Glenn Murray believes Leeds’ clinical edge in front of goal made a difference as they beat Albion.

But the Seagulls striker would have loved to have scored with a couple of second-half chances as his side chased an equaliser.

Murray saw a fierce blast pushed away by Rob Green and dragged a left-foot effort wide of the far post as Albion sought to cancel out Chris Wood’s opener.

Wood’s late penalty settled the contest as Leeds completed a 2-0 win.

Murray said: “I thought we worked well in our shape. We didn’t create much in the first half.

“In the second half we created a few, so did they, but I think they were probably just a bit more clinical.

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Glenn Murray shoots wide

“At 1-0 we always fancied we could get back and get a draw, maybe even nick it.

“But, when we gave the penalty away, we possibly lost heart a little bit.”

Murray said of his two second-half chances: “One I just dragged slightly with my left foot. I’m a little bit disappointed with that.

“The other one, if anything I caught it too sweet and it went down the goalkeeper’s throat. Six inches either way and it’s in.

“There was a great reaction save (by Green) off his own man in the first half.”

Albion failed to capitalise on Huddersfield’s 4-0 defeat at Bristol City and Newcastle’s 0-0 draw at Birmingham.

But the flipside of that was not too much damage was done in the table by their defeat.

Murray said: “It maybe wasn’t our afternoon but we take heart from the results around us.

“It’s one less game to go and we are in the same position.

“The disappointing thing is we have got a two-week break on the back of the defeat. It’s one of those where you would like to put it right straight away."