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Brighton 3-1 West Brom

Brighton broke both their Premier League duck and goal drought in style by thumping West Brom 3-1 at the Amex Stadium.

Midfielder Pascal Gross scored twice and laid on the third for Tomer Hemed as the Seagulls stunned Tony Pulis' usually robust Baggies.

German star Gross cost Brighton just £3m from Ingoldstat, and the industrious 26-year-old offered a quick-fire return on that smart investment on the south coast.

Pascal Gross celebrates scoring his and Brighton's second goal
Image: Pascal Gross celebrates scoring his and Brighton's second goal

West Brom's midfield debutant, loanee Grzegorz Krychowiak, cost Paris St Germain £27m last summer. But here he was completely overshadowed by a man who fetched almost 10 times less.

Brighton had failed to find the net in the first three Premier League outings, albeit Chris Hughton's men had grabbed a goalless draw at Watford.

The hosts fully merited this maiden Premier League win and their first in the top flight since 1983, though - a victory that boss Hughton will hope to turn into a run of results.

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