Albion want to help Carlos Baleba keep improving as a Premier League force.

The 20-year-old midfielder scored one goal and had a big role in another in the 4-2 defeat by Chelsea.

But head coach Fabian Huerzeler has identified mistakes he, and others, made as his side suffered their first defeat of the season.

Huerzeler will demand those errors are not repeated as his squad build towards a home date with in-form Tottenham.

The Seagulls boss said of Baleba: “He is still very young, he played a lot of games.

“I think in the end he gets a little tired but we need to help him.

“We need to improve him.

“I think we are a very young squad. We were really young on the pitch.

“Therefore we know that mistakes happen.

“But again we shouldn’t repeat the mistakes twice.

“Also Carlos is one of the young players we try to help and try to give him the environment where he can improve.”

While Albion had some experienced campaigners in their XI at Stamford Bridge, six of the side were 24 or younger.

Huerzeler said: “We try to help the individual players to improve and to be honest to ourselves.

“If something bad happens, do not try to see only the positive things, also go discuss the negative things.

“When you concede a goal at Stamford Bridge, 1-1, the crowd is getting loud, to stay then in a structure, to stay then compact.

“To take responsibility on the pitch and I think we missed that.”