First-half goals from Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay helped Brighton pick up their first win in three months as they defeated Brentford 2-0 at the Amex Stadium.

The Seagulls took the lead just after the half-hour mark when Trossard lofted the ball over Alvaro Fernandez into the Brentford goal.

Brighton top scorer Maupay doubled the Seagulls' advantage on the stroke of the interval with a sensational finish from the edge of the box against his former side.

Brentford dominated the proceedings in the second-half and went close when Robert Sanchez made two terrific saves in quick succession to deny Shandon Baptiste's deflected shot and Ethan Pinnock's headed effort.

Brighton defender Marc Cucurella was then forced to clear a Pinnock header off the line as the Seagulls held on to pick up their first win in 12 league games.

Seagulls boss Graham Potter said: "I thought we were really good. It's nice to score two goals, nice to keep a clean sheet," stated the Brighton boss.

"Not as good in the second half but good enough to win and sometimes, talk all you want about performance, but sometimes the result is important. 

"Today felt like a result was important for us. It was a difficult game, but for us, delighted with the three points."

Bees chief Thomas Frank said: "In the first half we were very bad. We kept throwing the ball away, we were not sharp on touches, decision making and passes.

"We had the ball, kicked it away and 15 seconds later, it was in the back of the net. We need to do better defensively in those situations.

"Second half was better. We had more presence, better on the ball, chances that could have made the game more interesting, but in the end we didn't have the cutting edge.

"A lot of effort, a lot of will, but that lack of that cutting edge. In general, we did not do enough to have a chance to win."

Did you know?

Potter's side enjoyed their 12th Premier League win of 2021, only in 1982 have they won more top-flight league matches in a calendar year.

The Bees have only won two of their last 10 Premier League games.

Brighton scored two first half goals against Brentford after only netting twice in the first halves of their previous 11 league matches combined before this.

Frank's side have lost as many Premier League games this season (seven) as they did in their entire Championship campaign last term.

Maupay has scored 44% of Brighton's Premier League goals this season (7/16).

Trossard scored his fourth Premier League goal from outside the box, the joint-most of any Brighton player in the competition.