Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter both scored as Brighton & Hove Albion ended a run of eight Premier League games without a win by beating Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road on Thursday.

Ipswich will aim to put space between themselves and the relegation places when Brighton arrive at Portman Road this evening.Kieran McKenna’s team have breathed new life into their survival battle

After six draws and two losses, Brighton fans got to celebrate their first Premier League win since November. The Seagulls had thrashed Norwich City 4-0 in the FA Cup third round at the weekend and this was another enjoyable trip to East Anglia for the Brighton faithful.

We are clubs with ambition, but you need to perform to be ambitious, so it's up to us to build on this result." In what was the first top-flight encounter between Brighton and Ipswich since January 1983,