Burnley vs Brighton analysis: How Graham Potter tweaked the tactics and a lesson for Enock Mwepu

Brighton ran out 2-1 winners at Burnley on the opening day of the Premier League season thanks to three inspired substitutions from Graham Potter.

The Albion went 1-0 down inside the opening two minutes at Turf Moor after James Tarkowski brushed aside Neal Maupay to head home from a corner.

On Burnley's opener, Potter said: "It looked a push [by James Tarkowski on Neal Maupay], you can see clearly that it is but if the referee doesn't give it, he doesn't give it."

However, Alan Shearer, speaking on on Match of the Day, was adamant it was not a foul as Maupay was trying to 'block Tarkowski instead of playing the ball'.

The Seagulls were slow and sluggish in the first half and were frustrated by a well-drilled and tenacious Burnley, who missed a fair share of good chances.

Potter faced his first problem of the season: how to break down this bullish Sean Dyche team?

Potter subbed off Enock Mwepu at half-time for Adam Lallana and changed from a 4-1-4-1 formation to a more familiar 3-5-2 set up.

By no means did Mwepu play bad, but it was a tough start to life in the Premier League for the Zambian.

Brighton's new number 12 made positive runs in behind, constantly looking to exploit the space, stretch the play and get past Maupay.

Unfortunately for Mwepu, he received little to no service on his debut.

When the former Red Bull Salzburg midfielder did get service over the top, he was muscled out of it by the powerhouse centre back pairing of Ben Mee and James Tarkowski. Welcome to England, Enock.

The 23-year-old's debut was cut shorter than he might have wanted but the results which followed justified Potter's tinkering.

Lallana came on and changed the game. The experienced Englishman was the link from defence to attack which was missing in the first half.

Brighton could now start to play their usual game of playing out from the back, with Lallana turning, playing forward and getting Brighton on the front foot.