Fabian Hurzeler: Brighton must keep the momentum going

The 31-year-old German remains unbeaten since replacing Roberto De Zerbi in the summer, having taken eight points from four Premier League fixtures and progressed through two rounds of the Carabao Cup.

Hurzeler acknowledges there is still significant room for improvement as he prepares for Sunday's clash with Nottingham Forest on the back of last weekend's frustrating 0-0 draw at home to newly-promoted Ipswich.

"In football, the most important thing is results and results help you to keep working and feel that the belief in the idea is there," he said.

"But it was only a start and now it's about keep doing it, keep improving.

"There are a lot of things where we can improve, there are a lot of things we have to do better. We have to be much more consistent in all phases of the game.

"A good start helps you, but now it's about making the next step, pushing the limits and that's what I demand from my team."

Forest travel to the Amex Stadium sitting below Brighton only on goal difference after also beginning with two wins and two draws.

While Nuno Espirito Santo's side finished just one place above the relegation zone last term, Hurzeler is unsurprised by their impressive start, which includes last weekend's shock 1-0 victory at Liverpool.

"They have great individual players, they have a good style of play, they have a good compactness," he said.

"They defended quite good, they have very good transition moments, so when they win the ball it's going so fast.

"They made a great start in the Premier League and I'm not surprised. It will be a big challenge for us." 

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