joe lynskey watched the match.spent much of their existence looking up at southampton. it wasn't long ago they were foul dizzy put—mac divisions below them. they went into this match level on points. nathan aki was leaping on the end of a cross within five minutes, his third goal of the season, putting the cherries in front. fraser forster got hold of josh king's ‘s effort, just. that may have been what stirred southampton into life. it took a moment of individual brilliance to pull them level, from their fallback. ryan bertrand's shot finding the corner. that set up a second—half to be defined by one player. jay rodriguez has waited a while for his run in the team. this was just his second premier league goal since 2014. he has had to battle through injuries, but they are worth it for moments like this. an extraordinary shot provoked an extraordinary reaction. southampton claimed the local bragging rights on a day that came to be all about jay tonight, sports personality of the year is happening at birmingham. let

joe lynskey rounds up the action. brighton's christmas cheer came giftwrapped from the north—east.rt of the summit. taking flight to the premier league is becoming a bit less surreal. they brought full confidence to qpr. when you are unbeaten in 17 league matches, things tend to come. this strike turned out to be unstoppable. while brighton have all the momentum, rangers are not having such luck. they conceded a penalty with this bunch. a gift that glenn murray would not pass up on. that sort of rash decision making has seen sort of rash decision making has seen qpr slide towards trouble. they will miss their captain for three games now. he was sent off for a professional foul. the defendant's absence left the door open to brand of brighton's scoring. he dedicated the goal to his late father. with eight points between them and third place, brighton have a clear path to promotion. derby county started the season sluggishly, but often momentum in the new year is what determines promotion. i do steve mclaren, that is what they have. but chasing an eighth win in nine matches against bi

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