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Brighton and Southampton shared a point on Sunday before Claude Puel started his reign as Leicester boss with a 2-0 win over struggling Everton.
Steven Davis and Glenn Murray scored in the earlier game, then Jamie Vardy and Demarai Gray (officially) got the goals at the King Power Stadium.
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Brighton v Southampton - is it really a South Coast Derby?
Sunday’s early Premier League encounter had been billed by some as ‘the South Coast Derby’ in the build-up, despite there being 65 miles between St Mary’s and the Amex.
And the Saints fans who made the journey to Falmer were eager to point out that the fixture with The Seagulls does not replicate the ferocity of that with Portsmouth, currently in League One.
During the first half, they could be heard singing: ‘There’s only one South Coast Derby,’ presumably referring to their famous fixture against Portsmouth.
Yet it didn’t stop Saints scorer Davis taunting the home supporters as his celebrated breaking the deadlock after only seven minutes.
The Northern Ireland international cupped his hand over his ear after heading home his second Premier League goal of the season.
Brighton were perhaps a little lucky not to concede a free-kick in the build-up to Murray’s equaliser.
The ball clearly struck Anthony Knockaert’s elbow moments before he played it wide to Pascal Gross, whose cross was headed in by Murray.
With his assist for Murray, Brighton midfielder Gross took his fantasy football points tally to 47 for the season.
The 26-year-old has scored two goals and set up a further five in his first 10 Premier League games.
His impressive form has seen him earn more fantasy points than the likes of Dele Alli and Kevin De Bruyne in the MailOnline’s game. Valued at just £5.7million, he is the cheapest player to surpass the 40-point mark thus far.
Ahead of their last home game before Remembrance Sunday, Leicester City showed their respect for the members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
The King Power Stadium was used as a canvas as Leicester and Everton fans created a colourful tifo featuring lots of poppies.
Jonjoe Kenny appeared to score a truly ugly own goal when he hacked at a hopeful Gray cross-cum-shot and sliced the ball past Jordan Pickford to put Leicester 2-0 up in the first half against Everton.
But the Premier League showed mercy to the 20-year-old in only his eighth Everton appearance by officially awarding the goal to Gray.
Everton caretaker manager David Unsworth needs all the help he can get with his team now in a relegation battle.
Former Toffees boss Joe Royle, who was in charge at Goodison Park between 1994 and 1997, tried to give Unsworth some advice at half time.
But fourth official Mike Jones wasn’t having any of it and swiftly told Royle to evacuate the manager’s area.
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