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A superb Evan Ferguson goal set Brighton up to beat Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium and boost their hopes of Champions League football.
Ferguson turned home a low cross with his left heel as Brighton moved four points off fourth-placed Tottenham with two games in hand.
Julio Enciso slotted home in second-half stoppage time after Pascal Gross’ fine pass to seal the three points.
Bournemouth meanwhile fall back into the bottom three.
The Cherries are one of four sides on 27 points in the Premier League, but sit 18th below West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Everton on goal difference.
Brighton travel to Spurs on Saturday, knowing another victory on the road could be huge in their pursuit of Champions League football.
Roberto de Zerbi’s side have lost just one of their past 11 Premier League matches and are unbeaten away from home since October.
However they received a blow to their European hopes when midfielder Moises Caicedo was forced off injured in the second half after landing awkwardly on his ankle.
More follows.
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 13Neto
- 15A Smith
- 3Stephens
- 25SenesiSubstituted forZabarnyiat 85′minutes
- 5Kelly
- 10ChristieSubstituted forTavernierat 58′minutes
- 29BillingSubstituted forSemenyoat 85′minutes
- 8Lerma
- 11OuattaraSubstituted forL Cookat 85′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 22TraorèSubstituted forBrooksat 72′minutes
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 4L Cook
- 7Brooks
- 14Rothwell
- 16Tavernier
- 18Viña
- 24Semenyo
- 27Zabarnyi
- 32Anthony
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23SteeleBooked at 60mins
- 34Veltman
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 30Estupiñán
- 13Groß
- 25CaicedoSubstituted forAyariat 80′minutes
- 7March
- 10Mac AllisterSubstituted forEncisoat 73′minutes
- 22MitomaSubstituted forUndavat 90+3′minutes
- 28FergusonSubstituted forWelbeckat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sánchez
- 6Colwill
- 18Welbeck
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 26Ayari
- 27Gilmour
- 29van Hecke
- 40Buonanotte
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Attendance:
- 10,266
Live Text
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Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
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Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Adam Webster.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
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Goal! Bournemouth 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
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Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jack Stephens (Bournemouth).
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Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
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Hand ball by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
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Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution, Bournemouth. Illia Zabarnyi replaces Marcos Senesi because of an injury.
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Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Dango Ouattara.
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Substitution, Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo replaces Philip Billing.
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Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
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Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Solly March.
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Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
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AFC Bournemouth
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Squad number13Player nameNeto
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
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Squad number3Player nameStephens
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Squad number25Player nameSenesi
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Squad number5Player nameKelly
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Squad number10Player nameChristie
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Squad number29Player nameBilling
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
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Squad number11Player nameOuattara
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Squad number22Player nameTraorè
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
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Squad number4Player nameL Cook
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Squad number7Player nameBrooks
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Squad number16Player nameTavernier
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Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
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Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number23Player nameSteele
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
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Squad number4Player nameWebster
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
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Squad number7Player nameMarch
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Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
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Squad number22Player nameMitoma
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Squad number28Player nameFerguson
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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Squad number20Player nameEnciso
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Squad number21Player nameUndav
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Squad number26Player nameAyari
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