"Brighton snapped a six-match winless run with a comfortable home victory over second-bottom Burnley. Georginio Rutter gave Brighton a first-half lead before Yasin Ayari doubled the advantage early in the second period. Loum Tchaouna came close to halving the deficit, but Scott Parker's struggling side remain six points adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th after their wait for a league victory stretched to 11 games."
"Charalampos Kostoulas, who made his first Premier League start as part of four changes from Tuesday's 2-2 draw at West Ham, was denied a 10th-minute opener by a marginal offside. Brighton continued to be the dominant side and edged ahead in the 29th minute with their first attempt on target. After Ayari's effort from the edge of the penalty area deflected off Kostoulas, the ball broke kindly for Rutter to slam home his second goal of the season into the bottom-left corner from a tight angle."
"Burnley, who made three changes from a 3-1 midweek loss to Newcastle, had failed to win any of their previous 39 matches when conceding first in the Premier League, but did threaten to snatch an equaliser in first-half added time when Lucas Pires's low shot was repelled by the left leg of goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. Brighton doubled their advantage within two minutes of the restart."
Brighton ended a six-match winless run by defeating second-bottom Burnley 2-0 at home. Georginio Rutter opened the scoring in the 29th minute after Yasin Ayari's attempt deflected off Charalampos Kostoulas and set up Rutter's finish. Ayari then doubled the lead early in the second half after Lesley Ugochukwu lost possession, allowing Ayari to sidestep Bashir Humphreys and drill into the bottom-left corner. Burnley threatened in first-half added time when Lucas Pires's low shot was saved by Bart Verbruggen. Burnley remain 17th and Brighton sit 14th.
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