Ivan Toney underlined his England credentials with two goals as Brentford returned to winning ways against Brighton in the Premier League.
While Brighton have enjoyed several excellent results on their travels this season, they struggled for fluidity and incisiveness against high-energy opponents led superbly by Toney on his 100th appearance for the Bees.
The hosts had already seen Bryan Mbeumo's improvised volley cannon off the visitors' crossbar by the time Toney opened the scoring with a wonderful backheeled flick from Frank Onyeka's pass from the right.
With Brighton searching for an equaliser after the break, Toney then doubled their advantage, going down under Joel Veltman's crude challenge from behind and getting up to convert his eighth successive top-flight penalty.
The result sees Thomas Frank's side move up to eighth in the table, a place and a point behind the Seagulls, who are yet to win under new manager Roberto de Zerbi.
Frank later said: "Close to [a perfect response to their last loss]. We've been doing a lot of things right in the last three games but have been a little our of sync. We said we needed to do the basics right and win 50-50s and run like animals with heart throughout and win the set-piece battle and we did all three.
"Big determination and mentality from the players.
"I think if we have a good team we need a lot of good players. Sometimes the number one and nine need to step out and show quality. David and Ivan did that today. I'm happy for David as he was involved in a mistake last weekend. He showed what a quality keeper he is."
On Toney, he also stated: "It [his first goal] shows what he is capable of. He needs fantastic anticipation of the situation and technique.
"I'm glad I said very early he is the best penalty taker in the world. I'm very happy for it. He's backing me up. The record looks past that I see coolness, technique and strategy.
"Yes he is. Gareth (Southgate) sees the big picture. It's up to him to choose but he has something special not many have."
