'Everyone saw' - Fabian Hurzeler explains why he fell over during Leeds United match after shock moment

Brighton were so close to a winner against Leeds United.

The Seagulls fell behind to Jaden Bogle's 15thminute opener and then rode their luck as Leeds hit the bar, had a goal disallowed and missed two decent chances.

Brighton remained determined however and Luka Vuskovic levelled with 20 minutes to go with a far post header from Maxim De Cuyper's deep corner. It was Vuskovic's first goal for the club following the Croatian defender's £50m record arrival from Tottenham.

It could have been even better for Albion as the usually reliable Pascal Gross missed a golden chance near the end as he blazed high over the bar from six yards.

Hurzeler floored

The painful miss saw Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler fall to the floor in a heap in his technical area.

"Yeah, I think everyone thought the same," said Hurzeler to Sussex World after the 1-1 draw.

"How we couldn't score in that moment, but it's very important that we have these kinds of chances."

Hurzeler then praised Gross for attacking the box and giving himself the opportunity to score against a very physical Leeds team.

Gross will get reward

"Pascal really attacked the box well," added the German. "He was very present there, he had this chance. Sometimes you miss it in football, sometimes you will get the reward for it, so I will support him doing these things more.

"Because he's very dangerous there and in these areas you score goals, so he will get the reward soon for being that present in the opponent's box."

A draw was fair

Hurzeler did accept that on balance a draw was a fair result as his team struggled - especially in the first half - against a very physical Leeds team.

“We had more intensity, more energy, we won personal duels, “ said Hurzeler when asked what changed after the break.

“We were sharp on the second ball. We understood that, first of all, it's about doing the basics, right.

“Being physical, trying to outwork, outrun the opponent, that's always the foundation of the game. And then we are good in possession.

“I think it's important to understand that we saw it in the second half. We can change a game within two or three minutes.

“We don't need a lot, we have this quality, but we need to understand we have to be consistent in outworking or outrunning the opponent.

“To not always chase the result, to not always try to come back from an easy goal for the opponent.”