Quotes
You can take the easy option out and say you come to Brighton and expect to get nothing. But that wasn't a performance from us and we didn't show what Hartlepool United are all about. The game plan was out of the window after 12 minutes.
Stats
League Table
| | P | Pts |
| 1 | Brighton | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 29 | 50 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 37 |
| 12 | HARTLEPOOL | 27 | 37 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wed | 27 | 36 |
| | P | Pts |
| 1 | Brighton | 28 | 56 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 30 | 53 |
| 12 | Exeter | 29 | 38 |
| 13 | HARTLEPOOL | 28 | 37 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wed | 28 | 36 |