'We've been here before' - Glenn Murray confident Brighton can avoid relegation despite Crystal Palace defeat

Jordan Ayew's late strike won Crystal Palace the three points in an important Premier League game for both sides this afternoon (Saturday, February 29).

For the Eagles, it leaves them comfortably in mid-table but it only adds to relegation worries for Graham Potter's Seagulls, who are struggling for goals.

Murray said the result was 'obviously disappointing', adding: "I felt we had some good opportunities but we fell foul of not taking those.

"We've been here before, haven't we. Every year in the Premier League, we've been fighting for survival so it's nothing new to us.

"We don't think we're better than this. We aim to improve all the time. It's a scenario we're in and we've got to deal with that situation."

Murray pointed to a moment of big misfortune against Crystal Palace when Lewis Dunk's goalbound header was blocked on the goal-line by the nose of teammate Neal Maupay.

"You look back at that and think what if," Murray said. "You win some and you lose some."

With games to come against Wolves, Arsenal and Leicester next month, and meetings with Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City to follow in April, 15th-placed Albion are set for a tough battle to avoid the drop.

Murray said: "It doesn't matter who you play in the Premier League, any game is a difficult game. You've got to lift yourself in every game you compete in.

"Wolves next week will be a difficult game but we got points there last year and we can do that again.

"If the Premier League was that simple, where you could predict all the scores, we wouldn't be that interested.

"No one thought we'd win at Arsenal the way we did. You just never know with this league and that's why we love and watch it. We're still in it.

"You talk like we're relegated already but we're not. We've got plenty of points to play for and we will do that. You never know where points are going to come from, you can't predict it."

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