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Danny Welbeck has now scored six goals in five Premier League matches At a glance Brighton move into top half with win Danny Welbeck scores for third successive league game Diego Gomez hits a second-half double Leeds fall to fourth defeat in five away fixtures PLAYER RATINGS Danny Welbeck scored for a third successive Premier League game as Brighton climbed into the top half of the table with a comfortable win over Leeds United. The 34-year-old netted the opener for the hosts in the 11th minute, volleying home from close range to finish off a brilliant team move that involved Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer. It was Welbeck's sixth goal of the season and fourth in three league games as he continued his fine recent form. Brighton took command after that with Diego Gomez adding two more in six second-half minutes on his return to the starting line-up to seal a dominant success for Fabian Hurzeler's side. It could have been more for the hosts as Welbeck and Minteh also went close. Leeds were restricted to few opportunities, but threatened to restore parity seconds before the interval when midfielder Sean Longstaff had an effort blocked inside the box by Jan Paul van Hecke. In the pouring rain at the Amex, the start of the second half was a much more open affair but Gomez's quickfire double - his first in the Premier League since May - killed off the game as a contest. The Paraguay midfielder first tapped in after more good work from Minteh on the right wing in the 64th minute, before driving home a cutback from ex-Leeds forward Georginio Rutter. It was a fourth win in 10 games for Brighton, who also kept their first clean sheet of the campaign. Leeds, who had not won at the Seagulls in the league since 2009, remain in 16th place, five points clear of the relegation zone. After two defeats in a week on the road - to Manchester United last Saturday and a Carabao Cup loss to a much-changed Arsenal on Wednesday - Brighton were hoping to regroup back at home. One persistent talking point from those two losses was their inability to convert the chances that came their way. Hurzeler's men attempted more shots than their opponents in those games - 15 to Manchester United's 13 and 17 to Arsenal's 13 - but were outscored by four goals. When Yasin Ayari escaped the attention of Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu and drilled straight at goalkeeper Lucas Perri nine minutes in, it provided a feeling of deja vu. But Welbeck struck two minutes later to allay those fears as Minteh delightfully lifted a ball over the Leeds backline for right-back Wieffer to square for the in-form frontman to apply a simple finish. Welbeck also scored twice in wins over both Chelsea and Newcastle and netted in the loss at Old Trafford too, giving England boss Thomas Tuchel food for thought before he announces his squad for the games against Serbia and Albania. There was further cause for optimism for Hurzeler as Gomez, a replacement for Maxim de Cuyper, clinched the victory with his second-half double to finally display the ruthlessness they had lacked recently. A second clean sheet in 22 league games was also welcome for Brighton, who extended their unbeaten home run to nine in the process. Leeds posted a crucial first win in four matches against struggling West Ham last week. While the result was a boost to their chances of survival this season, it came against a side with the worst defensive record in the league and the visit to the south coast presented a far more formidable challenge for Daniel Farke's men. And so it proved as they left Brighton on the back of a 10th successive loss in league meetings after a hapless defensive display. They also lacked creativity and attacking threat, with just two shots on target from a paltry five attempts. Farke's side have failed to score in five of their 10 games this term, with only Nottingham Forest - who have drawn blanks in six - worse off. Leeds have also lost five of their six away trips, leaving Farke with problems to solve if his side are to remain clear of the bottom three. Brighton will head to London next week to play Crystal Palace on Sunday, 9 November (14: 00 GMT) in their last fixture before the international break. Leeds will be at the City Ground on the same day to face third-bottom Nottingham Forest (14: 00 GMT). Have your say on Brighton’s performance What did you make of Leeds’ display? After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 1st November 2025 at 18: 52 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Brighton have never lost in six Premier League meetings with Leeds (W3 D3), both the most they’ve faced a side without losing and the most the Whites have faced a side without winning in the competition. Leeds are winless in their last nine away league games against Brighton (D3 L6), since a 3-0 victory in November 2009 in League One under Simon Grayson. Brighton have kept a clean sheet in their last seven home league games against Leeds, their longest run without conceding against an opponent in their history. Meanwhile, Leeds have never gone eight away league games without a goal against another side (also 7 against Liverpool between March 1980 and August 1993). Brighton’s Amex Stadium is the ground at which Leeds have played most often in their history in all competitions without winning (9 games). In their last seven goalless games there, 30 different Leeds players have attempted a shot without success, three of whom have appeared for the Whites this season – Jack Harrison (4 shots), Pascal Struijk (2) and Dan James (2). Leeds are looking to record consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since November 2022. They’ve followed up their last six Premier League wins with a draw and five defeats since they last won consecutive games. Brighton and Hove Albion have kept just one clean sheet in their last 21 Premier League matches and have only kept a clean sheet in 17% of their games under manager Fabian Hürzeler (8/47), the lowest ratio of any of the four managers to take charge of the Seagulls in the Premier League. Leeds had 26 more shots than their opponents in the Premier League during October (48 for, 22 faced), the third-best positive differential behind Arsenal and Man City (both 27). Despite this, the Whites conceded more goals (5) than they netted (3), with their opponents enjoying a 23% shot conversion rate, while Leeds converted just 6% of their attempts. Substitutes have scored 16 Premier League goals for Brighton and Hove Albion in 2025 – only Brighton themselves in 2023 (20) have ever seen more goals scored via subs in a calendar year (excl. own goals). Sean Longstaff has two assists in the Premier League this season for Leeds, only ever registering more in one campaign (4 in 2022-23 for Newcastle). Longstaff has created 2. 5 chances per 90 minutes in 2025-26 comfortably his best in a season in the Premier League. James Milner – who made his Premier League debut in November 2002 for Leeds – assisted Charalampos Kostoulas against Man Utd for Brighton. This was both the biggest gap in age between a player assisting a team-mate (21 years and 146 days) and the first time in Premier League history a player had assisted another having made their debut before the scorer was born (Kostoulas b. May 2007). Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rodon (Leeds United). Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United). Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Danny Welbeck. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Gómez. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Rodon. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu. Substitution, Leeds United. Jack Harrison replaces Noah Okafor. Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle. Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke is caught offside. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United). Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United). Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside. Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Leeds United 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh. Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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