Anthony Knockaert sees red as Bournemouth help Brighton self-destruct

If Brighton don’t end up surviving a second season in the Premier League then Chris Hughton will know they have no one to blame but themselves.

Goals from Dan Gosling, Ryan Fraser, David Brooks, Callum Wilson and substitute Junior Stanislas handed the points to a Bournemouth side who had only won once since the 4-0 victory over Chelsea at the end of January on an afternoon when their opponents barely mustered a shot on target as Anthony Knockaert was sent off. Only the intervention of the referee in Cardiff’s last two matches has meant that a dangerous situation has not become more critical for Hughton as they lost a second successive match at home and now face a crucial meeting with Neil Warnock’s side here on Tuesday. On this evidence, they will be up against it.

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