Post-match report for our last game: Liverpool, Monday, 19th May 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Liverpool - 19/5/25 P37
* * * * * MONDAY NIGHT NOT A WASH OUT * * * * *
RESULT: 3-2 ~ Ayari Mitoma Hinshelwood . (h-t 1-2)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - nineteenth home match of 37 fixtures to date . Mon 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: as our last hosting for the penultimate game of the season Albion entertained title-winning Reds on an unsociable Monday evening in mid May.
Domestic results had been disappointing on several previous occasions, which contributed to our ongoing mid div status.
WEATHER: dry . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: one-off open-air event with drink options
FABIAN HURZELER welcomed his fellow Prem first-season coach and reflected upon how fortunes for each had varied.
FH checked a regular short list of availability to produce his latest set of meagre match-day group permutations.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 7 March 14 Rutter 23 Steele (gk) 24 Kadioglu
SQUAD: 9 Pedro 16 Cashin 37 McGill (gk).
REHAB: 6 Milner . OOL: 10 Enciso 28 Ferguson
LEFT: 15 Moder 32 Peupion 44 McConville 45 Boaitey 46 Ifill 47 Samuels 48 Turns
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 29 van Hecke 4 Webster 30 Estupinan
. . 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 11 Adingra
. . . . . 8 Gruda . . . 18 Welbeck (C)
SUBS: 22 Mitoma (65), 33 ORiley (74), 25 Gomez (74), 41 Hinshelwood (84), 72 Howell (84)
BENCH: 39 Rushworth (gk) 3 Julio 5 Dunk 34 Veltman
GOALS:
0-1 - 9 . locals are cut apart like fruit at a summer picnic when visitors tap in for a soft opener
1-1 - 32 . AYARI scores an equaliser following a penetrating thru-ball assist from Gruda
1-2 - 45 . Reds net a second almost on the stroke of halftime from a set piece routine and cross-shot.
2-2 - 69 . MITOMA snatches an equaliser after a pop by Welbeck is parried.
3-2 - 85 . HINSHELWOOD is super-sub and grabs a late header with assist by ORiley,
YELLOWS: Webster 77
CHANGES: 65 Mitoma for Adingra . 74 ORiley & Gomez for Gruda & Ayari
84 Hinshelwood & Howell for Minteh & Welbeck
FIRST HALF: hosts clean sheet lasted less than ten minutes when visitors easily opened scoring.
Huffing & puffing from locals amounted to nil, zilch, zip for half an hour.
Albion next levelled but then conceded again just prior to the break.
SECOND HALF: momentum was with blue & white chasing the game, equalising mid way through..
Late impact subs arrive in two windows for last quarter of the match.
IN THE END: Albion keep pedal to the metal and complete the turnaround by scoring a winning third goal as the clock ticked towards ninety minutes.
NUMBERS: poss 49%-51%, on target 12-5, off target 13-13, corners 3-3,
fouls 9-8, yellows 1-0, subs 5-4, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd4 pt58 po8
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