Brighton's £30m star snubbed again as 'passionate' bargain dazzles against Nottingham Forest

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler said Diego Gomez brings South American passion and flair to the team.

Gomez, 22, opened the scoring against Nottingham Forest with an excellent angled half volley that fizzed beyond Matz Sels after six minutes.

The impressive Morgan Gibbs-White levelled for the visitors before Danny Welbeck scored what proved to be the winner on 15 minutes - his 10th Premier League goal of the season.

But it's Gomez that continues to impress Hurzeler. The Paraguayan, who also scored last week at Brentford, has 10 goals in all competitions this term and has played in variety of positions. The former Inter Miami man can operate as a deep midfielder but also plays left wing, right wing and in the No 10 role.

Yankuba Minteh remains on the bench

The £10m bargain signing was deployed on the right against Forest and continues to keep £30m star winger Yankuba Minteh on the bench.

Minteh was an unused substitute in the wins against Forest and Brentford and his last start was way back in December in the 2-2 draw at West Ham.

"He's a South American and South Americans are very passionate about football," said Hurzeler on Gomez after the win against Forest.

"He's passionate about improving, passionate about getting better every day, (4:04) and I think we see it with his effort.

"He never rests, he's always there for the team, he's a hard worker and on top of that he has some really good quality.

"He has an amazing finish, he has a good understanding of the game, he attacks the box well, and he's always keen on learning.

"He's a really good listener, he tries to adapt to the new culture as quickly as possible, he's learning English so overall I really enjoy working with him."

Gomez was substituted on 81 minutes and Hurzeler turned to Solly March, who made his first appearance in 11 months having recovered from knee injuries.

Minteh remained on the bench and the Gambian will hope to force his way back into Hurzeler’s thinking as title-chasing Arsenal - fresh from today’s 2-1 win against Chelsea - visit the Amex Stadium on Wednesday.