Post Match report for the Fulham game - Wednesday, 27th January 2021

PREMIER LEAGUE 20/21: Brighton V Fulham - 27/1/21, P20.


ALBION GO THROUGH DOMESTIC MOTIONS

RESULT: 0-0 . SHAPE: 3-4-1-2


VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - tenth home match of twenty fixtures to date . Wednesday 7:30pm.
Game played under national lockdown 3 covid restrictions at tier 5 with no fans allowed.
PRE-MATCH: it was midweek in late January but registering of this outcome by Brighton fans at supper time could affect sleep patterns for quite a while.
It was important Seagulls remained unbeaten tonight to avoid any collective mare.
WEATHER: wet, foggy winter evening.

GRAHAM POTTER knew his best side but injuries still prevented its selection following recent completion of first half of the campaign.
Additions to the September squad had been limited during the current window to recall loanees, who sat among substitutes.

TEAM . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sanchez
. . . . . . . . 3 White, 5 Dunk, 4 Webster
. 34 Veltman, 13 Gross, 8 Bissouma, 20 March
. . 9 Maupay . . . . 10 Mac Allister . . . . 11 Trossard

BENCH: 31 Walton, 33 Burn, 15 Moder, 17 Alzate, 14 Lallana, 22 Tau, 29 Zeqiri, 7 Connolly.
24 Propper (83)


GOALS: none


INCIDENTS: 5 - visitors shoot over . 15 - Trossard effort saved . 17 - Trossard shot blocked .
18 - Dunk header caught . 36 - visitors counter goes wide . 41 - Gross f-k wide . 45 - Dunk on target .
48 - visitors off target . 60 - visitors blast over . 68 - Maupay shoots over . 76 - Webster wide .
82 - Maupay miss . 90+ - Dunk clears off hosts line.

YELLOWS: 26 - Bissouma . 44 - Mac Allister .

SUBS: 83 - Propper for Mac Allister .


SYNOPSIS: plenty of vigorous nip & tuck from each outfit filled first half box to box efforts without unduly testing keepers to actually save the day.
After turnaround much huff & puff continued among stadium mist, with ebb & flow in vain attempts to open scoring.
Past the hour mark both benches were eventually called upon as the method to break deadlock, stalemate or even steven.
Approaching final moments this contest continued as a non-event, although parity decided it a point apiece.

NUMBERS: poss 50%-50%, on target 5-3, off target 11-7, corners 10-0,
fouls 10-14, yellows 2-1, subs 1-3, shape 352-343.

CONSEQUENCES: status quo resumed and a first home win remained as yet to occur.

FS


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