Duffy: We've been here before and always bounce back

Shane Duffy challenges for a header against Leicester on Saturday. Picture by Phil Westlake (PW Sporting Photography)Shane Duffy challenges for a header against Leicester on Saturday. Picture by Phil Westlake (PW Sporting Photography)
Shane Duffy challenges for a header against Leicester on Saturday. Picture by Phil Westlake (PW Sporting Photography)
Defender Shane Duffy is backing the Brighton squad to bounce back after yesterday's disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Leicester.

The Foxes scored twice late on through Vicente Iborra and Jamie Vardy to return home with all three points, after Albion striker Glenn Murray had a penalty saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

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The Seagulls dropped a place to 13th in the Premier League but remain six points clear of the relegation zone, after Southampton lost 3-0 at West Ham.

The defeat was Albion's third in a row after a seven-game unbeaten run and Duffy said: "We knew we'd have highs and lows, and this is a low. But we've been here before and always bounce back.

“It's a huge game next week against Huddersfield. If we can get this place rocking again, like it was today, then we'll try to get the three points.

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"(Survival is) never done until it's done. Everyone around us is picking up points. Today was a chance to get some, but they're a good team who are tough to beat and we’ll have to move on.”

On the match, Duffy said: "We're very disappointed. We had a chance to go ahead in the game and I thought we played quite well, but the ending killed us. We felt like we were going to win the game."

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