Brighton and Hove Albion came away from a tough away day out in the Czech Republic with 

A frustrating game, the Seagulls were largely in control of the game without causing any serious damage to their opponents. Albion were not without a lion's share of the ball, but a large amount of chances conceded in the second half too. 

It all started with a difficult first half. Jablonec kept the Seagulls at bay despite a promising start from the likes of Georginio Rutter and Pascal Groß, who were trying to create chances. 

The difficulty started when the first chances were not converted. Albion needed to take their chances in order to kill off the game and prevent any frustration from creeping into Fabian Hürzeler's game plan. Jablonec did incredibly well with their defensive performance to keep Albion at bay. 

Albion had 550 passes, 70% possession, 15 shots, but only four of them on target. 

The second half continued in a similar manner. Albion had a huge number of chances, without truly challenging the opposition goalkeeper. Between the two shot-stoppers, it was arguably Bart Verbruggen who had to make the better saves.

The Dutchman had an unstoppable second half and consistently saved Albion from something of an 'embarrassing' result on the road.

A very good save high up in his top-left-hand corner kept out Jablonec. Perhaps the question mark of the chances created from the Czwech side was arguably the manner of defending, as opposed to anything else.

While there is a right to be frustrated by the chances not converting to goals, Albion have to be better at keeping their heads when overcommitting going forward. 

With that said, Hürzeler's side still had the better of the game. Albion recorded an xG of 1.23 compared to Jablonec's 0.51... but considering the sheer domination on the ball, it would have been better to see that in the xG (and actual goals) stats too. 

It is still incredibly early days in Albion's season. Their second game in the Europa Conference League, and an important learning curve for the Seagulls to adapt to with a very young squad.

The rest of the second team will have to adapt to the next stage of starting games regularly, while balancing an increasingly busy schedule. Pascal Groß seemed bewildered at coming off, as if he wasn't playing against Liverpool away on Sunday!

No need to panic; there is a long way to go. Albion will want to put the world to rights in their next game against Monaco at home. An important and grounding moment for the club, players, manager, and fans alike.