Brighton won at Villa Park for the first time in their history, deservedly edging out Aston Villa in a dramatic and entertaining encounter.

Solly March's delightful curling finish settled it after Ezri Konsa's sliding equaliser cancelled out Danny Welbeck's solo run and chip.

All of that preceded a frantic period of stoppage time that saw Tariq Lamptey sent off for a second yellow card and a decision to award Villa a penalty for a foul by March overturned after referee Michael Oliver consulted the pitchside monitor.

Brighton boss Graham Potter said, “We haven't won for a while so of course the result was important for us. We had to suffer, you need a bit of luck in the Premier League and we survived a moment with the penalty decision at the end.

“We had so many moments where we played really, really well. As you would expect with the firepower that Aston Villa have you are going to have to suffer and defend and I thought we did that well, apart from their goal.

“But then we showed great character to come back and score a really good goal from open play. To get three points in the Premier League you have to do everything well and I thought we did that."

Welbeck's strike marked his first in Albion colours and continued an incredible run of form for the striker against Villa, against whom he has scored nine goals in nine games.

“Danny has had to run a long way and it's a fantastic finish. It's so composed because the defenders are tracking back and the goalkeeper is coming out. I am delighted for him, he's been a breath of fresh air since he arrived here. He seems to enjoy his football and that's important for us."