Seemed like he was scuffing the ball a few times, not hitting the ball cleanly... and I guess this has to be talked about, but his perceived foul on Mitoma for the penalty shout could be considered another area where he should have done better. It was right after Hugo's scuffed punch that didn't clear the ball from the area. Honestly, I didn't think it was a penalty because it was IMO an unlucky coming together. They're always going to show these replays in slow motion on TV which makes it look worse, but there was simply no intent from PEH to foul Mitoma. I don't know if that's just me being biased but even Howard Webb apologized to Brighton for this "error" so I'm not sure what I should say there. Again, I wouldn't blame this solely on PEH if it were a penalty but I just don't see him as a player that elevates us that much.
It's so important to have a good midfield in the PL, especially when we've only got two and Dier seems so averse to stepping up and closing down space, meaning that area right in front of our penalty box is wide open. Teams have so many chances against us from this area and against Brighton it was no exception. We're lucky to have won the game on Saturday but I don't want to make any strong conclusions on that penalty call. I'm wondering what others thought about it though.