Brighton hand Swansea third successive league defeat

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Brighton players celebrate after the match as Swansea City's Tammy Abraham looks dejected REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

(Reuters) - SWANSEA CITY 0 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 1

Glenn Murray scored the only goal as Brighton and Hove Albion secured a 1-0 win to condemn struggling Swansea City to their third successive Premier League defeat on Saturday.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Brighton's Glenn Murray celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

The Swansea defence seemed to switch off in the 29th minute as Anthony Knockaert crossed from the right, and Murray bundled the ball home to give Brighton the lead with his fourth goal in his last three games.

After leaving the field to a chorus of boos at halftime, the home side continued to struggle in the second half, with their best chance a thumping Luciano Narsingh shot that cannoned off the crossbar in stoppage time.

The loss dropped Swansea into the relegation zone, with eight points from 11 games. In 18th place, they are only ahead of Everton and Crystal Palace. Brighton climb to eighth on 15 points.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Swansea City's Tammy Abraham in action with Brighton's Dale Stephens REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Brighton's Tomer Hemed in action with Swansea City's Lukasz Fabianski Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Brighton manager Chris Hughton applauds the fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Swansea City's Nathan Dyer in action with Brighton's Glenn Murray, Gaetan Bong and Jose Izquierdo REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - November 4, 2017 Swansea City manager Paul Clement REUTERS/Rebecca Naden