Post Match report for the Leeds game - Saturday, 27th August 2022
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Brighton V Leeds - 27/8/22 P4.
* * * * * ONE GOAL ENOUGH WITH A CLEAN SHEET * * * * *
RESULT: 1-0 ~ Gross . (h-t 0-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - second home match of 4 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were checking brightonfans to review all previous encounters. There had been many during the last couple of decades but now things were being played out at our highest level. Who was a big club?
WEATHER: sunny intervals & warm . . . GATE: 30,953 . . . PITCH: profusely watered.
GRAHAM POTTER said he was fed up answering questions about undiscovered or illusive 20 goals per season strikers.
He looked at the previous Prem team-sheet of experienced pros and put new boy Estupinan into the line up.
Yesterday Maupay transferred to Everton. Now being nine lads on the bench, collectively they kinda looked younger.
STARTING SHAPE: 3-4-2-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. . . . . 34 Veltman 5 Dunk 4 Webster
. 7 March 10 Mac Allister 25 Caicedo 30 Estupinan
. . 13 Gross . . . . 18 Welbeck . . . . 11 Trossard
SUBS: 2 Lamptey (70) 8 Mwepu (70) 22 Mitoma (79) 6 Colwill (79) 29 van Hecke (88)
BENCH: 23 Steele, 17 Alzate, 21 Undav, 28 Ferguson.
SQUAD: 14 Lallana, 20 Enciso . INJURED: 15 Moder, 19 Sarmiento.
GOALS: 0-0 - 66 . GROSS finished a move down the left flank in efficient fashion from an assist by Trossard. VAR check.
YELLOWS: 81 Webster . 86 Mac Allister.
CHANGES: 70 Lamptey & Mwepu for Veltman & March . 79 Mitoma & Colwill for Estupinan & Trossard
88 van Hecke for Welbeck.
FIRST HALF: it was fast and furious via both outfits from kickoff. Hosts long ball game was evident and chances cropped up at regular intervals on transition from back to front.
That it remained goalless at the interval was indicative of fine margins deployed in active time & space.
SECOND HALF: Seagulls opener was slightly against run of play and the result anticipated a single goal victory if visitors could be held at bay.
In the event locals dug in with a have & hold performance.
Potter was reactive with alterations, using two double changes to keep an overall balance from like for like.
His final sub was defensive to see out stoppage time.
IN THE END: on balance of play home advantage paid dividends in producing three points from one score in an even match.
NUMBERS: poss 43%-57%, on target 4-2, off target 9-8, corners 5-3,
fouls 10-14, yellows 2-3, subs 5-4, shape 3421-4231 . . . . . gd4 pt10 po3
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