Brighton defender Leon Balogun admits the players were amazed by the quality of Chelsea ace Eden Hazard on Sunday.

Hazard scored one and created the other for Chelsea's 2-1 win.

"He's unbelievable," Balogun told the London Evening Standard when asked about Hazard.

"We just spoke about it in the dressing room. He's as quick with the ball as he is without it. His control is magnificent, so it's very hard to...you cannot control him, really. It's hard.

"You can get the ball off him if he makes a mistake. Most of the time it's about delaying him - I think we did very well [with that]."

Balogun admitted he had thought Hazard's assist for Pedro's goal was "a bit lucky" but said it took nothing away from the fact the Chelsea star is a world-class player.

"He assisted one, but even that, it was a bit lucky because he shoots, the ball gets blocked, it comes back to his feet, then he has a little bit of an advantage, but then obviously he knows what to do with it," Balogun said.

"He's a world-class player."