Paul Reid today revealed how his wrong foot lifted Albion to within one win of climbing back out of the Championship relegation zone.

The Australian defender equalised with his left foot in Saturday's 1-1 home draw against Leicester.

The Seagulls' first point for seven games means they will move out of the bottom three with victory at Burnley this Saturday, as fellow strugglers Gillingham and Crewe face each other.

Reid said: "I've scored two goals this season and they have both been with my left foot. I thought I hit one in the first half with my right foot a bit better but luckily enough it went in and I am delighted.

"Our confidence wasn't the greatest going into the game but we have been sticking together and it really showed. Hopefully that will stand us in good stead and we can put in another solid performance against Burnley."

Reid's late point-saver came after Leicester had Scottish midfielder Stephen Hughes sent off in the second half for two bookable offences and David Connolly had given the visitors the lead with a first-half penalty for handball by Albion's home debutant Joe Dolan.

It was the third penalty in a row awarded against the Seagulls and the seventh in their last ten matches.

Reid said: "I was very close to it. The ball got played inside and it did hit Joe's hand but I think it was more ball to hand than hand to ball. To concede a goal to another penalty was very disheartening. We had most of the play before they got the penalty, so it is very disappointing. We had a few claims of our own. Hopefully they will come in the next game."

Manager Mark McGhee said: "I don't think it was a blatant handball. I don't know that Joe could get his hand out of the way.

"It's one of those grey areas. Week in and week out you hear commentators speak about ball to hand. For me it should be absolutely categoric, if it hits the hand it's a penalty, but it's not like that so you hope it is not going to be given."

Albion were the only team in the bottom six to pick up a point and there are only two points between them and the five sides above them with four games to go.

"It was really vital," McGhee added. "We've moved a point closer to Watford and Crewe, who both lost again. That is all we can do, keep chipping away and hope on a day we win a game they don't."