Doncaster Rovers 1 Brighton 3: We looked nervous, admits boss Dickov

Second-half strikes from substitutes Leroy Lita and David Lopez helped Brighton seal a 3-1 victory at Doncaster to end the Seagulls’ barren spell away from home.

Brighton had not scored in their last four away games but midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey put them on the path to victory with a spectacular goal in the eighth minute.

Perseverance paid off for Rovers when Chris Brown equalised in the 74th minute after they had dominated the second half, but Brighton found their shooting boots again in the closing stages.

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Lita restored the lead from close range in the 84th minute before Lopez put the issue beyond doubt with a stunning 25-yard free-kick in the dying seconds.

Rovers manager Paul Dickov said: “We looked a bit nervy and tentative in the first half - whether that was because we’ve just had a couple of defeats, or because of the circumstances and changes we’ve had to make before the game, I don’t know.

“But we had a few words at half-time and we were much better after the interval.

“After we had equalised it looked like we might go on and win the game but we conceded a really scrappy second goal after the ball had bounced about in the area following a corner.

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“The other two we couldn’t do much about because they were a couple of strikes out of this world.

“But we showed what we could do in the second half, that we are not a bad team and that we can compete.

“There were positives to come out of the game and we will just carry on and aim to finish as high as we can.”