Brighton beat relegation-threatened Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road to end a run of eight Premier League games without a victory.
Goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter after half-time were enough to seal victory for the Seagulls, boosting their hopes of European qualification.
Ipswich did threaten in the opening period as Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson forced Bart Verbruggen into saves.
But Mitoma smuggled in an effort just before the hour mark before Rutter’s clever flick made the points safe nine minutes from time, taking Brighton up to ninth in the table.
They are just four points behind sixth-placed Manchester City, while Ipswich drop back into the relegation zone on goals scored, behind Wolves.
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