Chris Hughton rues missed chances after Brighton's loss to Leicester
Brighton's wait for first Premier League win in 2019 continues
Tuesday 26 February 2019 23:07, UK
Chris Hughton was disappointed his Brighton side could not put away goalscoring opportunities in their 2-1 defeat at Leicester on Tuesday night.
Brighton are the only side across the top four tiers of English football not to have won a league game in 2019 after Demarai Gray and Jamie Vardy scored to secure Leicester a narrow victory over Hughton's side - who replied just once through Davy Propper.
Glenn Murray spurned two good opportunities to grab at least a point for Brighton at the King Power Stadium, including a sitter in the 48th minute, and Hughton admits Brighton needed to be more clinical in front of goal.
He told Sky Sports: "In the moments that mattered they put two away and we didn't. It's probably a reflection of where we are at the moment.
"It was too many chances missed and we've come up against a goalkeeper who's made very good saves.
"But if we're not putting away the chances we have got to be good in our own box and be more resilient than we have been. Our level of performance is OK but if we're not scoring we have to make sure we aren't conceding.
"They've got some good footballers. We didn't start so well but once we got into a rhythm we were good.
"But we showed enough character and had enough chances to win and on another day, when things are going for you, we would have got the result."
Brighton are just three points above the relegation zone with 11 games of the Premier League season left to play, but Hughton insists his side's fate is in their own hands.
He added: "Only ourselves can get ourselves out of it and we need to start doing that in the next game."
