“This team is working very hard. The first half was tough, but in the second, we scored and got the three points.”
On his goal celebration: “I did it for [Jean-Philippe Mateta]. He is my guy. He is a good guy. But he is doing good.”
On Ipswich: “They are a good team. We knew before the game it was going to be tough.”
- Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke, speaking to Premier League Productions: “What a game football is. If you win it like this in the dying seconds with a penalty, it’s incredible. Well done to the boys for the big effort again.”
On Joao Pedro penalty: “I was full of confidence because I’ve never seen him miss. incredible. Well done to the boys for working so hard.”
On scoring first goal: “As you could see, it was an amazing feeling. I’m really happy and it was a great header. Hopefully, more to come now. You need your first and hopefully more come.
“I think they didn’t really have a lot of chances. We spoke with each other on the pitch and said we need to push.”
On rest of season: “Really excited. Now we need to show up and that’s what we’re doing at the moment.”
- Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, speaking to Premier League Productions: “Southampton had a good game plan.”
What did the manager say at half-time? “It was a bit of frustration. His head was going for us. We were sloppy and slow in the first half. I don’t think we played good today. If you want to win the Champions League or Premier League you have to win these games like that.”
Full-time
Brighton 2-1 Fulham
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City
