Even the visitors’ local paper admitted that the Clarets had been fortunate to deny Graham Potter’s men a victory, and both Potter’s tactical nous and individual Albion players drew praise.
But should we have seen an omen of things to come in the teams’ previous results?
“Brighton and Burnley’s Premier League fortunes continued to mirror one another as an injury-time goal snatched away the hosts’ chance of their first home win in six months,” Rebecca Myers wrote in the Sunday Times.
“The teams’ campaigns have run a close parallel this season, with matching 3-0 opening wins followed by similar stuttering lulls, and Brighton looked to be chalking up their first defeat of Burnley in the top tier until a stunning strike from Jeff Hendrick in the 91st minute.”
The Sunday Telegraph referred to Potter’s change of formation in the first half.
“Brighton head coach Graham Potter is known for his willingness to make in-game tactical changes and here he abandoned his opening formation after half an hour and saw his rejigged side dominate.
“But after squandering opportunities to add to Maupay’s second goal since his £16m transfer from Brentford they are now without a home win in eight attempts or a victory over Burnley in eight meetings.
“Davy Propper should have doubled the lead but nodded Murray’s cross over the bar, and with a better final pass Brighton could have had a netful. They paid in the 90th minute when the ball fell kindly for Hendrick to blast home from 20 yards. ‘We got away with it,’ Burnley manager Sean Dyche said. ‘But we can always find a chance because we have a strong mentality’.”
Dan Black of the Burnley Express admitted that “the point was probably more than the visitors deserved on the balance of play as Sean Dyche's side took time to adapt to Brighton's change of shape.
“Graham Potter, who switched to the Amex Stadium in the summer from Swansea City, dropped an extra man in midfield midway through the first half and the hosts took command.
“The Seagulls got their beaks in front in the 51st minute. March was under minimal pressure when lifting the ball into the penalty area and, as James Tarkowski dropped off his man, Maupay had all the time in the world to convert on the volley.”
The experienced Steve Stammers, writing for the Mail on Sunday, was impressed by Albion’s man of the match.
“It looked as though Potter's tactical readjustment from an exposed back three to a more solid back four was going to pay off after Neal Maupay gave Brighton a 51st minute lead,” he wrote.
“The creator was Solly March, a player who has blossomed under the Potter regime. March has been transformed from a decent left winger to an all-action individual – sometimes right, sometimes left, sometimes central.
“And he popped up on the right to break the deadlock in a match that had produced the first shot on target in the 38th minute - a near post strike from the impressive March saved by Nick Pope.
“Brighton looked like a rejuvenated team in the second half and Dyche admitted: 'They were the better side.'
“The superiority was reflected in the goal. March crossed from the right and Maupay showed the anticipation lacking in the Burnley central defence as he swooped to volley past Pope.”
But it was not to last, as Tom Barclay of The Sun on Sunday reported in top tabloid style. “Sean Dyche could be forgiven for screaming ‘Unbelievable Jeff’ as his supersubs combined for a last-gasp leveller,” he wrote.
“Jeff Hendrick picked up a pass from fellow late arrival Matej Vydra and drilled into the far corner from outside the box with 90 minutes on the clock.
“Chris Kamara, famed for his catchphrase referencing Sky colleague Jeff Stelling, was in attendance and no doubt would have been left stunned.
“It was a body blow to Brighton boss Graham Potter who probably felt his side had done enough for the three points after Neal Maupay had made the breakthrough earlier.”
Sonia Twigg of the Press Association reported for The Observer. “The Seagulls looked to be heading towards victory before the ball fell to Hendrick outside the box and he sent a powerful drive past the outstretched Mathew Ryan and into the bottom corner.
“Brighton have not managed to win at home in the Premier League since their 1-0 victory over Huddersfield on March 2.
“The south coast club have now lost five and drawn three of their last eight games at the Amex Stadium, leaking 17 goals while scoring just four as Graham Potter’s wait for a first home win goes on.”
On the BBC website, Ben Collins was one of the few to notice that the Albion defenders kept the usual suspects among the opposition quiet this time.
He wrote: “Shane Duffy returned for Brighton and despite facing in-form striker Ashley Barnes and his partner Chris Wood - so often the scourge of Albion since helping them win the League One title in 2010-11 - the Seagulls' defence kept Burnley's front two quiet.
“They only had one chance to equalise which Wood, who scored twice in the Clarets’ win here last season, sidefooted wide from close range before Brighton's late lapse cost Potter his first win.”