When Pep Guardiola described Brighton's Graham Potter as the 'best English manager in the world' earlier this season, it was not intended as a joke.
Nor are the reports linking the Seagulls boss with Tottenham, or the metrics putting Brighton fourth in the 'expected points' table. So you'd expect to check the real table and see Albion comfortably in the top half. But they are not.
The Premier League's nearly team are struggling to take the step from relegation battle to comfortable mid-table spot, despite this win over Leeds confirming their top-flight status for a club-record fifth straight season.