Post Match report for the West Ham game - Saturday, 15th May 2021
PREMIER LEAGUE 20/21: Brighton V West Ham - 15/5/21, P36.
* * * * * ALBION FOURTH FROM BOTTOM FODDER * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Welbeck . (h-t 0-0) . SHAPE: 3-4-3
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eighteenth home match of thirty-six fixtures to date.
Game played behind closed doors as per terminating covid restrictions protocols . Saturday 8pm.
PRE-MATCH: Brighton fans sitting at home just prior to motd highlights had three days to wait before about eight thousand balloted paying customers would return to the community stadium at the concluding domestic live event.
For the time being, knowing Albion would be a Prem club next term, it should suffice to alleviate withdrawal symptoms, mild depression, spasmodic palpitations and an annual nagging feeling of wavering on the edge.
WEATHER: showers.
GRAHAM POTTER had all but made it ok through his second Prem season and thus far merely had to add to existing kudos with expert starting selection, superior tactics, inspired substitutions and invigorating final whistle interviews.
Dunk & Maupay were suspended so the squad reshuffled with Alzate & Moder included to start.
Andone joined substitutes after very many moons adrift in the wilderness.
Gross now wore the captains armband.
TEAM . . . . . . . . 26 Sanchez
. . . . . . 3 White, 4 Webster, 33 Burn
. 13 Gross, 8 Bissouma, 17 Alzate, 15 Moder
. 16 Jahanbakhsh . . 11 Trossard . . 18 Welbeck
BENCH: 23 Steele, 6 Karbownik, 7 Connolly, 10 Mac Allister, 21 Andone, 25 Caicedo.
14 Lallana (66), 22 Tau (73), 29 Zeqiri (84).
GOALS: 1-0 - 84 . WELBECK ran on to a precision Tau pass thru lines to lob the keeper.
1-1 - 87 . Seagulls sat back after scoring and paid the price with an error or probably more.
INCIDENTS: 1 - visitors attack . 10 - hosts attacks . 21 - iron off target . 26 - united pen shout . 33 - locals under pressure . 38 - Sanchez rushes out . 40 - multiple hosts blocks . 44 - Sanchez parries . 46 - hammers off targets . 49 - AJ cross . 50 - iron off . 53 - hosts efforts . 55 - AJ wide . 60 - visitors over . 72 - Sanchez holds . 83 united miss . 88 - VAR check BHA area .
YELLOWS: 18 - Bissouma .
SUBS: 66 - Lallana for Alzate . 73 - Tau for Jahanbakhsh . 83 - Zeqiri for Trossard.
TIMELINE: initial phases were executed mainly between both boxes with little attempt to test either keeper.
Approaching the interval each side upped the ante, although visitors appeared more dangerous.
From beginning of the second period play was end to end and open as each outfit searched for an opportunity to lead.
Subs got on for the last quarter or so and locals forced forwards in offensive manner, travellers relying more on counters.
Going into final moments hosts defended to preserve the clean sheet but it was quickly surrendered all too easily.
FUNDAMENTALS: poss 51%-49%, on target 2-3, off target 8-12, corners 3-3,
fouls 7-5, yellows 1-0, subs 1-3, shape 343-4231 . . . . . . . . gd-5 pt38 po17
REVIEW: a young and inexperienced BHA squad still struggling to find its feet in an unforgiving division.
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