Post Match report for the Man Utd game - Saturday, 7th May 2022

PREMIER LEAGUE 21/22: Brighton V Manchester United - 7/5/22 P36.


* * * * * ALBION SCORE BIGGEST WIN * * * * * *


RESULT: 4-0 ~ Caicedo, Cucurella, Gross, Trossard . (h-t 1-0) . . . SHAPE: 3-5-1-1


VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eighteenth home match of thirty-six fixtures to date . Sat 5:30pm.
PRE-MATCH: there are certain clubs that engender an extra buzz of competitiveness among blue & white devoted. We wanna perform well against them and if possible claim bragging rights until another anticipated meeting next season. Today was one such occasion.
WEATHER: cloudy & mild . GATE: 31,637 - record . ATMOSPHERE: exciting, fun loving carnival.

GRAHAM POTTER was pleased to secure a record Prem points tally last week and did not want to rest on laurels but give domestic support a reason to leave with a rare feeling of victory following many months of mundane home returns.
GP consulted his crystal ball and a vision to go with the flow emerged. He did not tempt fate to make alterations bar one enforced by injury. Gross started in another strong attacking line up.
INJURED: 12 Mwepu, 15 Moder, 60 Sarmiento . SQUAD: 28 Roberts.


TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. . . . . . . . . . . 34 Veltman, 5 Dunk, 3 Cucurella
. 20 March 10 Mac Allister 8 Bissouma 25 Caicedo 11 Trossard
. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Gross . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Welbeck

SUBS: 4 Webster (67), 2 Lamptey (76), 9 Maupay (83)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk), 14 Lallana, 17 Alzate, 24 Duffy, 57 Offiah, 58 Ferguson.


GOALS: 1-0 - 15 . CAICEDO opened his account with a daisy cutter from distance that just snuck inside the post.
2-0 - 49 . CUCURELLA also notched a first goal; blasting in a drive from within the area right into the top corner.
3-0 - 57 . GROSS added to previous totals via some fancy footwork to deceive defender and wrong footed keeper.
4-0 - 60 . TROSSARD finished close home a cross come shot by Welbeck fired across the hapless custodian.


NOTED: direct and decisive football prevailed, taking the play into visitors half and established hosts advantage.
Second half saves by Sanchez that helped preserve an otherwise infrequent local clean sheet. VAR check goal 4.

YELLOWS: none in a disciplined defensive display when required.

CHANGES: 65 Webster for Mac Allister . 76 Lamptey for March . 83 Maupay for Trossard.


FIRST HALF: the first goal as ever is crucial to unfolding pattern of events and on balance it favoured the home side.
SECOND HALF: after turnaround Seagulls flew and by the hour mark it was all over bar those echoes of celebration around the Amex.
Chants of derision from away support hit their dugout.
The difference in attitude on & off field was palpable.
If Brighton had netted five, six or seven that would also merely have reflected blue & white superiority and will to win.


NUMBERS: poss 42%-58%, on target 6-5, off target 11-10, corners 7-6,
fouls 13-9, yellows 0-2, subs 3-3, shape 3511-4231 . . . . gd-4 pt47 po9

FS


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