Hughton unhappy with free-kick decision but admits: "We did ourselves no favours" [The Arg
Chris Hughton felt Albion were unfortunate to concede the free-kick which beat them at Blackpool.
But the Seagulls boss also admitted his side had chances to avert danger before Jamie O'Hara hit the hosts' 75th-minute winner.
O'Hara found the top corner in style to secure his side's second consecutive 1-0 home win.
Hughton said: "With the state of the pitch it was either going to be a scrappy goal that won it or a wonderful strike.
"We weren't able to impose ourselves as we would have liked. They played very direct, it's very difficult to play any other way on a pitch like this.
"We were probably giving away a few too many free-kicks by the edge of the box. The more you give away, the more opportunities the opposition will have."
Asked about the pivotal free-kick verdict against Rohan Ince, Hughton said: "I didn't think it was. I also thought Chris O'Grady got fouled from the original throw.
"We did ourselves no favours because we had an opportunity to clear the ball before the referee decided to give a free-kick."
Hughton also thought Albion could have had a penalty for handball right on full-time.
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Chris Hughton felt Albion were unfortunate to concede the free-kick which beat them at Blackpool.
But the Seagulls boss also admitted his side had chances to avert danger before Jamie O'Hara hit the hosts' 75th-minute winner.
O'Hara found the top corner in style to secure his side's second consecutive 1-0 home win.
Hughton said: "With the state of the pitch it was either going to be a scrappy goal that won it or a wonderful strike.
"We weren't able to impose ourselves as we would have liked. They played very direct, it's very difficult to play any other way on a pitch like this.
"We were probably giving away a few too many free-kicks by the edge of the box. The more you give away, the more opportunities the opposition will have."
Asked about the pivotal free-kick verdict against Rohan Ince, Hughton said: "I didn't think it was. I also thought Chris O'Grady got fouled from the original throw.
"We did ourselves no favours because we had an opportunity to clear the ball before the referee decided to give a free-kick."
Hughton also thought Albion could have had a penalty for handball right on full-time.
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