Glenn Murray struck twice and Anthony Knockaert scored a hugely emotional goal as Albion shone tonight.

They saw off Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Amex but the evening ended with concern as David Stockdale limped off with a shin injury in added time.

The goalkeeper went down after colliding with Gaetan Bong as he caught a cross. It was only sour note on a fine evening for the Seagulls.

Oliver Burke, who had an excellent first half, angled a shot just wide for Forest before Albion took charge.

Knockaert swept them in front on 36 minutes (pictured below) from Gaetan Bong’s cross.

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He then looked to the sky and wept as he marked a goal scored on what would have been the birthday of his late brother.

Bruno fired a great chance for a second into the side-netting in first-half added time.

But Murray extended the lead on 68 minutes from close range after Jiri Skalak’s deep free-kick had been headed back across goal by Tomer Hemed.

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Substitute Sam Baldock cut the ball back for Murray to guide home the third on 82 minutes at the end of a scintillating attack involving Knockaert.

Albion completed a third clean sheet out of three in the season’s opening week with Dunk in goal as Stockdale headed to the changing room for treatment.

The Argus:

Albion (4-4-2): Stockdale; Rosenior, Bruno, Dunk, Bong; Knockaert, Kayal (Stephens 75), Sidwell, Skalak (Norwood 83); Hemed (Baldock 75), Murray. Subs not used: Maenpaa, White, Murphy, LuaLua.

Goals: Knockaert 36, Murray 68, 82.

Yellow card: Bong (43) foul; Hemed (57) foul, Baldock (88) delaying free-kick.

Nottingham Forest (4-1-4-1): Henderson; Pereira, Perquis, Mancienne, Iacovitti (Paterson 74); Lansbury; Burke (Vellios 78), Kasami, Ward (Traore 62), Osborn; Veldwijk. Subs not used: Smith, Vaughan, Lichaj, Cash.

Yellow card: Kasami (45) foul, Iacovitti (59) foul, Burke (67) not retreating, Pereira (73) foul, Lansbury (90+1) foul.

Ref: Andy Madley (Huddersfield).

Attendance: 25,748 (1,235 away).