Gross delighted as Brighton set record with victory over Leeds | OneFootball

Brighton set a new club record of nine consecutive top-flight matches without defeat as they condemned visitors Leeds to a first loss of the season.

Pascal Gross' winner - a powerful right-footed strike into the far corner from a Leandro Trossard pass - came after Brighton had spurned several golden opportunities to take the lead.

Adam Webster headed wide from an excellent position in the first half, and Solly March twice shot straight at Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier after cutting on to his left foot from the right flank.

An exquisite through ball from Gross sent March - whose last league goal came in November 2020 - racing clear in the early stages of the second half, but he was again denied by Meslier.

Leeds' best opportunity fell to second-half substitute Luis Sinisterra, who failed to hit the target after Brighton debutant Pervis Estupinan inadvertently sent his clearance towards the far post while attempting to dispossess Brenden Aaronson.

Victory lifts Brighton up to second in the Premier League after four games, while Leeds drop to fifth.

Gross later said: "We deserved to win. We played really well. Sometimes the last pass was missing, but I saw a good game and a good performance against a very good team.

"A goal is always big in the game. It comes down to small margins in the Premier League, so we'll take the result today.

"I thought we were playing well and in the second half we were confident we would win the game."

On Brighton's fine start, he added: "We're just taking it game by game. It's a good start, but we're just focusing on the next game."