Post Match report for the Leeds game - Sunday, 15th May 2022

PREMIER LEAGUE 21/22: Leeds V Brighton - 15/5/22 P37.


* * * * * ALBION GIVEAWAY TO END FINAL TRIP * * * * *


RESULT: 1-1 ~ Welbeck . (h-t 0-1) . . . SHAPE: 3-4-2-1 . . . PITCH: long & dry.


VENUE: Elland Road, Leeds - nineteenth away match of thirty-seven fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
PRE-MATCH: Brighton fans had a seasonal spring in their step during recent weeks as the run-in approached our best finale.
Travelling support had been entertained to increasing degrees of over excitement this campaign but expectation was still rising so hoped to maintain an upward curve.
WEATHER: sunny & warm . . . GATE: 36,638 . . . KIT: yellow & blue.

GRAHAM POTTER was pleased with personal, squad and club growth across nine preceding competitive months.
He had mentioned sale of players on occasion and this pointed toward business acumen as well as anticipation of more ins & outs.
GP analysed previous facts & figs, accumulated squad data and interpreted man management & motivational skills.
He came to the conclusion that no alterations were necessary to the match-day squad.
INJURED: 12 Mwepu, 15 Moder, 60 Sarmiento . SQUAD: 28 Roberts, 42 Leonard.


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

SUBS: 4 Webster (62), 14 Lallana (74), 2 Lamptey (87).
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk), 9 Maupay, 17 Alzate, 24 Duffy, 57 Offiah, 58 Ferguson.


GOALS: 0-1 - 21 . WELBECK shows class to hold off a challenge and dinks the keeper after good work by Bissouma.
1-1 - 92 . hosts equalise at the death with a cross and header in the six yard box that deceives visitors.


INCIDENTS: 2 Veltman blocks, 3 Sanchez fumbles, 7 Mac A pop, 11 Caicedo dig, 13 March wide, 16 hosts off t, 18 Mac A try, 19 Gross effort, 26 hosts miss, 33 Mac A over, 34 Welbeck poke, 37 Sanchez takes, 38 Mac A wide, 40 hosts wide, 42 Sanchez saves, 43, hosts blocked,
47 hosts miss, 51 hosts over, 53 hosts over, 54 hosts blocked, 58 Gross header, 63 Trossard miss, 66 Sanchez saves, 68 hosts miss, 73 hosts blocked, 74 Sanchez saves, 75 hosts miss, 80 Bissouma pop, 86 Welbeck miss, 96 Lamptey wide.

YELLOWS: 65 Caicedo . 90 Lamptey.

CHANGES: 62 Webster for March . 74 Lallana for Caicedo . 87 Lamptey for Trossard.


FIRST HALF: racking up several chances meant the single one taken gave visitors the lead by halftime.
There were enough attempts to put the game to bed but hosts stayed in it until the interval and a reaction was expected after turnaround.
SECOND HALF: impetus was with hosts from the get go, backed by vocal support.
Past the hour mark Potter reshaped when inserting a defender for a winger.
Later he bolstered midfield.
Toward the end it was backs to the wall.


NUMBERS: poss 50%-50%, on target 5-6, off target 14-9, corners 8-1,
fouls 16-8, yellows 3-2, subs 3-3, shape 433-3421 . . . . . gd-4 pt48 po10

FS


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