FULL TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich City
90' +3
Drmic almost powers beyond the Brighton backline, but Duffy recovers to slide in and poke the ball away from harm.
90' +1
Schelotto finds himself in plenty of space on the break and he drives into the Norwich area before attempting a curling shot to the far corner, but it drifts harmlessly wide.
88'
Well, that should secure the win for the hosts now! At 1-0 the game was open enough for Norwich to sneak an equaliser, but that's looking increasingly unlikely now.
86'
E. Schelotto enters the game and replaces A. Connolly.
Connolly is replaced by Schelotto with Brighton looking to preserve their two-goal lead.
84'
T. Cantwell enters the game and replaces T. Trybull.
D. Srbeny enters the game and replaces A. Tettey.
S. Duffy has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by L. Trossard.
Srbeny comes on for Tettey as Norwich throw another attacker on in place of a defender.
Cantwell comes on for Trybull as Norwich desperately search for a creative spark.
BRIGHTON SCORE AGAIN! 2-0! Trossard flights in a delivery from a free-kick and a lunging Duffy meets it first to poke the ball into the back of the net and beyond Krul!
Trossard's made a huge difference since coming on and he adds to his goal with an assist from a free-kick that should seal victory!
83'
Propper swings in a corner towards the near post where Maupay meets it with a hooked volley that floats comfortably out of play.
81'
Montoya is left free on the right again and he shapes in a dangerous cross that just drifts over Maupay's head and out for a throw-in.
79'
Stephens hauls down Buendia in a dangerous position just outside the box. From the set-piece, Buendia attempts to curl an effort over the wall, but he ends up applying far too much power and it sails well over the bar.
77'
This game's completely opened up since Brighton took the lead. Norwich have been liberated to push forward to claim anything from this match now and the hosts are looking equally threatening on the counter-attack.
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75'
J. Drmić enters the game and replaces M. Stiepermann.
Stiepermann's replaced by Drmic as Norwich continue to search for an equaliser.
68'
L. Trossard has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by Martín Montoya.
Montoya's found himself in plenty of space down the right flank often today and finally Brighton take advantage with a well-executed cross and finish!
BRIGHTON TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0! Montoya found himself at the byline once again and this time he fired in a cross towards the near post, where Trossard ghosted in to tap the ball past a stranded Krul at the near post!
65'
Trossard attempts to slide Montoya in behind down the right flank, but his ball is overhit and the away side recover with a goal kick. It seems as though Brighton have lost their way slightly after exerting a lot of pressure at the start of the period.
63'
M. Stiepermann gets yellow.
Stiepermann receives a yellow card for a frustrated push on Propper as Brighton tried to break.
61'
Stiepermann makes a rare foray forward for Norwich but he's surrounded by Brighton defenders and the away side surrender possession once more.
59'
L. Trossard enters the game and replaces P. Groß.
Gross is replaced by Trossard on the right flank as Brighton search for more creativity and attacking impetus to find an opener.
58'
Propper now takes a pass 25 yards from goal and - with few runs to pick out - he fires a vicious shot from distance that flies well over the bar.
57'
Gross receives a smart pass from Stephens before sliding a throughball towards Connolly, who cuts inside before blazing a swirling shot wide from 25 yards.
51'
Montoya scurries to the byline before cutting it back to the edge of the area, where Gross cushions a shot on goal that Godfrey does excellently to block.
47'
Ryan takes a short goal kick towards Stephens who takes a dangerously heavy touch that almost plays Pukki through on goal before Duffy steps across to clear the danger.
46'
Norwich get us underway for the second half.
45' +5
HALF TIME: Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Norwich City
45'
Propper dribbles unopposed towards the edge of the Norwich area before curling a tame effort on goal that Krul gathers easily.
43'
Gross makes progress down the right flank again before skimming in a low cross that flicks of Godfrey before Krul calmly stretches to claim the dangerous delivery.
39'
A long diagonal pass unleashes Maupay in behind the Norwich defence, and he squirms past Tettey and into the box before rifling an effort well wide from 18 yards.
38'
Buendia slaloms past a few challenges and into the Brighton penalty area, but Stephens tracks back to make a superb challenge.
36'
S. Duffy enters the game and replaces A. Webster.
Webster is replaced following a lengthy delay in play after a serious injury and Duffy replaces him.
30'
Maupay tackles Godfrey 25 yards from goal and for a moment it looks as though he might be clean through, but the defender recovers to force Maupay to turn and his pass to Connolly is eventually well intercepted.
28'
Brighton's best moments today have come from targeting Norwich's left flank. Lewis and Godfrey have looked uncomfortable when trying to fend off high passes into the channel and Gross and Maupay have created problems whenever they've let the ball bounce.
26'
Propper skips elegantly past Lewis before standing up a cross to the back post that Norwich eventually clear for a corner. From the resulting set-piece, the hosts work a short routine before Propper swings in another cross that carries out of play.
24'
Stiepermann advances menacingly towards the Brighton defence again, but this time Webster steps out of the backline to challenge the attacking-midfielder and nullify the chance.
16'
Pukki almost scampers in behind the Brighton backline again, but Webster comes across to poke the ball away from the lively attacker.
14'
That move seems to have given Norwich a little more belief. Their back four roll a sequence of crisp passes around in their own half, before Trybull attempts to squeeze a threaded pass towards Pukki, but it's a little too strong.
10'
Brighton have had the majority of the possession so far, and they look content to patiently probe with prolonged spells in the Norwich half. The away side, by contrast, are sitting deep and looking to spring into life on the counter-attack at every opportunity.
8'
The hosts work the ball into the penalty area, where they can't quite engineer a shot before Burn's attempted throughball is overhit and runs out of play.
5'
Norwich string together a fluent move on the counter-attack that culminates with Dunk bravely blocking Pukki's attempted half-volley from 18 yards.
4'
Hernandez makes a driving run through the heart of the Brighton midfield before getting crowded out on the edge of the box. The hosts break quickly and Connolly forces Krul into a comfortable save after a tame strike from distance.
2'
The hosts immediately push forward through Burn down the left flank, but his looping cross is comfortably nodded clear by Godfrey and Norwich enjoy a spell of possession.
1'
Brighton get the first period underway.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture between Brighton and Hove Albion and Norwich City. The hosts enter this one on a high after two wins in their last three and a dramatic 3-2 victory over Everton last time out, which pushed them up to 14th in the table. Norwich, on the other hand, have lost four of their last five and will be desperate to arrest their poor form today.
BRIGHTON (4-4-2): Mat Ryan; Martin Montoya, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn; Pascal Gross, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper, Steven Alzate; Neal Maupay, Aaron Connolly.
SUBS: Dennis Srbeny, Ibrahim Amadou, Josip Drmic, Sam Byram, Moritz Leitner, Ralf Fahrmann, Todd Cantwell.
NORWICH (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Max Aarons, Alexander Tettey, Ben Godfrey, Jamal Lewis; Kenny McLean, Tom Trybull; Emiliano Buendia, Marco Stiepermann, Onel Hernandez; Teemu Pukki.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Going forward, you'd expect Brighton to grow steadily more attacking the longer the game remains goalless, which could potentially open it up for a decisive Norwich counter-attack.
Brighton now make it three wins from four, as their promising run of form continues - they climb to eighth in the table. For Norwich though, it's another disappointing defeat and they remain trapped in the relegation zone.
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