'We can't rely on the rest' - Aspinall wants Euro fight in Seagulls' hands

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Brighton can't rely on other results to secure European football next season, says former Albion midfielder Warren Aspinall

The Seagulls travel to a "bouncing" Leeds United on Sunday, who guaranteed their own Premier League survival last weekend, but Aspinall believes Fabian Hurzeler's side can take all three points.

"Elland Road is going to be bouncing on Sunday because they're safe," Aspinall told BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast.

"The fans have been partying and hopefully the players have been partying in the last day or two! But they've got a game to play and they don't want to be embarrassed at home so they'll give it a go. But we can beat these.

"I know we don't get good results up there - draws in the Premier League and Championship lately - and they've got some good individual players but they're playing wing-backs with Dan James, but he is a winger by trade so we have to get after him."

With two games remaining Brighton currently sit seventh in the Premier League table, which would qualify them for the Conference League next season. But Aspinall says the players should believe they can finish higher.

"If we win both games, I think we'll just make sixth because I don't see Bournemouth beating Manchester City [on Tuesday]. If they get a point, they're three ahead of us and then it's down to the last game and our goal difference is a bit better and they play away.