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Hughton insists Brighton didn't deserve Bournemouth defeat

Brighton boss Chris Hughton insists they didn't deserve defeat at Bournemouth.

The Seagulls were beaten 2-0 after David Brooks found the back of the net for the Cherries either side of half-time.

Hughton said, “I thought we were good value to get something from the game. The difference between the two sides was they put their opportunities away and we didn't.

“We were good in the first half and they scored against the run of play. It was very difficult towards the end when we were down to ten men, but certainly before that I thought we were always in the game.

“It was a wonderful strike by Brooks for the first goal, but I thought we created really good chances of our own.

“If you don't put your chances away, then you know that a very good Bournemouth side that play with a lot of pace, with two players up front that run in behind, are going to cause you problems.

“The chances are the pinnacle moments of any game, but on the balance of play, I thought we deserved more."

On Lewis Dunk's dismissal, he added: “Initially we had no problems with it, we thought it was two yellow cards, but seeing them again, we feel that [Yves] Bissouma made the first contact, so there's some doubt about who should have been booked."

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