Brighton & Hove Albion are looking for what would be just their second Premier League win in ten games when they host south coast rivals Southampton at the Amex today.
The Seagulls have a fairly large points gap separating them from the relegation zone but, with Burnley and Everton both also playing today, Graham Potter’s side could do with a few more to ensure their safety.
Speaking ahead of the match, the Brighton boss said: “You can say the form’s so different [home and away] and it’s hard for me to disagree with that, but like I said, a couple of penalties, a couple of nil-nils turned into wins, and all of a sudden you’ve got eight more points and you can see where that puts you in the table, and that gets you closer to the positions you’re talking about [European places].
“You have to remember as well, last year we had something like the third lowest budget in the Premier League [16th in terms of expenditure], probably haven’t changed so much this year [19th in terms of net-spend]. Sold £65 million worth of players, it’s not all negative you know!”
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Sunday morning:
1. Foxes could make £30m move for Sangare
Leicester City are lining up a £30m transfer bid for PSV midfielder Ibrahim Sangare (The Sun)
2. Villa boss monitoring Croatian defender
Aston Villa are stepping up their plans to sign a new centre-back after Steven Gerrard watched Duje Caleta-Car in midweek (Football Insider)
3. Red Devils could move for Eriksen
Incoming Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has shown an interest in making Christian Eriksen one of his first signings (The Star - Sunday)
4. Hammers join bidding for Belotti
West Ham have joined the bidding for Torino’s Italian international striker Andrea Belotti (Fichajes)