Brighton boss Sami Hyypia had no complaints after their Capital One Cup defeat to Tottenham.

Brighton, who have not won since their third-round success over Burton, rarely troubled Michel Vorm in the Tottenham goal but manager Hyypia praised the effort of his players.

"We knew that it was going to be difficult to come here," he said.

"Tottenham are a good team with a lot of good players in their side. If they make some changes it is going to be a good player anyway.

"We were thinking we would be on the defensive side and I'm very happy with the work-rate and the effort the players put on the pitch."