The Latest Breaking News from Romeo ( Lavia

1) Apology small comfort for Brighton There was no stadium VAR delay on Saturday to check whether Kaoru Mitoma had been fouled by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. Why did neither Stuart Attwell nor Stockley Park see it as a penalty? To be generous, perhaps Mitoma hit the ground a little easily but…

Brighton get deserved apology, Trent Alexander-Arnold looks a natural fit in midfield and Unai Emery continues to excel

West Ham clung on to the lead given them by Nayef Aguerd in the first half to record a crucial 1-0 win over Southampton

The Blues initially tried to sign Romeo Lavia last summer, but could be back in for the Southampton midfielder after having their first bid knocked back

Sékou Mara and Moussa Djenepo scored in the first half as Southampton sailed past a toothless Manchester City 2-0 in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals

A round-up of the latest Newcastle United headlines this evening as Eddie Howe's side prepare to take on Southampton

The Magpies will head to the south coast looking to make it four wins on the bounce

Chelsea are closing in on an agreement with Southampton for Joe Shields, while Norwich’s Stuart Webber is a candidate to be sporting director

Chelsea took a 23rd-minute lead through Raheem Sterling but Southampton recovered to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Roméo Lavia and Adam Armstrong

Ralph Hasenhüttl kept Saints afloat last season but the squad needed an overhaul and a relegation battle looks likely

Southampton are close to a deal to sign Joe Aribo from Rangers for £6m plus add-ons and have announced the purchase of Roméo Lavia from Manchester City