Post Match report for the Tottenham game - Sunday, 31st January 2021
PREMIER LEAGUE 20/21: Brighton V Spurs - 31/1/21, P21.
ALBION RECORD FIRST HOME WIN
RESULT: 1-0 ~ Trossard . (h-t 1-0) . SHAPE: 3-4-1-2
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eleventh home match of twenty-one fixtures to date . Sunday 7:15pm.
Game played behind closed doors as per ongoing covid lockdown 3 restrictions.
PRE-MATCH: the January transfer window would shut in little over 24 hours and business was conspicuous by its absence. Powers that be had posted over 67million BHA losses for last term, so finances were open to scrutiny and fair play across the board.
Brighton fans, constantly deprived of attending at the community stadium, collectively shared other concerns for our club.
WEATHER: cold & wet winter evening . PITCH: soft and slippery.
GRAHAM POTTER earlier explained that he cannot control others opinions, therefore just gets on with his job. Being pragmatic he also understands possibly losing half of all matches is not a PL death knell, provided an average of two points per game is obtained from remaining unbeaten contests.
His logical side immediately informs he now has much more work to do.
First eleven selections were left unchanged from midweek here... prompting arrays of analytical comment well beyond the arena curtilage.
Izquierdo appeared among substitutes for the first time, following two seasons of long-term injuries and rehab.
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, 15 Moder, 17 Alzate, 19 Izquierdo, 22 Tau, 29 Zeqiri.
33 Burn (72), 7 Connolly (79), 14 Lallana (79).
GOALS: 1-0 - 17 . TROSSARD converts from an assist by Gross and good work going forward by Mac Allister.
INCIDENTS: 4 - Gross clips an upright . 13 - Mac Allister fires off target . 22 - Mac Allister pops wide .
30 - visitors counter goes wide . 37 - Dunk header blocked . 45 - Mac Allister shoots wide .
54 - Sanchez mops up pressure . 56 - visitors keeper parries . 58 - March effort blocked . 68 - Mac A deflected.
73 - Maupay header wide . 75 - Sanchez saves . 85 - Connolly prod blocked .
YELLOWS: Burn, Maupay.
SUBS: 72 - Burn for Veltman . 79 - Connolly & Lallana for Trossard & Maupay.
SYNOPSIS: the crucial opening goal was scored by hosts, who played very well for whole of the first forty-five minutes.
After halftime team talks visitors put on an attacking sub from turnaround and pushed up further.
Seagulls responded and broke on several occasions.
Spurs subs got on early for tactical reasons, while locals reshuffled rearguard after injury.
Into the last quarter time-wise all changed cards had been played.
BHA ground out the single goal victory with a competent display, plus exclusive clean sheet.
NUMBERS: poss 43%-57%, on target 5-4, off target 11-4, corners 9-2,
fouls 11-11, yellows 2-1, subs 3-3, shape 3421-3421 . gd-6 pt21 po17
CONCLUSION: hindsight during play suggested recent history might not repeat, as only a flash in the pan. In the event lightning did strike but merely once.
FS
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