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Charlie Austin joined Southampton from QPR in 2016

Charlie Austin scored a late winner as Southampton beat Brighton in the Carabao Cup second round.

Austin met Nathan Redmond's cross to head home in the 88th minute and give 2017 runners-up Saints their first win of the season.

Southampton keeper Angus Gunn, a £12.5m summer signing making his first start, twice denied striker Viktor Gyokeres.

Substitute Austin had a shot blocked on the line by Bernardo before scoring the winner minutes later.

Southampton, runners-up in 2017, almost went ahead in the eight minute when Mohamed Elyounoussi was denied at close range by Brighton keeper keeper David Button before Maya Yoshida's follow-up was cleared off the line.

Southampton made 10 changes to the team that lost 2-1 to Leicester on Saturday.

There were also 10 changes for Brighton, with record signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh making his full debut.

Brighton, beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, also named under-23 players Ben Barclay, Will Collar and Gyokeres in their starting line-up.