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​Southampton must learn from Brighton lesson - Hughes

Southampton manager Mark Hughes believes that his side must learn from their 2-2 draw with Brighton.

The Saints started the game brightly, getting themselves a 2-0 lead at home through Pierre-Emile Holbjerg and Danny Ings.

However, Brighton got a goal back through Shane Duffy, before Glenn Murray put away an injury time penalty to level things up.

The home side have now dropped 26 points from winning positions since the start of last season.

"We've got to find a way to manage the game better than we are doing at the minute," he said after the game to Sky Sports.

"We've had a number of winning positions where we needed to manage the game to a conclusion and at the moment that's a little bit difficult for us.

"It's understandable up to a point. Our record at home isn't good and for long periods today, the performance was fine. We created some good opportunities and we should have been 2-0 or 3-0 to the good before they got back into the game.

"You've got to take your chances and see the game out to a conclusion. We weren't able to do that.

"It's a lesson - and a harsh lesson, if we are honest."

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