Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter found the back of the net, bringing an end to Brighton & Hove Albion's winless streak of eight Premier League games. Their team achieved a 2 - 0 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Thursday.

The victory lifts Brighton to ninth place on 31 points, while Ipswich slip to 17th on 16 and back into the relegation zone behind Wolverhampton Wanderers on goals scored.

The hosts started well despite Brighton enjoying plenty of possession and Nathan Broadhead created the first decent chance of the game for Ipswich with a shot from outside the box but Bart Verbruggen got down to steer the ball behind for a corner.

Five minutes later striker Liam Delap had a go from a similar position but again the Brighton goalkeeper was equal to the task and the Dutchman had to be on his toes again when midfielder Omari Hutchinson let fly just before the break.

Ipswich fullback Wes Burns flashed a shot just wide after a well-worked long throw in the 57th minute but the home side's failure to take their chances finally cost them dear two minutes later when Mitoma struck.

A sliced clearance fell to Swedish midfielder Yasin Ayari and he cleverly fed Matt O'Riley, who teed up the Japanese winger for a first-time finish.

With Ipswich reeling, keeper Christian Walton got a measure of revenge on Brighton's Joao Pedro, who got a yellow card for clattering into him early in the second half, by making a superb save to prevent his 67th-minute shot flying into the top corner.

Nevertheless, Brighton was determined not to be thwarted. Substitute Georginio Rutter scored from close range in the 82nd minute, securing all three points and putting an end to the team's lengthy winless streak.