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• Chelsea 1-1 Burnley

• Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds

• West Ham 1-1 Bournemouth

Matthew Howarth
BBC Sport journalist

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Only Burnley and Wolves had picked up fewer points than Brighton in their last 13 league games prior to this weekend, with the Seagulls' only league win in that period coming against the Clarets on 3 January.

However, for a team that has appeared increasingly goal-shy in recent weeks, Fabian Hurzeler's side did not appear to be lacking confidence in the final third against Brentford – far from it.

With the game still goalless, Jack Hinshelwood had a venomous shot unconvincingly parried wide by goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who then did well to deny Kaoru Mitoma in a one-v-one as Brighton dominated the early stages.

Ferdi Kadioglu almost broke the deadlock with a magnificent long-range strike but it was Diego Gomez who ended up opening the scoring from the rebound, showing great composure to steer the ball into the bottom corner.

The visitors' second goal – which came after Nathan Collins attempted to clear Hinshelwood's cross towards Danny Welbeck with an elaborate flick – may have been a gift, but the 2-0 half-time scoreline was an accurate reflection of the visitors' superiority.

Hurzeler's team had less of the ball after the restart but were rarely troubled by an uncharacteristically toothless Brentford, whose only effort on target after half-time came from Mikkel Damsgaard's attempted lob in the 87th minute.

On a memorable afternoon for Brighton, 40-year-old midfielder James Milner made his 654th Premier League outing in west London to break Gareth Barry's long-standing top-flight appearance record.

Milner's afternoon was ended by an apparent injury near the end of the game, but the former England international received a rapturous ovation from the away supporters as he made his way off the pitch.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Sky Sports: "It is a better feeling. I'm proud of the team, very happy for the supporters. They waited for the win so I am happy for them. In the second half we had to defend a lot but overall we deserved this win."

On what changed today: "We scored goals and were there in the right moments. The key detail was we scored and defended the key moments in the right way."

On if it was hard to stay positive: "They always had positivity, they always stick together. Just have to put these kind of energy on the pitch. I always know what we are capable of. It was not a big issue for me, I am a positive guy and try to give positivity to the group."

On why he started James Milner: "He was the leader, he communicated, he has a good understanding of the game, he knows his game, he is reliable. He waited long for this moment and we are happy for him. Not only experience but also quality. He was one of the best in training and I keep saying if you train well and keep pushing you will get the chance.

"He always puts the team first, always puts the club first. He is not only a role model on the pitch but beside the pitch. On the pitch he gives everything, I can never remember a day he didn't give 100% effort. He is a role model."

Brighton midfielder James Milner on reaching 564 Premier League appearances: "It's the drive and hunger, you want to be the best every day whether it's game or training. I'm surrounded by a lot of young lads, I want to contribute to their careers, push them and help them get to the highest level as quick as possible.

"That's what I'm here to do. I feel like I can still contribute minutes. I've been a bit frustrated this year, maybe not getting the minutes, but it's a fine balance because of course we have to develop players as well and we want to win.

"Hopefully I've proved the last few games that I can still contribute on the pitch. I'm delighted to be part of it and the dressing room, it's full of incredible characters and very good players, and a good up and coming manager."

How much longer will you continue playing?

"Who knows, things change quickly in football. When you get older things can change quickly. With the injury I had last season I couldn't lift my foot for six months. I'll keep pushing, let's see where that takes us."

Did you know?

• James Milner has faced 43 different sides in the Premier League remaining unbeaten against seven teams, with one of those being Brentford, ending on the winning side in all four of his appearances against the Bees.

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day before kick-off at Brentford about his decision to start top-flight appearances record-breaker James Milner: "James Milner showed a really good performance against [Aston] Villa when he came on the pitch. He has a lot of experience. He is a role model for everyone on the pitch. He can communicate with everyone on the pitch and I think it's very important for today."

On Milner breaking the record for most appearances in the league today: "I think it's difficult to sum him up with one word or a sentence. He's a role model on the pitch and beside the pitch.

"There's no surprise why he's there where he is at the moment because he has such a great discipline. He has such a great effort every day and he is never satisfied. He keeps going and it's a great opportunity for him.

"It's a great day for him to show us again why he is the record-holder regarding the Premier League games. Therefore, we are all looking forward to seeing him playing today."

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Brentford manager Keith Andrews makes two changes to the Bees side that started the 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal nine days ago.

Aaron Hickey and Jordan Henderson come into the side. Yehor Yarmoliuk drops to the bench, while Michael Kayode misses out altogether.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Hickey, Ajer, Van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Yanelt, Ouattara, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago

Subs: Valdimarson, Pinnock, Schade, Nelson, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo

James Milner makes his 654th Premier League appearance as Brighton make two alterations to the team that started the 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa in their last league game.

Milner is joined in the starting XI by Mats Wieffer, with Carlos Baleba and Joel Veltman named on the bench.

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Gross, Milner, Hinshelwood, Gomez, Welbeck, Mitoma

Subs: Steele, Rutter, Minteh, Baleba, Kastoulas, Boscagli, De Buyper, Veltman, Howell

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There are five games in the Premier League on Saturday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Aston Villa v Leeds - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Brentford v Brighton

• Chelsea v Burnley - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• West Ham v Bournemouth (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Manchester City v Newcastle (20:00)

Kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Gateshead have signed forward Josh Anifowose from National League South side Eastbourne Borough on a deal until the end of next season.

The 22-year-old joins for an undisclosed fee having scored twice in 35 appearances for Eastbourne this season.

"Josh is a very talented young player, and we are really pleased that he has come to join us," Heed boss Rob Elliot told the club website., external

"He works hard, wants to learn and will add quality and real attacking threat to the squad, and we are looking forward to working with him over the next 18 months."