James Wilson came off the bench to head the second-half winner as Albion enjoyed a welcome home success today.
Bobby Zamora was also on target as they beat Huddersfield 2-1.
And Anthony Knockaert enjoyed a home debut to cherish with assists for both goals and a livewire, man-of-the-match performance.
Zamora finished off a stunning 30th-mionute counter-attack to give his side the lead.
But Harry Bunn headed Huddersfield level in first-half added time.
Jamie Murphy had cleared Joel Lynch’s glancing header off the line before Albion went ahead – from a Huddersfield corner.
Zamora made the initial clearance, Beram Kayal took the ball away and fed Knockaert, the Frenchman cut inside and curled the ball across for Zamora – and he expertly guided it first time back across Jed Steer.
Albion wasted a couple more very promising counter-attack positions and Knockaert curled just past the far post from wide out.
But Town, who played some attractive football, levelled in the second added minute as Tommy Smith chipped a cross in from the byline and Bunn arrived late and untracked to guide a downward header past David Stockdale (pictured below).
Knockaert almost restored the lead after the break when his 25-yard free-kick, curled over the wall, hit the outside of the post.
The Seagulls saw it through quite comfortably from then and go third in the table.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Dunk, Goldson, Ridgewell; Knockaert, Stephens (Crofts 46), Kayal, Murphy; Zamora (Wilson 58), Hemed (LuaLua 62).Subs not used: Maenpaa, Calderon, Manu, Towell.
Huddersfield: Steer; Smith, Hudson, Lynch, Davidson (Whitehead 83); Huws (Matmour 46), Cranie; Bunn, Paterson (Billing 87), Lolley; Wells. Subs not used: Murphy, Husband, Holmes, Bojaj.
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Bobby Zamora was also on target as they beat Huddersfield 2-1.
And Anthony Knockaert enjoyed a home debut to cherish with assists for both goals and a livewire, man-of-the-match performance.
Zamora finished off a stunning 30th-mionute counter-attack to give his side the lead.
But Harry Bunn headed Huddersfield level in first-half added time.
Jamie Murphy had cleared Joel Lynch’s glancing header off the line before Albion went ahead – from a Huddersfield corner.
Zamora made the initial clearance, Beram Kayal took the ball away and fed Knockaert, the Frenchman cut inside and curled the ball across for Zamora – and he expertly guided it first time back across Jed Steer.
Albion wasted a couple more very promising counter-attack positions and Knockaert curled just past the far post from wide out.
But Town, who played some attractive football, levelled in the second added minute as Tommy Smith chipped a cross in from the byline and Bunn arrived late and untracked to guide a downward header past David Stockdale (pictured below).
Knockaert almost restored the lead after the break when his 25-yard free-kick, curled over the wall, hit the outside of the post.
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The Seagulls saw it through quite comfortably from then and go third in the table.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Dunk, Goldson, Ridgewell; Knockaert, Stephens (Crofts 46), Kayal, Murphy; Zamora (Wilson 58), Hemed (LuaLua 62).Subs not used: Maenpaa, Calderon, Manu, Towell.
Huddersfield: Steer; Smith, Hudson, Lynch, Davidson (Whitehead 83); Huws (Matmour 46), Cranie; Bunn, Paterson (Billing 87), Lolley; Wells. Subs not used: Murphy, Husband, Holmes, Bojaj.
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