Brighton v Leeds United player ratings: Pascal Gross 7, Danny Welbeck 8; Pascal Struijk 5, Patrick Bamford 6

Brighton take another giant step towards safety by beating Bielsa's side 2-0 on the south coast

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  BRIGHTON RATINGS: Robert Sanchez - 6: The Spanish goalkeeper spent majority of the game as spectator as Brighton easily coped with Leeds attacks. AFP

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  Lewis Dunk - 7: The experienced centre-back was consistently alert to the danger when cutting out passes and clearing crosses coming into the box. A captain’s display.. PA

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  Adam Webster - 7: A confident display saw the defender drive the ball out of defence well to transition the ball into midfield. The defender also showed a good range of passing, linking with Danny Welbeck who often ran into channels. PA

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  Ben White - 6: Distributed the ball well from the back and dealt with everything Leeds had at their disposal. A strong performance all-round from Brighton’s back three. PA

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  Joel Veltman - 6: Leeds rarely threatened down Brighton’s right-hand side as Veltman defended astutely alongside Ben White. Could have found the target but was forced to take a good chance on his weaker foot. Getty

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  Pascal Gross - 7: A well-taken penalty from the German midfielder put Brighton ahead. Defended well in midfield alongside Bissouma. EPA

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  Yves Bissouma - 6: A quieter game than usual for the Mali midfielder who kept things ticking over without his usual attacking impetus. Comfortable defensively. Reuters

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  Dan Burn - 7: Started the second-half in perfect fashion driving into the box and delivering a low ball across which Veltman could have done better with. Solid in the air as usual from the big defender. AP

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  Leandro Trossard - 7: The Belgian attacker looked bright in spells throughout the game but should have scored just before half-time but could only blast over from close range. Unlucky not to get an assist from a number of good balls into the Leeds penalty area. Getty

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  Neal Maupay - 6: Pressured the Leeds backline tirelessly and forced Marcelo Bielsa’s defenders to play the ball long. While chances were few and far between, the Frenchman should have done better when hitting the ball first time from a pass into the box in the second-half. EPA

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  Danny Welbeck - 8: The English forward made the most of contact to win a penalty and displayed good movement throughout, floating into pockets of space well to get in behind the Leeds defence. The 30-year-old’s efforts were rewarded as he sealed the game in the 80th minute, chopping past the defender and striking the ball well on his left foot. AP

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  SUBS: Alireza Jahanbakhsh - (On for Trossard 81') N/A. Jakub Moder (On for Welbeck, 90) N/A. Reuters

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  Alexis Mac Allister (Bissouma, 90') N/A. Reuters

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  Illan Meslier - 6: Went the right way for the penalty and very nearly got there but Gross struck it well to open the scoring. A good hand against Welbeck kept the game at 1-0 but he couldn’t do much about the striker’s second effort in the 80th minute.

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  Luke Ayling - 6: The defender got into some good crossing positions but his delivery into the box could have been better. AFP

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  Diego Llorente - 7: Dealt well with the threat of Welbeck and was quick to track runs in behind. Welbeck scored Brighton's second as soon as the Spanish defender was substituted. EPA

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  Pascal Struijk - 5 : The 21-year-old dealt well with the majority of defensive situations but made a mess of a clearance before getting turned too easily by Welbeck for the second goal.

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  Ezgjan Alioski - 5: Unlucky to give away a soft penalty but could have done more to get out of the way of Welbeck who was happy for the contact inside the box. Hooked at half-time. Reuters

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  Robin Koch - 7: A good display in defensive midfield saw the German make plenty of tackles in the midfield battle. Reuters

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  Stuart Dallas - 6: Linked well with Ayling down the right-hand side which saw Leeds get into some dangerous crossing positions. Connected well outside the box with a volley but couldn’t keep it on target. Quiet overall. AFP

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  Mateusz Klich - 5: The Polish midfielder failed to impose himself in midfield but Leeds couldn’t seem to crack the code against Brighton’s defence. Reuters

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  Tyler Roberts - 5: The 22-year-old’s passing was sloppy at times but Leeds aren’t the only team to struggle against Brighton this season. Reuters

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  Jack Harrison - 6: The winger’s end product could have been better with a number of crosses carrying a dangerous trajectory being overhit. AFP

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  Patrick Bamford - 6: Struggled for service while attempting to find way through Brighton’s back three. Leeds simply didn’t get the ball to the striker enough. Replaced just before the hour mark. AFP

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  SUBS: Ian Poveda - (On for Alioski, 46') 6: A confident display from the English winger saw him as he looked to attack the Leeds defence and showed some flashes of clever skill but Leeds coulodn't get going offensively. EPA

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  Rodrigo - (On for Bamford, 59') 6 - The former Valencia man offers more pace than Bamford but Leeds would have benefited more from changing to two upfront. Brighton’s defence have dealt well with lone strikers throughout this season and Rodrigo was unable to get into any dangerous positions. PA

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  Pablo Hernandez - (On for Diego Llorente, 80') N/A. AP

Brighton virtually guaranteed another season in the English Premier League by beating Leeds United 2-0 on Saturday.

Danny Welbeck won the penalty that was converted by Pascal Gross in the 14th minute, then provided the moment of the match by bringing down a high ball with a neat flick before firing home a low shot for the second goal in the 79th.

Brighton moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone with four games remaining and can start planning for a fourth straight year in the top flight.

Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard missed great chances to earn Brighton an even bigger win at Amex Stadium.

Brighton manager Graham Potter said: "A big victory and a big performance. One with a lot of quality and a lot of character.

"Danny Welbeck has that quality. He has scored some good goals for us. He has contributed to what we have done on the pitch. He is a Premier League player and he has fantastic attributes as a player and a person.

"It was one of our best performances. You have to match Leeds for their effort and honesty and I felt we did that really well."

Leeds struggled without two of its most influential players, holding midfielder Kalvin Phillips and winger Raphinha, who missed the match because of injury.

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa, said: "We didn't play well. The victory for the opponent was fair. We created very little danger and it was difficult for us to recover the ball."

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