Fabian Hurzeler emphasized that Brighton has not yet achieved anything, after they have come twice from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2 and to strengthen their grip in eighth place.
The seagulls claimed a huge victory over the Premier League champions at the Amex Stadium, with Yasin Ayari and Kaoru Mitoma who canceled strikes of Harvey Elliott and Dominik Szoboszlai before Jack Hinshelwood came to score to score the winner.
Eighth can still be enough to guarantee the qualification of the Europa Conference League, and the victory takes Brighton three points free from the ninth placed Brentford with one game to play.
Bournemouth – Five points back of the seagulls – have two more games left, but Brighton now knows that a victory in Tottenham would secure the eighth on Sunday.
After the game, Hurzeler spoke with BBC Sport and urged his players to not let himself be carried away and said: “There have been many highlights and lows throughout the season.
“It is important that you do not respond exaggerated, you have to remain grounded and modest because there is one more game to go, but I am really proud of the team.
“It's not just about playing a football match and the tactical side, it's also about the mental side.
“We can only be successful if we stay together and we have proven that today, so we are very happy, but there is one game to go.
“The players changed the intensity on the field. They used the goal as a witch signal. Liverpool was impressive in the first 20 minutes, but I was happy with the reaction.”
Only Fulham (17) had more goals score more goals this season by replacements in the Premier League than Brighton (13), with Mitoma and Hinshelwood both playing the bank on Monday.
Hinshelwood tapped Matt O'RiLey's Cross at home only 88 seconds after entering the battle and scored the fourth fastest goal by a Premier League replacement in 2024-25.
And the outing of Hinshelwood was made even more memorable by the fact that he came alongside his cousin Harry Howell, who – at the age of 17 and 29 days – became the youngest Premier League player of Brighton.
“It was really a nice moment that came with my cousin. We have been working so hard since we were children,” Hinshelwood told Sky Sports.
“We play together since we had just been born, kick balls with each other, so to come together, and he made a great run about the outpost to open the gap for me … I will thank him later!”