Brighton put five past West Brom to go third

Brighton & Hove Albion moved up to third place in Premier League 2 Division 2 with a 5-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Seagulls' performance centre.

Viktor Gyokeres opened the scoring from 25 yards in the 28th minute and Uwe Hunemeier headed a second before the break.

Henrik Bjordal finished off a lengthy passing sequence for the third, Baggies goalkeeper Alex Palmer pushed the fourth into his own net and Max Sanders headed in the fifth.

Substitute Robbie McCourt headed a late consolation for West Brom, for whom Nacer Chadli returned from injury. 

Brighton are one win away from securing a play-off place. West Brom are bottom of the table.

See: Brighton report | West Brom report

Next fixtures

Brighton: 16 Apr v Stoke (H) PL2
West Brom: 15 Apr v Boro (A) PL2

Brighton's third goal