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Danny Welbeck spurned good opportunities put Brighton in front before half-time, but Kaoru Mitoma struck late to earn the Seagulls victoryKaoru Mitoma scored a late winner for the second game running as Brighton edged past Bournemouth at Amex Stadium.
Mitoma, whose stoppage-time goal earned victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend, steered a header past Cherries goalkeeper Neto with three minutes remaining to spark joyous scenes among the home supporters.
Deniz Undav should have put the home side ahead in the first half, shooting against the post from close range after being denied twice in quick succession by blocks from Chris Mepham and Neto.
Jefferson Lerma shot wide from Jaidon Anthony's cross as Bournemouth began to grow into the contest, but the hosts continued to carve out the better openings and twice went close through Danny Welbeck before half-time.
Billy Gilmour fired into the side-netting and Cherries debutant Antoine Semenyo had a shot blocked by the retreating Pervis Estupinan in a delicately poised second half, before Mitoma's late header broke the visitors' hearts.
Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi left Moises Caicedo out of his starting line-up after the Ecuadorian midfielder's attempts to force a move away from the club during the January transfer window.
The Seagulls climb to sixth, while Bournemouth are 19th after Everton's victory over Arsenal in Saturday's early game.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number27Player nameGilmour
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number21Player nameUndav
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number19Player nameSarmiento
Squad number20Player nameEnciso
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number40Player nameBuonanotte
AFC Bournemouth
Squad number13Player nameNeto
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number6Player nameMepham
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number33Player nameZemura
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Squad number22Player nameTraorè
Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number14Player nameRothwell
Squad number18Player nameViña
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Sánchez
- 34VeltmanBooked at 9mins
- 5DunkBooked at 70mins
- 30Estupiñán
- 2LampteySubstituted forBuonanotteat 75'minutes
- 13Groß
- 27GilmourSubstituted forCaicedoat 57'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 22Mitoma
- 7MarchSubstituted forWebsterat 89'minutes
- 21UndavSubstituted forEncisoat 75'minutes
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forSarmientoat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Webster
- 19Sarmiento
- 20Enciso
- 23Steele
- 25Caicedo
- 29van Hecke
- 40Buonanotte
- 42Offiah
- 49Moran
Bournemouth
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 13Neto
- 15A SmithBooked at 84mins
- 6Mepham
- 25Senesi
- 33Zemura
- 11Ouattara
- 8Lerma
- 29BillingSubstituted forRothwellat 66'minutes
- 32AnthonySubstituted forViñaat 81'minutes
- 22TraorèSubstituted forChristieat 61'minutes
- 24Semenyo
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 10Christie
- 14Rothwell
- 17Stacey
- 18Viña
- 21Moore
- 41Pollock
- 43Greenwood
- 53Kinsey-Wellings
Referee:Craig Pawson
Attendance:31,600
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Bournemouth 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Bournemouth 0.
Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Solly March.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Bournemouth 0. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Neto.
Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Solly March.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Matías Viña replaces Jaidon Anthony.
Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Joe Rothwell (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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