Colin Calderwood: Brighton more or less where you'd want to be after Bolton win
ByPA Sport
Published 13/02/2016 at 20:07 GMT
Brighton assistant manager Colin Calderwood admitted the Seagulls were "more or less" happy with their position after a fourth consecutive victory at the expense of Bolton.
Colin Calderwood, left, and Chris Hughton saw Brighton edge past Bolton
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The hosts were twice pegged back at the Amex Stadium but a 58th-minute strike from midfielder Beram Kayal gave them a 3-2 win to put them level on points with third-placed Burnley.
Scottish winger Jamie Murphy drove Albion into an early lead and Emile Heskey replied before Israel international Tomer Hemed restored the advantage shortly before the break.
Jay Spearing made it 2-2 seven minutes into the second half but Kayal`s second of the season clinched it before a crowd of 26,717.
Calderwood felt his men "always looked dangerous" and were "right in the mix" with 16 games to go.
The Scot said: "We are more or less where you`d want to be. Now we`ve got to try and win away from home.
"We are close to the top and if we have everybody fit we`ll have a fair shot at it.
"We looked as though we can score and that is very encouraging. I felt we always looked dangerous."
Calderwood singled out goalkeeper David Stockdale for special praise after the former Fulham man brilliantly denied Spearing in a one-on-one situation shortly after Spearing`s equaliser.
Calderwood admitted: "I don`t know how he`s blocked it. It was an important save."
Relegation-threatened Bolton went into the match having taken seven points from the previous nine, and boss Neil Lennon felt his men paid a heavy price for conceding "soft, easy goals".
He said: "The third goal from our point of view was ridiculous. The manner in which we conceded the winner was really disappointing.
"But against a good side like Brighton I can take a lot of good things from the performance.
"There is still a long way to go. We`ve been in decent form and we have got to put this one away."
Bolton are now seven points from safety and Lennon believes it is now essential to "grind out results."
The former Northern Ireland international added: "We`ve got some catching up to do but there`s 15 games to go; plenty of time.
"We must get winning and capitalise on good performances. We need to start grinding out results.
"I don`t think many would`ve given us a chance today. We`re under a transfer embargo whereas Brighton made several January signings.
"There wasn`t much in the game and it gives me encouragement going foward."
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