Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face AFC Bournemouth today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
There's the full-time whistle, as an under-the-cosh Brighton see off Bournemouth in a chance-laden second half to secure a 2-1 victory at the Amex!! 1-0 up from the first half, Brighton produced 2.33 xG as Van Hecke and Rutter both went close early in the second period, but Bournemouth got themselves level on the counter-attack thanks to an absolutely sublime long-range finish from Kluivert. From there, the Cherries laid siege to the hosts' net, producing 1.48 xG and seeing Ouattara, Hill, Tavernier, Sinisterra and Kluivert again all go close to finding that elusive second goal. Brighton, however, were able to do just that, as Welbeck rolled a clinical shot in off the far post to give the Seagulls the last laugh and a third Premier League victory in a row. As a result, Fabian Hurzeler's side draw level on points with Bournemouth and move up to eighth in the table, while Andoni Iraola's Cherries miss the chance to stake a top-four place and suffer back-to-back defeats for only the third time this season. That was some game on the south coast, and we'll see you soon for the next one.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
Kepa comes forward from the back for one last Bournemouth corner and gets first contact on the delivery, but Verbruggen collects it for Brighton before Huijsen fouls him to bring the chance to a halt.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
Yellow Card Mats Henrik Berne Wieffer
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
OVER!!! Kluivert lines up another long-range shot from some 30 yards and gets plenty behind it, sending a looping strike up and down once again, but this one just clears the crossbar!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
SAVED!!! Kluivert glides past two Seagulls defenders on a weaving run into the box before feeding Sinisterra, but his cutback from the byline is parried away by Verbruggen and cleared before Evanilson can pounce!!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
We're into the first of five added minutes at the Amex – will that be enough for Bournemouth to find a late leveller, or maybe even a winner here?
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
Welbeck's goal remains the difference with the 90-minute mark fast approaching, and that strike – his 30th in the Premier League for Brighton – makes him their joint-top scorer in the competition alongside Pascal Gross.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth
Substitution Georginio Lucius Rutter Solomon Benjamin March
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