"We have defended it quite well in the season so far. It's not easy to defend set-pieces. The blocking of the goalkeeper. We still don't have a clear rule for that. It's not easy to concede goals, and we want to react. We have to challenge the adversity we face in the game, and we have to be better. It was a matter of small margins. They scored in the second half after two set pieces and that's the difference."
"There are small margins that make the difference. It's about how you react and two set-pieces make the difference. These are the small margins,"
Brighton led 2-0 through Jan Paul van Hecke and a Pau Torres own-goal after 29 minutes but conceded twice before halftime as Ollie Watkins scored twice. Amadou Onana and Donyell Malen put Aston Villa in control in the second half, though Van Hecke's late second goal sparked hope. Brighton scored three at home yet still lost, a first since December 1999 for a comparable result. Fabian Hurzeler identified set-piece lapses and small margins as decisive and plans to improve set-piece defending ahead of the West Ham match. Danny Welbeck was introduced from the bench to chase a leveller.
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