The managers will no doubt have their say later, but really, life is way too short. Thankfully for those desirous of more hot Brighton-Leeds content, our man Jonathan Liew was at the Amex, and his verdict has landed. Click below for your edification, and thanks for reading this MBM. Stay safe and warm, everyone. Nighty night!

The Leeds viewpoint with Adam Forshaw. “It wasn’t our best game, but it’s a clean sheet away from home and another point on the board. We probably went long, a bit more than we do as a team, probably just wanting to get a result. But you’re not going to play well every week. We played well against Tottenham and didn’t get anything from the game, so we’ll take it. We stayed in the game. We’re not far away. We know we’ve got the quality to put a run together. We believe in our ethos and will keep going.”

The magnificent Tariq Lamptey was named man of the match on Sky, a decision nobody could take issue with. He talks to them. “We would have liked to win, but were playing against a quality side. We tried to push but the goal didn’t come. On another day it would have. We tried our hardest and gave our all. We’ll keep working. It’s not easy to put the ball in the back of the net. We were unlucky. We’ll just look forward to the next game now.”

One point each, in full effect: Brighton leapfrog Manchester United into eighth spot, while Leeds edge a little further clear of the relegation zone.

A decent point for Leeds, given the preponderance of chances created by the profligate hosts, and their appalling recent record against Brighton. Same old story for the Seagulls.

90 min +2: Cucurella threatens to burst clear down the left but is well tackled by Struijk. Then another phase of attack, as Trossard crosses deep from the same flank. March wins a header at the far post, but it’s an easy claim for Meslier.

90 min +1: There will be three minutes of added time. During the first, James, shuffling into the box from the right, leans back and shoots well over the bar.

89 min: Sarmiento blazes down the middle of the park, causing much excitement with Leeds light at the back. He feeds March to his right; March clanks out for a goal kick. Frustration now the top note at the Amex.

88 min: March, bustling in from the right, scuffs a shot towards the bottom right. Meslier somehow manages to scramble a save, the ball stopped by a pinball combination of glove and post.

87 min: Brighton have sent 14 shots off target today, equalling Arsenal’s season high/low against Brentford. A stat that goes a long way to explaining this scoreline, given the sheer number of chances they’ve created this evening.

85 min: Shackleton is booked, taking one for the team as Sarmiento threatens to break into space.

83 min: Webster’s poor pass across the face of his own box is pounced on by Rodrigo. The ball ends up at the feet of Roberts, just to the left of the six-yard box. His low drive is blocked brilliantly by Sanchez ... and from the resulting corner, Roberts bundles a shot through a thicket of legs, a deflection taking it towards the bottom left. Sanchez tips away at full stretch, a fine reaction stop!

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82 min: Sarmiento makes his Premier League debut for Brighton, coming on in place of Moder.

81 min: Bissouma goes into the book for clipping an in-flight James to the floor.

79 min: ... but this is a little better as Rodrigo and Raphinha combine crisply down the left channel, the latter poking wide left from 12 yards.

78 min: Dallas curls in from the left. Easy pickings for Sanchez. Leeds looking blunt again.

77 min: March is instantly in the thick of it, coming in from the right and shooting from the edge of the D. His effort pings off Struijk and over the bar. The resulting corner is a waste of time. “Just musing on my theory that Brighton and Hove Albion Finishing Coach is one of those dream jobs that require no qualifications, competence or productivity, yet offer presumably high remuneration and seemingly ironclad job security,” riffs Ed Rostron. “There are a few other jobs in this category: Metereologist for the iOS weather app, for example, or Conservative Cabinet Minister. I wonder how one goes about applying.”

76 min: Lamptey has run himself into the ground and is replaced by March.

75 min: Lamptey strips Forshaw and slips the ball inside for Gross, who doesn’t connect properly with his shot. The ball breaks to Locadia, who spins and sends a weak bobbler towards Meslier.

74 min: The game is getting a little stretched, but neither team can keep their composure in the final third.

72 min: Bissouma wins a corner down the right off Struijk. Gross’s delivery is no good. James tries to hit Brighton on the counter, but runs the ball out of play.

70 min: Bissouma strides with purpose down the middle of the park, thinks about shooting, then fails to thread a pass towards Locadia on his right. The crowd were after him taking a pop there. Then a couple of Lamptey crosses from the right come to nothing. Brighton are asking plenty of questions.

68 min: Brighton make their first change, replacing the profligate Maupay with Locadia.

66 min: Llorente is booked for a crude yank at Maupay’s shoulder.

