Post Match report for the Newcastle Utd game - Saturday, 5th March 2022
PREMIER LEAGUE 21/22: Newcastle V Brighton - 5/3/22 P27.
* * * * * ALBION WELL SHORT OF GOING THE EXTRA MILE * * * * *
RESULT: 2-1 ~ Dunk . (h-t 2-0) . . . . SHAPE: 4-4-2
VENUE: St James Park, Newcastle - fourteenth away match of twenty-seven fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
PRE-MATCH: this early March clash of geographically distant opponents attracted Seagulls support from north of the border plus other travelling exiles hoping to see more feathers ruffled on Tyneside.
The outcome would contribute to develop a true pecking order by May.
A gesture of solidarity with Ukraine enhanced sympathy via sport across boundaries.
WEATHER: sunny at ko, breezy & chilly . . . GATE: 52,214 . . . KIT: yellow & blue.
GRAHAM POTTER was pragmatic prior to travel, realising all that had happened previously would not directly affect in-play moments after kickoff.
There would always be bigger and better opposition but what actually occurred on the day was not so predictable.
GP went with disguised four in defence and a rearranged midfield & flanks to go up field and feed two forwards.
Bissouma, Maupay & Mac Allister sat among substitutes.
INJURED: 4 Webster, 12 Mwepu . . . . SQUAD: 42 Leonard.
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. 34 Veltman, 24 Duffy, 5 Dunk, 3 Cucurella
. 2 Lamptey . . 13 Gross . . 17 Alzate . . 15 Moder
. . . . . . 11 Trossard . . . . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 9 Maupay (59), 20 March (59), 10 Mac Allister (79).
BENCH: 23 Steele, 25 Caicedo, 28 Roberts, 58 Ferguson, 8 Bissouma, 14 Lallana.
GOALS: 1-0 - 12 . hosts swift counter saw their effort strike a post but was followed up with alacrity.
2-0 - 14 . a free header from a set piece exposes visitors defensive frailties for a second time in two minutes.
2-1 - 55 . DUNK heads in from a corner by Gross.
INCIDENTS: 2 Sanchez saves, 6 Duffy header, 7 Trossard pop, 8 Veltman high, 10 Welbeck header, 23 Dunk dig, 25 Gross effort, 29 Welbeck try, 30 Dunk blocked, 31 Lamptey blocked, 45 Sanchez takes,
48 Trossard blocked, 53 Sanchez takes, 56 Sanchez flaps, 70 Maupay pop, 70 Dunk header, 70 Trossard dig, 80 Trossard effort, 93 Maupay try.
YELLOWS: 63 Duffy.
CHANGES: 59 March & Maupay for Lamptey & Moder . 79 Mac Allister for Alzate.
FIRST HALF: after a purposeful start visitors failure to convert chances was punished twice in as many minutes.
Travellers mental strength in a cauldron of noise from delighted home support would be tested as much as physical capabilities.
Albion appeared lightweight and not ready to go toe to toe against a motivated side infused with positive momentum.
SECOND HALF: Getting back into the game soon after turnaround gave BHA a target to push on for a point.
Potter put in subs and urged forward motion.
But... again... Albion do not score enough goals from chances created. QED.
At end of the day you are only as good as your last result.
NUMBERS: poss 32%-68%, on target 4-4, off target 6-11, corners 4-7,
fouls 8-10, yellows 1-1, subs 3-3, shape 443-442 . . . . gd-6 pt33 po13
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