Ten-man Brighton survive anxious finish to edge out Bournemouth

Pedro struck after four minutes and Kaoru Mitoma repeated the trick at the start of the second half to put the Seagulls in control.

Joao Pedro celebrates scoring in Brighton’s 2-1 win at Bournemouth (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Bournemouth 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2

Brighton endured a nervy finale but Joao Pedro’s fourth goal of the season helped them to a fine 2-1 win at Bournemouth to continue Fabian Hurzeler’s flying start to life in the Premier League.