Brighton and Southampton do not rest in the middle of the week – they play the remaining games of the 7th and 8th rounds of the Premier League. The Seagulls will face Crystal Palace, while the Saints will host Brentford.Brighton still have a great chance to think about appearing in the European competition, and theoretically the Champions League doesn’t seem completely unrealistic either. The Seagulls did not do very well in the last match, as they drew 2-2 with the penultimate Leeds, which they certainly experienced as a defeat.Before that, the Seagulls outclassed West Ham with 4-0. Five points separate them from the fifth place, which ensures placement in the Europa League, while the fourth position is nine steps away, but Brighton have three games less than Tottenham.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Success is close ahead, but Roberto De Zerbi’s men also have to look over their shoulders, because tenth-placed Chelsea is only two points behind. Generally speaking, the middle of the table is pretty crowded.Crystal Palace’s last win in the league was on the last day of December and since then they have drawn five times and lost on five occasions. And despite being in 12th place, the advantage over the relegation zone is only three points. The Eagles badly need their first victory of this calendar year.Bear in mind that out of the last seven matches between Brighton and Palace, five ended in a 1-1 draw.Brighton haven’t beaten Crystal Palace in their last seven attempts, with five 1-1 draws and two narrow defeats.In those seven games, #BHAFC recorded:- 66.3% average possession- 127 shots, 41 on target- only 6 goals scored (somehow)An Albion win is well overdue. #BHACRY pic.twitter.com/jEh7YgOH3Y— Charlie Haffenden (@JournoHaff) March 14, 2023 Southampton host Brentford in the 7th round of the Premier League. The Saints are still trailing at the bottom of the table, while the season looks quiet for the Bees and they would certainly be happy with the current ninth place.Southampton played a valuable 0-0 against Manchester United in the last league match, which was helped by Casemiro’s red card. Before that, the Saints even won three points when they beat Leicester 1-0 after Carlos Alcaraz’s accurate strike.On the plus side, they have kept three clean sheets in four league games under Ruben Selles, and have only managed to do so once in 28 times so far. In addition, Southampton are unbeaten in two consecutive meetings for the first time since October, and will now be looking to record just their third home win of the season.United say their Brazilian is not guilty – and accept the severe punishmentBrentford were last challenged by Everton, they lost 1-0 at Goodison Park, and showed that they can easily lose against a team fighting for survival. Before that, however, the Bees defeated Fulham 3-2. The loss against Everton ended a 12 games unbeaten run.The last meeting between them occurred recently – the Bees hosted Southampton in early February and won comfortably 3-0.PREMIER LEAGUE – Rescheduled matchesWednesdayRound 822:30: (1.45) Brighton (4.50) Crystal Palace (8.50)Round 722:30: (3.00) Southampton (3.15) Brentford (2.50)***odds are subject to change***
