Post Match report for the Newcastle Utd game - Saturday, 2nd September 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Brighton V Newcastle - 2/9/23 P4
* * * * * THREE IS MORE THAN JUST LUCK OF THE IRISH * * * * *
RESULT: 3-1 ~ Ferguson 3 . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - second home match of 4 fixtures to date . Sat 5:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Europa League opponents & dates were discussed along with ins & outs, deadline day dreams & disasters and how we got right here right now this century.
WEATHER: warm & sunny . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: rowdy open-air summer evening do
ROBERTO de ZERBI was concerned with the here and now, focussing upon how to turn strategy into getting points.
RdZ decided to change a few things bearing in mind the forthcoming international break next week.
INJURED: 10 Enciso 15 Moder 18 Welbeck
SQUAD: 17 Alzate 20 Baleba 31 Futi 38 McGill 41 Hinshelwood 43 Samuels
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. . 7 March 11 Gilmour 13 Gross 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . . . 9 Pedro . . . . . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 2 Lamptey (77), 8 Dahoud (77), 14 Lallana (81), 6 Milner (81), 24 Adingra (89)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 4 Webster 40 Buonanotte
GOALS:
1-0 - 27 . FERGUSON belted in a rebound off the keeper following a bullet under the radar from Gilmour.
2-0 - 65 . FERGUSON moved into space and smashed a low shot to just inside a post as the keeper groped.
3-0 - 70 . FERGUSON drove an on target attempt that deflected and left the hapless keeper flat footed.
3-1 - 92 . visitors scored in stoppage time to soil the pristine clean sheet and show they were capable of netting.
YELLOWS: Lamptey, Dahoud, Lallana, Milner
CHANGES: 77 Lamptey & Dahoud for Pedro & Gilmour . 81 Lallana & Milner for March & Ferguson
89 Adingra for Gross
FIRST HALF: visitors set off from the blocks and put hosts under pressure in opening moments but missed their chances.
Locals got a toe hold after this period and took the lead in front of north stand devoted.
Scoring first tipped balance.
SECOND HALF: completing a fine hat-trick from an upcoming striker talent sealed fate of travellers who came a long way for nearly nowt.
Or perhaps it could have been closer but for solid domestic defending.
IN THE END: finishing goal-scoring opportunities put Seagulls onto cloud nine and reflected a competent performance against disappointing Champions League qualifiers.
NUMBERS: poss 56%-44%, on target 6-2, off target 9-7, corners 5-3,
fouls 14-17, yellows 4-4, subs 5-5, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd6 pt9 po4
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