Brighton 2-0 Leeds United - as it happened: Marcelo Bielsa reaction and player ratings from Amex defeat

And there’s the final whistle - Brighton 2-0 Leeds United. A hugely disappointing afternoon for the Whites on the south coast.

We’ll have the thoughts from both teams right here as soon as we have it. Bielsa won’t be happy with that... stay tuned.

Brighton’s Danny Welbeck post-match: “Every single game is important in the Premier league, we still have a few left and anything can happen.

“We have put ourselves in a good position. With the squad we have and the club we are we want to be fighting higher.

“We want to finish the season strongly.

“We knew it was going to be an intense game and we’re delighted. I’m delighted to score, it was a great touch. I had a few opportunities but I provided for myself there.”

Brighton’s Pascal Gross speaking to Premier League Productions: “Yeah, it’s a really big [three points]. I think we deserved it. We played really well today. Last week was disappointing for us. It was a good performance.

“It gives relief with three points - at this stage of the season it is a really big step forward.”

On his penalty: “I trust my quality. I knew what I was doing was close but I hit it well. You have to bounce back after you miss so I think that was good.”

On Danny Welbeck: “You see where he has come from. He had a tough period with injuries but he has incredible quality every day in training. It’s really good to play with him. It’s great to have him around the training ground.

“He can help every player. The way he trains and plays every young player can look up to him. He does his job really good.”

Leeds’ Jack Harrison, speaking to Amazon Prime: “I think we found it pretty difficult to play against their formation. They were solid in defence and made it difficult for us. Credit to them, they were very organised.

“As a striker it is always difficult when you play against three tall and physical centre backs.

“The manager has just given a brief overview. He said it was a fair result and that we struggled to press their three centre backs.

“I know he will be looking back on that and looking at ways we can improve.”

Brighton boss Graham Potter, speaking to BBC Sport: “A big victory and a big performance. One with a lot of quality and a lot of character. Disappointed with the last one and you have to respond and the players did. Overall a fully deserved three points.

“We deserved the two-goal lead. Sometimes you don’t get what you deserve.

“Danny Welbeck has that quality. He has scored some good goals for us. He has contributed to what we have done on the pitch. He is a Premier League player and he has fantastic attributes as a player and a person.

“It was one of our best performances. You have to match Leeds for their effort and honesty and I felt we did that really well.

“There are still a lot of points to play for and we want to get more points as well.”

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa, speaking to Amazon Prime: “In the middle sector of the pitch we were trying to find variety to get in behind them.

“Yes, there was very few [chances], that’s true. It wasn’t because [Patrick Bamford] was isolated. It was because the ball couldn’t reach the final third.

“I pay more attention to the construction of our offensive game.”

On Kalvin Phillips’ absence: “I think the performance of Robin Koch was positive. I don’t link the defeat to the absence of Kalvin Phillips.”

Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa, speaking to MOTD: “We didn’t play well. The victory for the opponent was fair. We created very little danger and it was difficult for us to recover the ball.”

On missing Kalvin Phillips: “His absence wasn’t the factor of why we lost.

“The game was hard with the height of their centre-backs. We couldn’t avoid them initiating the play nor could we overcome them trying to get in behind.”

Well, that wasn’t pretty... was it?

Anyway, here are the Yorkshire Evening Post’s player ratings from the Amex. Click HERE to check them out and let us know your post-match thoughts.