Cardwell inflicts defeat on leaders Swansea

Premier League 2

Early goal enough to seal points for Brighton against table-topping Division 2 side

Harry Cardwell scored the only goal in the 16th minute as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Swansea City 2-0 to inflict a second successive defeat on Division 2 leaders.

Cardwell tapped the ball into an empty net, after good work by Jordan Davies, to wrap up the points at Crawley against a Swansea side who lost to second-placed Fulham last week.

The result left the Seagulls eighth in the table. Swansea are seven points clear at the top after Fulham beat Middlesbrough on Monday afternoon.

See: Premier League 2 tables 

Both teams are next in action in the Premier League Cup next Monday night, with Brighton entertaining Leicester City at Crawley and Swansea facing Southampton at Saints’ training ground.

See: Brighton report