WITH EXCLUSIVE COMMENTS: Rami Shaaban's Brighton and Hove Albion suffered a 5-1 loss at Plymouth on Saturday. The loss is their second in row, and brings fears of relegation back into the minds of the Brighton fans.

Brighton travelled along the south coast to Plymouth's Home Park, but the ground certainly didn't provide them with a warm reception as they fell to a heavy defeat. With Plymouth Argyle's win, the side go above Brighton on goal difference, both on 44 points and only 6 points off relegation.

Oatway thought he had opened the scoring for Brighton five minutes in when he headed in a cross, but the referee ruled it out, as the ball had gone out of the play during the cross. Only four minutes later, Plymouth responded with a well worked goal. Good passing from Chadwick and Blackstock, combined with static defending from Brighton, led to Chadwick's break on goal. The former Everton striker finished it well low past Shaaban, who could only get his fingertips to the shot but couldn't keep it out.

Charlie Oatway did soon get a legitimate goal for Brighton however, as his messy header put the visitors level after a crossed free-kick from Carpenter.

Only two minutes later, and 13 minutes through the game, Plymouth were awarded a penalty, in what was yet another dubious decision in the now controversial Brighton penalty area! A third soft penalty decision in two Brighton games infuriated the players and manager. Adam Hinshelwood was said to have handled the ball in the area while chasing a Plymouth long-ball, even though there were appeals that Chadwick had pushed him onto the ball. Paul Wotton scored the penalty, hitting it hard in the middle of the goal and past Shaaban.

Minutes later, Plymouth's Capaldi fired low from the left, but Shaaban made a good save to stop the ball.

Plymouth soon made it 3-1. On 20 minutes, Rami Shaaban was ruled by the linesman to have carried the ball out of his box with his hand as he took a goal-kick. From the resulting free-kick Bjarni Gudjonsson laid the ball to Wotton who powered it into the top-corner giving Shaaban no chance.

On 36 minutes, Plymouth scored their fourth from a counter attack. A Brighton corner was cleared well, and Capaldi played the to Norris, who evaded two defenders before outsmarting Shaaban with his shot on the turn into the corner of the net. 4-1 at half time.