Brighton eased fears of being dragged into a relegation battle as a well-deserved 2-0 win over Bournemouth lifted the Seagulls five points clear of the Premier League drop zone. Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Aaron Mooy scored their first goals for the club as Graham Potter’s men secured just a second win in nine league games to move 13th. Bournemouth meanwhile remain precariously placed just two points above the bottom three and could even end the day in the relegation zone if West Ham and Aston Villa win later on Saturday. However the Iranian was moved to tears when he opened the scoring with his first Premier League goal less than three minutes into his first league start of the season. Only a marginal offside call after a VAR review denied Dan Burn a second for Brighton early in the second half.

Source: Punch December 28, 2019 14:48 UTC