Post Match report for the Arsenal game - Sunday, 14th May 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Arsenal V Brighton - 14/5/23 P34
* * * * * UP UP AND AWAY FOR SEAGULLS * * * * *
RESULT: 0-3 ~ Enciso, Undav, Estupinan . (h-t 0-0)
VENUE: the Emirates, London N5 - seventeenth away match of 34 fixtures to date . Sun 4:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were back in the metropolis following unusual multiple sequences of both away and then home contests previously.
There was a long trip to the northeast next in midweek.
WEATHER: sunny . GATE: 60,139 . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: another singsong against blank Gunners
ROBERTO de ZERBI realised the hour was here to meet second of the Prem top three, before third & first during rest of this month. He said the Albion squad would have to organise step by step.
RdZ analyzed medics reports, recommendations and prognoses. He permutated those fit to produce a teamsheet.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 4 Webster 7 March 14 Lallana 19 Sarmiento 34 Veltman.
SQUAD: 15 Moder
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 25 Caicedo 5 Dunk 6 Colwill 30 Estupinan
. 22 Mitoma 13 Gross 27 Gilmour 20 Enciso
. . . . 10 Mac Allister . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 18 Welbeck (60), 40 Buonanotte (77), 21 Undav (82)
BENCH: 38 McGill (gk) 29 van Hecke 26 Ayari 42 Offiah 49 Moran 51 Peupion
GOALS:
0-1 - 51 . ENCISO headed in following a foray with positive responses from visitors after turnaround.
0-2 - 86 . UNDAV lobbed the keeper after locals made a hash of playing out from the back. Assist Estupinan.
0-3 - 96 . ESTUPINAN got his first of the season when putting away a parry off the keeper. Assist Gross.
YELLOWS: Gross & Estupinan
CHANGES: 60 Welbeck for Gilmour . 77 Buonanotte for Ferguson . 82 Undav for Enciso
FIRST HALF: hosts were matched by visitors in a physical forty-five minutes with generally defences on top.
SECOND HALF: Seagulls went for it, made the breakthrough and continued to control play via attacking football.
IN THE END: a vital clean sheet, victory to leap two places and a big confidence boost going forwards.
NUMBERS: poss 41%-59%, on target 2-6, off target 12-6, corners 5-2,
fouls 13-17, yellows 1-2, subs 5-3, shape 433-4231 . . . . . gd21 pt58 po6
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