Reaction from Brighton’s 1-1 draw with Leeds United in the Premier League from the Amex Stadium

Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk said he enjoyed his physical battle with Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin during the Saturday's 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium.

Calvert-Lewin was a real handful throughout and clashed at times with Dunk's defensive partner Luka Vuskovic.

The Leeds man appeared to catch Vuskovic, 19, with an elbow in the first half and was then booked for another elbow on Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari on 64 minutes.

Dunk: Glad I didn’t take the elbow

"It's a good battle out there I'm glad Luka got the elbow, not me," said Dunk with a wry smile to Sussex World after the match. "You know what you're coming up against when you're coming up against Calvert-Lewin.

"He's physical, his timing of his jumps is incredible. He's always looking to hurt you in behind.

"I thought we dealt with him well today."

Brighton's record £50m signing Vuskovic impressed on the day and the 6ft 4in Croatian stood up well to the physical battles.

The former Tottenham man also opened his account for the Seagulls with a 71st minute far post header that cancelled out Jayden Bogle's 15th minute strike and sealed a point for Albion.

Vuskovic on target

Vuskovic scored six goals while on loan at Hamburg in the Bundesliga last season and Dunk, 34, feels his youthful defensive partner can hit similar numbers in the Premier League for Brighton.

Dunk added: "I think so. In training, he wins most aerial duels. You can see his attributes and he's only going to improve. He's going to get better and better and he's obviously come in and hit the ground running.

“He showed what he's about but I'm sure he can get better and be a top, top, top defender.

"We worked hard on our set-pieces over the pre-season. Obviously, disappointing the other end.

"We conceded too many in the last couple of games As long as we can step up in that end. That's probably the first corner everyone executed by blocking and doing everything right.

“Hopefully, we can look at that as a team and realise how important it is, blocking to free someone up to score.

"Hopefully, this is a good example we can look at this week and learn from."