Chalk up another win for Chris Hughton over Carlos Carvalhal, in one of football’s most pleasant rivalries. When the Swansea manager was in charge of Sheffield Wednesday, the two competed good-naturedly for Championship promotion, but in six games the Portuguese only won one.
Make that one from seven now, after Brighton’s comfortable 4-1 win, inspired by a Glenn Murray double and delivered via a team performance to nourish souls on the south coast. The result pulled Brighton further away from the relegation zone but dunked Carvalhal’s men back into it, a reminder that their recent run of fine form will not be enough for survival.
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