Brighton's Balogun Calls A Spade A Spade : We Gave Chelsea Two Early Christmas Presents

In his post-match verdict, Leon Balogun felt that Brighton & Hove could have got something from the game against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon adding that they were the better team in the second half.

The Nigeria international took the blame for the second goal conceded by the Seagulls but also pointed out that the Blues' first goal scored by Pedro was also a gift.

Balogun has been enjoying a run of games recently due to the three-game ban handed to first choice central defender Shane Duffy.

''We could have easily got something from the game – we feel like we’ve given them two early Christmas presents,'' Balogun said to the official website of Brighton.

''It’s a poor pass from me for the second, but we reacted to that after the break and did very well in the second half.

''I think we gave them a really hard time, and that’s why the disappointment is there for us.''

The Brighton number 14 added : ''The manager was frustrated by the goals we conceded – they’re more or less unforced errors, but we can take encouragement by thinking what have would happened if it wasn't for those moments in the game.''

Chris Hughton's side sit 13th in the standings with 21 points from 17 games. They face Jordon Ibe's Bournemouth on Saturday.

Igho Kingsley

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