Brighton boss Graham Potter says they must learn from defeat to Newcastle.
Albion were left with a mountain to climb having conceded two early goals inside two minutes, against a Newcastle side that were already buoyed having won five of their last six league games.
“To find ourselves 2-0 down, at the speed that we did, was a bit of a body blow," said Potter. “We suffered from a bad goal and then a set play, and it came from nowhere really given we started the game the better team.
“We kept going but it's hard when you're 2-0 down all of a sudden. Over the course of the game I thought we were the better team, but the better team really is the one who scores the most goals, and that was Newcastle today."
Albion had their chances and looked a particular threat in the second half, following Lewis Dunk's towering header. Indeed, the hosts were desperately clinging on to the points in the closing stages and Potter felt there were positives to take from the performance.
“We stepped up a gear in the second half, even though I didn't think we were poor in the first half, it was just the scoreline went against us," he added. “We had some good chances, good opportunities, and there was plenty to be pleased with.
“You could see the spirit of the team was there, the players keep going until the end and we just ran out of time. We need to learn from the pain of the defeat, we need to try and get better, but there were lots of things that were positive.
“It was a step forward in terms of our performance level but obviously we're disappointed with the result."
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