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‘Surprise’ Seb is the master

By William Aston

POC ‘N’ ROLL: Sebastien Pocognoli curls in a superb free-kick for Brighton’s second goal
PICTURES: Action Images

BRIGHTON winning on Friday night shouldn’t have come as a shock as they set their sights on the Premier League. However, manager Chris Hughton admits their match-winner did come out of the blue.
After a goalless first half, Glenn Murray broke the deadlock just before the hour mark as he sprung the offside trap and beat Alex Smithies one-on-one.
And six minutes later Brighton were two up as Sebastien Pocognoli superbly fired home a free-...

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