Albion assistant Alan Cork insists it is just a matter of time before the goal drought ends.

The Seagulls drew a blank for the fourth game running in Saturday's battling 0-0 draw at Torquay.

They had much the better of the match, created several chances and should have won.

Cork said: "If we keep on working and creating chances like that we are going to score, it's as simple as that. We battered them for 90 minutes.

"We played very well and deserved three points. We deserved a goal but were unfortunate a couple of times.

"The chances we had were good ones, so you have got to say it was two points lost, but I was delighted with the boys."

Albion's first clean sheet in the League for 11 games was achieved at a price. Andy Crosby and Charlie Oatway were booked, ruling both of them out of the visit to Hull on Saturday week.

Top scorer Darren Freeman went off in the first half with a twisted knee and captain Paul Rogers left the ground with his head heavily bandaged to protect a cut and damaged ear.

Manager Micky Adams missed the match to be with his seriously ill father.

Cork's mum died recently and so did the mother of Martin Hinshelwood, Albion's director of youth.

Cork said after the game: "My mother died last Saturday and Micky's father had a heart bypass operation on Friday.

"For me personally it has been an awkward three months, but for Micky it's been terrible. It's always upsetting when it is someone close to you."

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