Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler has acknowledged that Chelsea possessed the "quality to punish us" while commending his players for their fearless approach in a seven-goal contest at Stamford Bridge.

The Premier League clash ended 4-3 in Chelsea's favour, but Hurzeler refused to dwell on the defeat, instead highlighting the determination his side showed to "go for it" throughout the match.

Brighton were unable to take anything from a pulsating encounter, yet their manager drew positives from the performance, suggesting the attitude on display was a marker of the club's ambition under his charge.

Chelsea's individual quality proved the difference on the night, with the hosts clinical enough to make their chances count against a Brighton side that competed until the final whistle.