Brighton took an early lead through Glenn Murray before Ryan came under pressure, with Javier Hernandez firing two efforts off target.

The Australian made a good low save from Pedro Obiang's driven strike too, before Jose Izquierdo scored a stunning effort on half-time.

Murray added the third from the penalty spot on 76 minutes as Brighton rose up to 10th.

Elsewhere, Jamie Maclaren was a 76th minute substitute but couldn't provide the spark for an equaliser as Darmstadt 98 lost 1-0 at Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Ben Halloran started and played 72 minutes as Heidenheim lost 3-0 away to Ingolstadt.