CMS: 90 minutes to get to Wembley

Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith says the Championship play-off semi-final is far from over as they head into tomorrow’s second leg against Derby County.

“There’s still a lot of football to be played, but I think it’s far from done, we’ll work hard over the next couple of days and it’s all or nothing – 90 minutes to get to Wembley.”

The Seagulls trail Derby 2-1 following the first leg at the Amex but Mackail-Smith firmly believes that Albion mustn’t panic: “We have to be patient because we don’t want to find ourselves 15/20 minutes into the game, two down and really chasing the game.

They [Derby] have the advantage going into the game, it being at home and them having the lead. We have 90 minutes to get one goal and level the game up.”

Albion travelled to Derby yesterday in preparation for Sunday’s showdown at Pride Park Stadium, which kicks off at 17.15.