Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter both scored to end Brighton & Hove Albion's run of eight Premier League games without a win as their side beat Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road on Thursday. The victory lifts Brighton to ninth place on 31 points,

After six draws and two losses, Brighton fans got to celebrate their first Premier League win since November. The Seagulls had thrashed Norwich City 4-0 in the FA Cup third round at the weekend and this was another enjoyable trip to East Anglia for the Brighton faithful.

We are clubs with ambition, but you need to perform to be ambitious, so it's up to us to build on this result." In what was the first top-flight encounter between Brighton and Ipswich since January 1983,