Elliott Bennett scored the only goal as Albion moved four points clear at the top of League One.

The lively midfielder struck his sixth goal of the season as the Seagulls secured their first win at Yeovil since 1952.

Bennett struck in the 25th minute with a precise finish from 20 yards after good work on the edge of the area by Chris Wood and Glenn Murray.

A minute later Inigo Calderon's low drive was pushed around the near post by keeper Stephen Henderson who also held Wood's header from the subsequent corner.

Yeovil's only shot of note in the first half was a 20-yard free-kick which Casper Ankergren held low down at his near post.

Albion threatened to wrap up victory in the opening stages of the second half. Wood had an angled shot pushed away by Henderson, Murray's shot from Bennett's indirect free-kick was blocked and then Bennett's deflected shot looped over the keeper before striking the far post.

Oli Johnson and substitute Andrew Williams had header chances for Yeovil before Murray's left-foot strike from 20 yards was beaten away at the other end.

Here is how the drama unfolded ...

Pre-match: Albion name an unchanged starting XI for the fifth league game in a row but Craig Noone returns on the bench. Adam Virgo is on the bench for Yeovil who include former Seagulls loanees Dean Bowditch and Sam Williams in their starting line-up.

1st min: Albion are kicking towards the opposite end from their supporters.

3rd min: Chris Wood poked the ball through for Elliott Bennett but keeper Henderson came out quickly to smother.

10th min: It has been a quiet start. Albion are edging it in terms of possession.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 0. Last updated after 10 mins of first half.

11th min: Adam El-Abd made an important, no-nonsense clearance from the second of two Yeovil corners.

12th min: Oli Johnson goes down in the penalty area under challenge from El-Abd but clearly not a penalty. The referee rightly waved away appeals.

19th min: Murray headed wide from an El-Abd cross following a free-kick.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 0. Last updated after 20 mins of first half.

25th min - GOAL: Chris Wood laid the ball off to Glenn Murray just outside the penalty area and he helped it on to Elliott Bennett who drove home in the corner from 20 yards. Good finish.

26th min: Low drive from Calderon pushed round the near post for a corner by Henderson.

27th min: Chris Wood header from the corner held by keeper.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 30 mins of first half.

36th min: Wotton free-kick held low down at his near post by Ankergren.

38th min: Yeovil's Upson booked for a foul.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 40 mins of first half.

43rd min: Max Ehmer booked for hauling down Barnes in the inside right channel.

44th min: From Bennett's free-kick, the sting was taken out of Wood's shot and Henderson saved comfortably.

HALF-TIME – Yeovil 0 Albion 1: A fine finish from Elliott Bennett has given Albion a deserved interval lead.

46th min: Yeovil sub, Russell on for Upson.

49th min: Williams misdirected header from a Russell corner.

51st min: Painter conceded a free-kick right on the edge of the area but Ayling skied his shot so high it cleared the stand.

53rd min: Wood got away down the inside right channel before unleashing a shot which Henderson pushed away.

55th min: Murray centred beyond Henderson, full-back Smith miskicked but it served to put off a waiting Wood.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 10 mins of second half.

56th min: Bennett indirect free-kick pulled back to Murray whose rasping effort was blocked, as well El-Abd's follow-up.

Attendance: 3,832 and 547 Albion.

60th min: Bennett's deflected shot looped over Henderson and came back off the far post.

62nd min: Yeovil sub, Andrew Williams for Sam Williams.

64th min: El-Abd booked for foul.

65th min: Russell cross from the left and Johnson glanced a header wide of the far post.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 20 mins of second half.

66th min: Albion sub, Noone on for Barnes.

71st min: Johnson crossed dropped beyond El-Abd but Andrew Williams failed to get a proper connection with his header. Decent chance.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 30 mins of second half.

77th min: Left-foot strike by Murray from 20 yards beaten away by goalkeeper.

79th min: Yeovil sub, German on for Bowditch.

80th min: Bridcutt booked for foul.

83rd min: Sparrow on for Wood.

* Yeovil 0 Albion 1. Last updated after 40 mins of second half.

86th min: Greer tidied up the danger from Ankergren's fumble.

93rd min: Elphick on for Bennett.

FULL-TIME – Yeovil 0 Albion 1: Bennett's first-half strike proved enough to give Albion a hard-earned but well-deserved win.