'All of the above' - why Brighton can't beat bottom-half sides

What went wrong for Brighton at King Power Stadium? In the immediate aftermath, I had no idea where to even start.

So, to try and fathom how the Albion had thrown away a 2-0 lead with five minutes remaining against relegation-threatened Leicester, we asked the question on the We Are Brighton social media accounts.

Bad substitutions from Fabian Hurzeler? Poor attitude thinking the game was won? Fragile mentality? Lack of leadership? Individual mistakes you cannot legislate for? Or all of the above?

The most common answer was all of the above, suggesting a myriad of problems had littered the Foxes draw. But then Hurzeler came out and said: "Everyone in the stadium thought the game was done."

It was a fascinating comment. I do not believe a single person in the Albion away end thought leading 2-0 with five minutes plus injury time to play meant the game was done.

Even a goldfish has enough memory capacity to recall what happened six weeks earlier, when Brighton led Wolves 2-0 in the 87th minute. Let alone football fans still scarred by a catastrophic collapse that ended in a 2-2 draw.

It is never over in the Premier League until the full-time whistle blows. Hurzeler and Brighton have now found that out twice, contributing towards a grand total of five points out of a possible from 18 from fixtures against Ipswich, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Southampton, Fulham and Leicester.

Whatever the underlying issues are that prevent Albion beating teams in the bottom half of the table, Hurzeler needs to address them – and fast.

One can only imagine the reaction among Seagulls supporters if there is a repeat when 17th place Crystal Palace visit the Amex on Sunday.

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