Pedro and Mitoma on target as 10-man Brighton win at Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH, England :Brighton & Hove Albion beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday with goals from Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma, while the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Carlos Baleba was sent off in the second half.
Brighton moved up to fifth place in the table with 22 points from 12 matches, trailing third-placed Chelsea and Arsenal in fourth on goal-difference, while Bournemouth dropped to 13th with 15 points ahead of the remaining weekend fixtures.
Pedro continued his terrific form as the Brazilian put Brighton ahead in the fourth minute, pouncing on a rebound after fellow forward Georginio Rutter’s powerful low effort was saved by Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Pedro, 23, now has four goals in six Premier League appearances this season.
Bournemouth were the slightly better side after going behind but spurned a couple of opportunities, with forward Justin Kluivert firing his shot just wide after left back Milos Kerkez was slipped in by striker Antoine Semenyo down the left.
The home side also had an Evanilson strike ruled out for offside following a VAR check after the Brazilian striker had tapped in Kluivert’s square pass.
Their wastefulness was punished just moments after the interval when Japanese winger Mitoma doubled Brighton’s lead, slotting into the bottom corner after Pedro’s stunning through ball beat the home side’s defence.
Brighton lost Baleba in the 59th minute after the 20-year-old Cameroonian midfielder received a second yellow card for a challenge on Kerkez.
David Brooks reduced Bournemouth’s deficit in the 93rd minute when he unleashed a powerful shot into the top corner from a tight angle after fellow substitute Enes Unal laid the ball for him.
The Seagulls withstood some more late pressure, including a Semenyo volley which hit crossbar in the dying minutes of the game, to seal all three points.