"Replacing the injured Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper's cross produced Brighton's earliest-ever Premier League goal as Jack Hinshelwood headed in after 35 seconds against relegated Wolves. Lewis Dunk doubled the scoreline after five minutes on the captain's first start since March 21, heading in De Cuyper's corner. Yerson Mosquera headed against the crossbar for the bottom side during the second half but Yankuba Minteh's scintillating run and emphatic finish with four minutes remaining embellished Brighton's third successive home win."
"Dunk praised former England international James Milner's "massive influence" on Albion's stretch of seven wins and a draw in 10 games since a poor run of form between December and February. "When you're on a run like that, it gets hard to change it," added the centre-back, via Brighton's website. "He was fundamental. The whole group stuck together; we were looking at relegation and now we're talking about Europe again, so it's a mental season.""
""It's all to play for and let's see who comes out on top. We know what we need to do and""
Liverpool and Chelsea drew at Anfield in the opening Premier League match, while Sunderland drew at home to Manchester United. Brighton & Hove Albion and Bournemouth both strengthened their Europe qualification ambitions, with Brighton scoring twice within the first six minutes against relegated Wolves. Maxim De Cuyper’s cross led to Jack Hinshelwood’s Brighton’s earliest-ever Premier League goal after 35 seconds. Lewis Dunk doubled the lead five minutes later from De Cuyper’s corner. Yerson Mosquera hit the crossbar, and Yankuba Minteh added a third with four minutes remaining to secure a third straight home win. Lewis Dunk credited James Milner’s influence and described the squad’s turnaround from relegation danger to Europe talk.
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