Cherries boss, Eddie Howe, was quoted after the match as saying: "We can play a lot better than that but we've competed really well. We were looking to hit Brighton on the counter-attack, frustrate them, but then the scored. A real hammer blow. We got a little bit of luck with the penalty, but we'll take it".
Howe went on to say about Steve Fletcher: "What a professional. He ran around like a 20-year-old. The desire and the hunger for a man his age is testament to him".