Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton: Seagulls hold off fightback to reach fourth round

By Peter Smith

Image: Yves Bissouma (centre) fired in Brighton's second

Yves Bissouma scored his first goal for Brighton in stunning fashion to help his side to a comfortable FA Cup third round win at Bournemouth.

After the hosts spurned a number of good chances, Anthony Knockaert (31) put Brighton ahead in the tie, converting Jurgen Locadia's cut-back, and Bissouma (34) then quickly doubled the visitors' advantage with a thunderous strike in off the post.

Bournemouth, who had been badly below par after that initial setback, looked to have found a way back when Marc Pugh (55) found the corner with a fine strike from the edge of the box.

Image: Anthony Knockaert got Brighton off to a good start

However, any hopes of a comeback were ended when Florin Andone converted a close-range header to restore Brighton's two-goal lead.

Brighton debutant 'keeper Jason Steele made a couple of smart saves in the closing stages, doing well to prevent David Brooks from finding the net with a volley, but the Seagulls were ultimately deserved winners over a below-par Bournemouth.

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Image: Shane Duffy and Florin Andone celebrate Brighton's third

The victory was Brighton's first FA Cup win away from home against a top-flight side since 1986 and they will now look forward to Monday night's fourth-round draw.

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