Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the draw with West Ham: “We wanted more definitely, but in the end we didn’t deserve more because we didn’t play with energy and intensity in the first half. We deserved to concede a goal and we reacted well.
“In the end, we have to be honest with ourselves and we didn’t put out our best performance. We will reflect and analyse, and hopefully we will start games better.
“Overall, it was something we didn’t expect but we have to face it. It was a different opponent with a different approach that’s not the easiest to break through.”
On West Ham’s goal: “I think it happened because of several easy mistakes.”
On Georginio Rutter’s goal: “He played a good game with lots of action. He scored the goal so hopefully it gives him a boost.”
Brighton’s Georginio Rutter has been speaking to Sky Sports after rescuing a point for the Seagulls: “It feels amazing to get my first goal of the season. I’m very happy, but we only take one point so that is frustrating.
“West Ham are very good and very compact. We were waiting for them to make a mistake. We didn’t score in the first half and we had a lot of chances, but we scored in the end. We are a good group, so we have to keep going.”
On scoring his goal: “I was confused and scared about the VAR. Normally I’m too far away from the box, so I’ve been training and it has paid off today.”
