Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher admits they were poor for defeat at Brighton.

Gallagher admits Chelsea's players must accept blame and be self-critical after conceding Brighton "wanted it a bit more" during Saturday's 4-1 Premier League thrashing at the Amex Stadium.

"It's a tough one to take," the 22-year-old told his club's website. "At the end of the day, we we're not good enough individually or as a team.

"It seemed like they wanted it a bit more than us.

"We have to look at ourselves. We're to blame and we are gutted, very disappointed in ourselves as a team as we know we're so much more professional than that.

"Credit to Brighton, they were very good. They're a top team, their fans were up for it."

He added: "We shouldn't be conceding that many goals so we're very disappointed.

"We're at fault. We need to look at the mistakes, learn from them, dust ourselves off and go again."