65 min: Shackleton’s blind backpass down the left lets Moder in. Moder scuffs his shot across the face of goal ... then blazes over the bar after the ball is recycled down the right. Brighton are passing up chance after chance. On that subject, here’s Mary Waltz: “Words I would love to see Scott write on this MBM. ‘What a clinical finish.’ By either side. On what I have seen so far, I doubt it.”

63 min: A third Leeds change, as Roberts comes on for Harrison.

61 min: Trossard, all busy bustle, comes in from the left and looks for the far corner. Nowhere near. Goal kick.

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60 min: Lamptey feeds Moder down the right. Moder crosses. Meslier gets down to claim, spills, then gathers before anyone in blue and white can take advantage.

59 min: Cucurella threatens to burst into space down the left and has his shirt gently tugged from behind by Struijk. A free kick, and the Leeds man is slightly fortunate not to see yellow for his cynical challenge.

57 min: Harrison drives down the left and cuts back for Rodrigo, who sends a dismal shot miles over the bar ... and yet this is a marked improvement from Leeds, who are finally showing something in attack.

55 min: Dallas, to the left of the Brighton D, sends a rising, swerving effort goalwards. It’s in the general direction of Sanchez, who parries strangely into the air, but gets away with the save. Brighton half clear, but Leeds quickly come back at them, the ball falling to the feet of Raphinha, 12 yards out. Raphinha can’t sort his feet out and Cucurella takes the opportunity to clear.

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53 min: Gross loops the free kick into the box. Dunk is penalised for clumsily clattering into the blameless Meslier. A daft challenge with Leeds under pressure.

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52 min: Trossard diddles his way down the left and is hauled back by Forshaw, who has the brazen cheek to argue the toss over the award of a foul. He’s fortunate not to get booked. Free kick, just to the right of the Leeds box.

50 min: Maupay and Moder combine well down the middle, the ball breaking left to Trossard, who drives a shot at goal from a tight angle. Meslier parries. The ball drops to Maupay, who leans back and hoicks over the bar, missing an open goal! Another outrageous miss by Maupay, though his blushes are spared when the flag goes up for a non-existent foul on Shackleton earlier in the move. Dear oh dear. Had that gone in, as it should have done, VAR might well have intervened.

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48 min: Harrison makes his way down the left and crosses. Cucurella flicks away with his magnificently coiffured noggin.

47 min: Raphinha crosses from the right. Veltman holds his nerve under pressure from James and Rodrigo, chesting down and clearing.

Leeds get the second half underway, having made a double change. Firpo has been hooked, while Phillips has reportedly picked up an injury. They’re replaced by Struijk and Shackleton.

Half-time entertainment. A wonderful long read on Leeds’ 1991-92 championship side, which starred the much-loved and much-missed Gary Speed.

So far, the same old story: Brighton create plenty of chances, but fail to convert any of them.

45 min: Llorente is up again and, by the looks of it, good to continue. The game is restarted and there will be two minutes of extra time before the break.

44 min: Llorente took an accidental whack in the face from Webster. He looks a bit groggy as he rubs his jaw. The trainer gives him his full attention.

42 min: Gross swings it in. Leeds clear. Cucurella tries to return the ball with venom but his shot is weak. Llorente goes down clutching his head and so play is stopped.

41 min: ... but Leeds only half-clear their lines, and Phillips stupidly barges into the back of Moder, just to the right of the box. A free kick in a very dangerous position.

40 min: Moder races down the right and crosses low and hard towards the near post. Cooper falls over and somehow bundles the ball out of play, kicking it against his own arm while doing so. Just a corner, though the hosts want a penalty. They’re not getting one, and the corner is a waste of time as well.

38 min: Trossard’s presence earns a corner on the left. Gross swings it in. Several players fall over in the six-yard box and the whistle goes for a free kick to Leeds.

37 min: Lamptey is the boss of Firpo yet again, racing clear down the right. His low cross is met six yards out by Maupay, and feathered wide left. Another egregious miss by Maupay. Brighton should be well ahead, a story we’ve heard more than once already this season.

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35 min: A loose ball down the Brighton inside-left channel. Dallas and Llorente faff about, allowing Moder to race between them and get to it first. He nears the byline before hitting a fierce speculative shot from the tightest of angles. The ball twangs off the outside of the post and away for a goal kick. Absurdly ponderous defending by Leeds, and they’re lucky to get away with it.

33 min: Moder strides down the right touchline and rolls infield for Trossard, who takes a first-time swipe from the edge of the D. He gives the ball a good belt, but it’s straight at Meslier, who takes the sting out of the shot, then gathers without too much fuss.

31 min: Harrison drives into the Brighton box from the left. His low shot is blocked by Veltman.

30 min: That would have been James’s tenth touch of the match. Nobody has made fewer. He’s been toiling up front on his own for the most part.