FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 1-0 BOURNEMOUTH.
90' +3
Brighton are keeping the pressure on here as they look for a second to seal the points. Estupinan cuts inside from the left to pick out Gross, who tees up Buonanotte with his first touch, but the substitute fires it well wide.
90' +1
The board has gone up and there are going to be four added minutes here. Bournemouth look like the energy has been sapped out of them after conceding the goal, and they're not pushing upfield anymore.
89'
A. Webster enters the game and replaces S. March.
In the aftermath of their goal, Brighton are making their final change. It's a defensive one as Webster comes on to replace March.
87'
K. Mitoma has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by J. Sarmiento.
MITOMA SCORES! Brighton's patient play pays off as they knock it around down the left, opening up space. Sarmiento benefits from it, curling a brilliant cross in and Mitoma drifts onto the end of it, sending his header towards the near post. Neto gets a hand on it, but can't stop it from crossing the line. 1-0 Brighton!
Sarmiento has a lot of time on the left when it's threaded through to him, and after a quick glance up, he whips his cross to Mitoma.
84'
A. Smith gets yellow.
The yellow card is out again, this time for Smith, who was late to get across to Mitoma.
83'
After soaking up another spell of Bournemouth pressure, Brighton pass it neatly upfield. Mitoma looks for Caicedo ahead of him down the left, but overhits the pass straight out of play.
81'
M. Viña enters the game and replaces J. Anthony.
Final roll of the dice for Bournemouth now as Vina comes on to make his debut in place of Anthony.
79'
M. Caicedo gets yellow.
Brighton were arguing that Veltman was fouled by Semenyo in the build-up, but the defender went down extremely easily. Caicedo leads the protests and picks up a booking for dissent.
75'
J. Enciso enters the game and replaces D. Undav.
F. Buonanotte enters the game and replaces T. Lamptey.
Brighton are making another double change here. Undav is the first to go off, with Enciso replacing him.
And Lamptey is also taken off, with Buonanotte coming on for his debut.
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74'
Mepham stooped to clear the ball and took a knee to the side of the head from Sarmiento. He originally stayed down, but he'll be able to carry on without treatment.
72'
Mepham gives away a needless corner, but Gross' cross is cleared away. It's straight to March, who tries to recycle it by looking towards the far post, but Lerma heads this one out.
70'
Dunk was late getting across to Rothwell in his attempts to break up the counter. The referee played the advantage but has now gone back to book him for it.
69'
L. Dunk gets yellow.
68'
Bournemouth break quickly again, with Anthony leading the charge through the middle. He gets the ball caught under his feet on the edge of the box, but it bobbles through to Semenyo, who can't do anything with it on the turn.
66'
J. Rothwell enters the game and replaces P. Billing.
Second change for Bournemouth now and it's Billing that's making way for Rothwell.
65'
More good, patient build-up play from Brighton here as March tries to curl it into Estupinan. Ouattara cuts it out and runs straight into the Ecuadorian to win a free-kick, much to the hosts' frustration.
63'
Bournemouth do look dangerous when they break forward and Ouattara gets the better of Estupinan this time. He just overruns it though, and it rolls out of play before he can pick out a cross.
61'
R. Christie enters the game and replaces H. Traorè.
Bournemouth's first change sees Traore's debut brought to an end as Christie comes on in his place.
59'
Dunk slides it forward and Caicedo has a quick glance up before playing it forward for Sarmiento. He does well to keep his balance and brushes Lerma aside before hitting his low shot straight at Neto.
57'
M. Caicedo enters the game and replaces B. Gilmour.
J. Sarmiento enters the game and replaces D. Welbeck.
And Welbeck is also taken off, with Sarmiento replacing him.
That was Gilmour's final involvement of the game as he's the first to go off in a double change. Caicedo comes on to a very warm reception from the crowd.
53'
March plays a one-two with Gross inside the box, though the reverse pass forces him away from goal. He keeps it in, teeing up Lamptey for a cross, but Lerma gets in front of Mitoma.
49'
Mitoma manages to find a pocket of space down the left and he curls a lovely cross towards the far post with the outside of his boot. Undav is there for Brighton, but Neto is alert and slides out to scoop it up.
46'
Bournemouth get us back underway for the second half!
45' +4
HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 0-0 BOURNEMOUTH.
44'
Bournemouth are dropping deeper into their own half as Brighton continue their search for an opener. Welbeck switches it out to Mitoma, who sees a shot blocked and it bobbles through to March, whose effort is deflected high over the bar.
