. It shows teams with the fewest (and most) attempts after winning the ball in our own half. I wonder why that is - does this show we no longer counter attack at lightning speed but prefer a safer option backwards when we win the ball back?

Forster KWP Bednarek Vestergaard Bertrand Armstrong JWP Diallo Minamino Adams Tella I think the team picks itself. I’d be disappointed if we didn’t win.

It’s really annoying reading comments everywhere such as YouTube, Twitter and my friends that all that is being discussed is that Foden penalty claim. My mate just said ‘how have you guys complained about VAR all season you got away with murder with that call let alone a robbery’ A shame that’s how the neutrals who don’t follow our game week in week out will see it

Ralph in his interview said he was happy with his performance and said he far enjoyed tonight than he would have done had he parked the bus for 90 minutes. Sometimes I wonder if his stubbornness/naivety is what will prevent him from taking us to a top 8 finish I’m not sure. Ideally, going forward I do think we need to hire a defensive coach. I’m not sure who but maybe even a John Terry or Steve Bould might help I think.

I noticed this too. When they showed all 5 goals again Vest’s defending was questionable to say the least- just focus on him and dunno if anyone else can see it It’s not his fault but you just think- he could do so much better?

I’m upset at losing of course but we have to think bigger picture. I’m expecting nothing less than a win against Brighton to be honest.