Frank Lampard said Albion beat his Chelsea side in the basics.

The stand-in boss saw his side beaten 2-1 in his first home game back in charge.

He had previously overseen defeats at Wolves and Real Madrid but thought this was the most comprehensive of the three.

Lampard said: “It was the most deserved.

“At the moment, more than defeats, it’s performances I’ve got to talk about.

“Wins only come with performance. In terms of performance, that was the most disappointing one, because we were well beaten in the basics of football.

“Brighton are a fantastic team, and they can perform like that against anyone in the league.

“But we were short. A yard short, a tackle short, a fighting moment short. When that’s not right, you’re not going to win games.

“You have the capacity to do that as well as the desire. At the minute, we’re falling short on that. We need to turn it around quickly.”