Kayal and Hemed lead Brighton and QPR to respective victories

The Israeli midfielder, who recently signed a one-year contract extension, earned the Seagulls their third league triumph, getting the final touch to Jose Izquierdo’s shot at St James’s Park.

Kayal, 30, described the win as “a massive three points”.

He went on to say: “We deserved the win. Sometimes you win games in a different way and the way we won was by everyone putting in more than 100 per cent, put his body on the line. Everyone.

“To get a clean sheet is an amazing feeling – back to back.