Southampton missed the chance to move within one point of Brighton & Hove Albion and the Division 2 play-off places, as they drew 1-1 with the Seagulls at Amex Stadium.
An equaliser from Armani Little extends Southampton's unbeaten streak to four Premier League 2 matches, the same as Brighton's run without defeat.
Steven Alzate opened the scoring just before half-time for a Brighton side featuring Tim Krul, Connor Goldson, Beram Kayal and Leonardo Ulloa.
Little's 73rd-minute header leaves Southampton three places and four points behind Brighton in the table.
See: Brighton report | Southampton report
Next fixtures
Brighton: 9 Mar v Middlesbrough (A) PL2
Southampton: 12 Mar v Norwich (H) PL2