Aaron Mooy 8, Tariq Lamptey 8; Josip Drmic 4: Norwich City v Brighton player ratings

Canaries heading for the drop after latest Premier League defeat

NORWICH RATINGS: Tim Krul - 7: No repeat of his nightmare error at Arsenal. No chance with Brighton's goal and decent save from swerving Bissouma drive in second half. Getty

Max Aarons - 6: Right-back, like Lewis on the opposite flank, was keen to get forward but his final ball wasn't up to much. Getty

Ben Godfrey - 7: Good display despite being left exposed by his marauding full-backs at times. AP

Timm Klose - 7: Swiss played well alongside central-defensive partner Godfrey and they gave the Brighton forwards few opportunities. PA

Jamal Lewis - 5: Left-back played too high up the pitch in first half which Brighton - and Mooy in particular - were happy to exploit. Booked in tough opening 45 minutes. A couple of dangerous crosses in second period. PA

Kenny McLean - 5: Slack passing in first half presented Brighton with opportunities to counter-attack. AFP

Alexander Tettey - 5: Like centre-midfield partner McLean, careless in possession at times. AP

Emiliano Buendía - 6: Flashes of skill and good footwork from the Argentine but with little end product. AFP

Ondrej Duda - 5: Slovakian contributed very little before being taken off midway through the second half. EPA

Onel Hernandez - 6: Cuban tried to make things happen and certainly attacked the Brighton defence but lacked composure in front of goal. Four first-half chances - two were blocked and he put two well wide of the target. EPA

Josip Drmic - 4: Swiss striker offered very little. Had one second-half chance which he hit tamely straight at Ryan in the Brighton goal before being taken off. Reuters

SUBS: Todd Cantwell (on for Hernandez, 67') - 6: Would have been disappointed not to have started and looked resigned to his team's relegation at the end. AP

Teemu Pukki (on for Drmic, 67') - 5: Like Cantwell, Norwich's top scorer will feel he should have started the game. Did nothing when he came on, though. EPA

Adam Idah (on for Duda, 67') - 6: Very unlucky when deft header hit the post late on. Getty

Mario Vrancic (on for Tettey, 78') NA: No time to make an impact

BRIGHTON RATINGS: Mat Ryan - 7: Comfortable with what little Norwich threw at him. EPA

Tariq Lamptey - 8: Teenager looks a very good signing from Chelsea. Caused Norwich problems down the right from start to finish. Reuters

Lewis Dunk - 8: Captain's performance from the centre-half. Cool, composed and comfortably dealt with Norwich's weak attack. Getty

Adam Webster - 7: Solid and reliable show from the centre-back. PA

Dan Burn - 7: Played his part in an excellent Brighton defensive performance. Reuters

Davy Propper - 7: A good engine in the centre of midfield and worked well alongside Bissouma. Getty

Yves Bissouma - 7: Nearly grabbed first goal for club but his fierce, swerving strike was saved well by Krul. Getty

Aaron Mooy - 8: Australian midfielder relished the space given to him down the right in first half and supplied a perfect low cross for Trossard to score. AFP

Leandro Trossard - 7: Impressive when he came on as substitute in the defeat against Manchester United and continued that form today. Lovely first-time finish for opening goal. Could have had another soon after but first touch let him down. EPA

Aaron Connolly - 6: Worked hard up front without ever looking like scoring. Getty

Neal Maupay - 6: Chances at a premium for Brighton's top scorer. One swing and a miss when presented with good chance by Lamptey in first half. Reuters

SUBS: Bernardo - (sub Connolly 72) 6: Brazilian slotted in without any problems after coming on. Getty

Pascal Gross (sub Mooy 72) - 6: Comfortable without making any impact. EPA

Dale Stephens - (sub Bissouma 79) NA: No time to make impact

Alexis Mac Allister (sub Trossard 79) NA: No time to make an impact. AFP

Shane Duffy - (sub Lamptey 90) NA: Injury-time substitute. EPA

Daniel Farke's gamble to drop Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki to the bench backfired as Norwich suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Brighton.

It was another nail in the coffin of the Canaries' survival hopes, with Leandro Trossard's fourth goal of the Premier League campaign leaving the hosts seven points adrift of safety with five games to play.

Last season's Championship title-winners introduced Pukki and Cantwell with 23 minutes left, but they could not turn things around as Norwich suffered a fifth successive loss since football resumed.

Graham Potter watched Brighton complete the double over their opponents with an assured display to move on to 36 points – the same total they achieved in the 2018-19 campaign – with five games to go.

After the match, Norwich manager Daniel Farke admitted his side are now heading for relegation. "It is the story of our season," he said. "Started quite well but didn't find the cutting edge. Then one crucial mistake when we were too over excited with the pass.

"Brighton were able to punish us, we dominated the second half, had several chances but the cutting edge was missing. We deserved more.

"It is a disappointing day for us because we knew it was more or less the last chance."

His Brighton counterpart, Graham Potter, said: "Our response from the lockdown has been really good. Seven points from difficult fixtures, we are delighted with."

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