Post Match report for the West Ham game - Saturday, 4th March 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Brighton v West Ham - 4/3/23 P23
* * * * * CLEAN SHEET KEPT WHILE OPPOSITION FOLDS * * * * *
RESULT: 4-0 ~ Mac Allister, Veltman, Mitoma, Welbeck . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - twelfth home match of 23 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: we had gotten into March and approaching two thirds of the campaign completed by middle of this month, prior to yet another Prem pause due to European Championship qualifying.
Come early April there would be a glut of fixtures ahead as Albion played catch-up until end of an unusual but very busy season.
WEATHER: cloudy & cold . GATE: 31,523 . ATMOSPHERE: enjoyment from good entertainment
ROBERTO de ZERBI had been banned for one game by the FA and fined 15k for being naughty in the tunnel last time out.
RdZ had March & Estupinan returned from injury to bolster a small first eleven group.
Steele was between posts for a rare start. There was both experience and youth among substitutes.
INJURED: 14 Lallana . REHAB: 15 Moder . SQUAD: 6 Colwill 26 Ayari
STARTING SHAPE: 4-3-2-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 2 Lamptey 4 Webster 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 7 March 10 13 Gross 25 Caicedo 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 10 Mac Allister . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 34 Veltman (16), 40 Buonanotte (76), 18 Welbeck (76), 19 Sarmiento (83), 20 Enciso (83)
BENCH: 1 Sanchez (gk) 21 Undav 27 Gilmour 29 van Hecke
GOALS:
1-0 - 18 . MAC ALLISTER blasted in a spot kick following Mitoma being clattered in the area from behind.
2-0 - 51 . VELTMAN chested in a glance from Mac Allister via a set piece delivered to around the near post.
3-0 - 69 . MITOMA finished close home a low effort by Gross after flowing build up thru the final third.
4-0 - 89 . WELBECK picked his spot with a classy drive from edge of the box.
YELLOWS: none.
CHANGES: 16 Veltman for Lamptey . 76 Buonanotte & Welbeck for March & Estupinan.
83 Sarmiento & Enciso for Ferguson & Mitoma.
FIRST HALF: soon after an enforced change locals had a free hit which was the difference between opposite tactical team plays at the interlude.
SECOND HALF: hosts upped the ante with success while visitors toiled to prevent a drubbing as their performance tailed off under increasing pressure.
IN THE END: a useful domestic display that recorded four different types of goal and scorers from across the pitch.
NUMBERS: poss 68%-32%, on target 9-2, off target 11-1, corners 7-3,
fouls 6-8, yellows 0-3, subs 5-4, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd14 pt38 po8
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