Brighton manager Chris Hughton lamented costly errors during his side's 3-1 defeat to Everton, describing the game at Goodison Park as a 'hard afternoon'.
The Seagulls went into halt-time level, as Lewis Dunk's header cancelled out Richarlison's opener, before a Seamus Coleman strike and a second for the Brazil international in the second half confirmed the defeat for Hughton's side.
Defeat for Brighton ended a run of three straight wins, as Hughton pointed to his side's poor start to the second period as the key moment in the game.
Speaking post-match to Sky Sports, he said: "
"We had to dig deep and got ourselves back in the game. We had a really good period at the end of that second half, but at 1-1, we had to start the second half better than we did. certainly, we needed to make sure we didn't concede as early as we did.
"It gave them a bit more impetuous and it became a quite hard second half but we battled on, we went for it with the two up front so it wasn't one that we were prepared to accept but it was a hard afternoon for us."
The result for Brighton sees them drop one place to 11th in the Premier League, with Hughton expecting to see a reaction from his side in their next game against Cardiff.
He added: "
It wasn't to be today - but thank you as ever for your fantastic support.
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"We needed to raise our game, particularly in that second half when we got back in the game, but this is a very difficult league. Days like today will happen and it's more importantly about how we react in our next game."
Source: 90min
