Welbeck strikes early, and Gomez seals it late as Brighton beat Leeds 3-0.
Brighton climbed into the top half with a composed 3-0 win over Leeds United, a result built on Danny Welbeck’s 11th-minute opener and settled by Diego Gomez’s second-half brace. In a rain-lashed Amex, the hosts controlled key moments and finally paired their chance creation with a ruthless finish.
Welbeck finished a flowing move fashioned by Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer, and after a more open restart, Gomez struck twice in six minutes to remove any doubt. Leeds were restricted to scraps, their best sight of goal arriving just before the interval when Jan Paul van Hecke blocked a Sean Longstaff effort.
Craft and conviction in the opener