Article: published on 22 February 2025
Seagulls soaring
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, in his first season in charge, will be targeting a renewed push for a place in Europe with his side sitting eighth on 40 points after their comfortable win at Southampton.They are unlikely to have such an easy ride as this in their remaining matches, and they could have been out of sight by half-time against last season's Championship play-off winners.Georginio Rutter's shot on the turn early on was blocked by Aaron Ramsdale's feet, and Kauro Mitoma should have scored when he stabbed a shot wide from inside the six-yard box.Joao Pedro, in for the injured Daniel Welbeck, combined well with Rutter to grab his sixth goal of the season while Rutter and then Mitoma ruthlessly capitalised on slack defending to stretch it to 3-0.Jack Hinshelwood sealed the deal at a corner, and Ramsdale kept the score down 4-0 to Brighton with two late saves.The Seagulls' next three games see them face Bournemouth, Newcastle and Fulham, all currently around them in the table, and good results in these may mean that a tilt at a second European campaign may not be beyond them.
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