42'
There's a nervy moment at the back for Brighton as Dunk knocks it back to Sanchez. Semenyo is quickly bearing down on him, but he keeps his cool and casually picks out Veltman just in time.
39'
Estupinan's throughball is cut out, but Gilmour quickly wins it back before looking down the left for Mitoma. He can't find any space though and sees another cross blocked by Smith.
37'
Instead of trying to play out from the back again, Bournemouth go for the more direct route. It's lifted over the top to Anthony, who weaves past two Brighton defenders in the box before Veltman dispossesses him with a perfectly-timed tackle.
33'
Brighton win their first corner of the game and it's swung in by Gross. It's half-cleared as far as March on the edge of the box, and he lifts it back into the middle, but can't pick out Mitoma.
29'
Brighton are keeping possession well again and Veltman slides a good throughball to Welbeck in the box. He keeps it in play and it's great hold-up play even as he's being fouled by Senesi until Ouattara dispossesses him.
27'
Again, Lamptey is away from Zemura down the right, and Gross spots his run. He tries to lift it over the top to him, but Neto is alert and rushes off his line to collect it.
25'
There have been some very poor clearances so far from both keepers, with Sanchez slicing a clearance straight to Ouattara. He drives into the box and gets a shove from Estupinan. VAR has a quick look, but there's no penalty.
23'
It's better from Bournemouth here as Traore lifts a dangerous cross in from the right. Sanchez rushes off his line and completely misses the ball, but Mepham can't take advantage of it as it sails over him.
21'
Brighton are still keeping Bournemouth penned back in their own half here. After neatly knocking it around in midfield, Gross looks out to Lamptey again, but overhits it straight out of play.
19'
March checks back to lose Zemura before threading a good reverse pass into Lamptey. He slips just as he gets to it though and a relieved Senesi clears the danger.
15'
Bournemouth just can't keep the ball upfield at the moment. Neto goes long with a free-kick and Ouattara rises to help it on. Semenyo runs onto it, but a sloppily first touch gifts it to Dunk.
9'
J. Veltman gets yellow.
Neto smothered a throughball and set Bournemouth on the break. Veltman wrestles Semeyo down to stop him and picks up the first yellow card of the game.
6'
Lamptey is still causing Zemura some real problems down the right, but instead of crossing it this time, he pulls it back for March. He curls it into the middle, but Mepham clears.
4'
It's a good pass from Billing to pick out Semenyo's run down the left, but Veltman cuts him off just outside the box. Billing tries to recycle it, but his cross is blocked by March.
1'
Welbeck gets the game underway for Brighton!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Brighton and Hove Albion and Bournemouth at the Amex Stadium!
Brighton have the chance to leapfrog Fulham back into fifth spot today. They're unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions (W4 D1), including a brilliant comeback win to knock the holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup last weekend. The draw came in their previous league outing when they snatched a late point in a 2-2 draw with Leicester City. As for Bournemouth, they currently sit in the relegation zone and are one point from safety. They're still looking for their first win since the restart after the World Cup (D1 L6 in all competitions). Their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest last time out was their first point and Premier League goal since November.
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Tariq Lamptey, Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Billy Gilmour, Pascal Gross; Solly March, Deniz Undav, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck.
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION SUBS: Jason Steele, Odeluga Offiah, Andrew Moran, Julio Enciso, Moises Caicedo, Facundo Buonanotte, Adam Webster, Jeremy Sarmiento, Jan-Paul van Hecke.
BOURNEMOUTH STARTING XI (4-4-1-1): Neto; Adam Smith, Chris Mepham, Marcos Senesi, Jordan Zemura; Dango Ouattara, Jefferson Lerma, Philip Billing, Jaidon Anthony; Hamed Traore; Antoine Semenyo.
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Max Kinsey-Wellings, Euan Pollock, Matias Vina, Joe Rothwell, Mark Travers, Ryan Christie, Ben Greenwood, Kieffer Moore, Jack Stacey.
The teams are coming out onto the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
De Zerbi will be the slightly happier of the two managers at the break - his side dominated, but they need to be more clinical to get something to show for it. Bournemouth were frustrated, feeling that some big refereeing decisions went against that, but O'Neil needs to help them put that out of their minds as they aim for their first win.
That's all for today, goodbye!
That win lifts Brighton back up to sixth place, just two points behind Tottenham above them. Next up for them is a trip to rivals Palace. Bournemouth stay in the relegation zone, still one point from safety. They host high-flying Newcastle United next time out.
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