Post Match report for the Brentford game - Sunday, 26th December 2021
PREMIER LEAGUE 21/22: Brighton V Brentford - 26/12/21, P17.
* * * * * ALBION EDGE CONTEST OF TWO HALVES * * * * *
RESULT: 2-0 ~ Trossard, Maupay . (h-t 2-0) . . . . . SHAPE: 4-1-2-1-2.
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - ninth home match of sixteen fixtures to date . Sun 8:00pm.
COVID RESTRICTIONS: mandatory covid pass or negative lateral flow test . photo id.
PRE-MATCH: it was Boxing Day evening right in the middle of pandemic ridden yuletide festivities.
Logistics of reaching & returning from the out at city limits stadium were merely part of a greater risk assessment exercise undertaken by home & away fans alike.
Some believers said Santas sleigh supposedly got requested for post overnight hire in lieu of anticipating Xmas miracles by staff reduced public transport.
WEATHER: benign evening . . . GATE: tba - many empty seats among pre-paid.
GRAHAM POTTER had treated his match-day group like adults, although did not want to appear aligned with Father Christmas on this particular holiday weekend.
GP picked an attacking starting line up using a diamond formation in midfield supporting two strikers.
INJURY: 5 Dunk, 34 Veltman . . BAN: 8 Bissouma . . ILL: 24 Duffy,
SQUAD: 7 Connolly, 27 Locadia, 28 Roberts . . REHAB: 60 Sarmineto.
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. 2 Lamptey, 4 Webster, 33 Burn, 3 Cucurella
. 12 Mwepu . . . 14 Lallana . . . 10 Mac Allister
. 11 Trossard . . . 15 Moder . . . 9 Maupay
BENCH: 16 Scherpen, 20 March, 30 Richards, 42 Leonard, 55 Turns, 58 Ferguson.
18 Welbeck (46), 13 Gross (85), 17 Alzate (85).
GOALS: 1-0 - 34 . TROSSARD completes a fluid move with a fine volley after assistance from Mwepu.
2-0 - 42 . MAUPAY doubles the lead with a drive to the top corner following good work by Moder.
INCIDENTS: 10 away pressure, 17 Burn hits bar, 23 visitors injury, 27 Mwepu miss, 39 Mac A f-k, 40 Mac A over, 41 away sub, 44 Trossard f-k, 45+ home pressure.
53 Maupay miss, 57 Moder f-k, 59 Sanchez saves, 60 Sanchez parry, 65 Mac A miss, 67 Cucurella off line, 73 Lallana miss, 77 visitors simulation, 79 Welbeck dig, 80 Sanchez takes, 88 Alzate pop, 89 Sanchez blocks, 90+ Gross misskick.
YELLOWS: 57 Webster.
SUBS: 46 Welbeck for Trossard . 85 Gross & Alzate for Lallana & Mac Allister.
FIRST HALF: a bright start from travellers was soaked up as they failed to hit the target.
Increasing control from hosts gained the lead from two good strikes in the final twelve minutes.
SECOND HALF: visitors responded after turnaround and registered positive stats.
Hosts reacted to all away changes by going to 442 and also had two subs left.
These were inserted together in midfield late in the game.
Hosts hung on and claimed three points from their first half display.
NUMBERS: poss 50%-50%, on target 5-6, off target 10-10, corners 6-9,
fouls 8-10, yellows 1-3, subs 3-3, shape 433-352 . . . . . . gd-1 pt23 po9
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