Brighton 支援する on 最高の，を越す after Newcastle slip up
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Brighton and Hove Albion 緩和するd 支援する to the 最高の，を越す of the 選手権 on Saturday after their 3-0 victory over Reading took them 支援する ahead in their season-long, see-saw 戦う／戦い with Newcastle 部隊d at the 首脳会議 of England's second-tier league.
After Newcastle had been held to a surprise 2-2 draw at home by Bristol City, Brighton cashed in on the slip-up with goals from Sam Baldock, Jamie Murphy and Anthony Knockaert to earn a 決定的な 勝利，勝つ over fellow 昇進／宣伝 chasers Reading.
Newcastle had appeared to be on course for a shock 敗北・負かす at their St James' Park 要塞 when struggling Bristol City went two up in just 21 minutes, 37-year-old Aaron Wilbraham 長，率いるing home and then David Cotterill cashing in on sloppy defending.
Yet Korey Smith's own goal just before the hour and Ciaran Clark's の近くに-範囲 header, his third goal of the season, with eight minutes left, enabled the Magpies to stretch their unbeaten league run to seven matches.
It 延長するd their lead to two points before Chris Hughton's Brighton won the late game to move up to 71 points - one （疑いを）晴らす of Rafa Benitez's men - and 始める，決める up perfectly Tuesday's 熱望して-を待つd 衝突／不一致 between the 最高の，を越す two at the Seagulls' Amex Stadium.
Brighton's 勝利，勝つ also saw them move six points （疑いを）晴らす of third-placed Huddersfield Town, who were held 1-1 at Barnsley and 奪うd of a seventh straight league 勝利，勝つ 大部分は by brilliant goalkeeping from the home 味方する's Adam Davies.
In the day's 早期に match at Elland Road, Chris 支持を得ようと努めるd's 23rd goal of the season in all 競争s 調印（する）d a 1-0 勝利，勝つ for 物陰／風下d 部隊d over Yorkshire 昇進／宣伝 競争相手s Sheffield Wednesday.
As 決定的な for 物陰／風下d as 支持を得ようと努めるd's goal, which made him 共同の-最高の，を越す scorer in the 選手権 with Newcastle's Dwight Gayle, was Robert Green's second-half 刑罰，罰則 save from Jordan Rhodes as 物陰／風下d moved ahead of Reading into fourth place. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Ian Chadband,; Editing by Neville Dalton)
