Post Match report for the Sheff U game - Sunday, 12th November 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Brighton V Sheffield United - 12/11/23 P12
* * * * * WINLESS RUN CONTINUES * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Adingra . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - seventh home match of 12 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: was marked by the Remembrance commemoration with a period of silence.
November had a dearth of Prem contests and this was our only chance for domestic desires to be realised until into December.
The next international break followed this final whistle.
Home form was anticipated for enhancement while entertaining rock-bottom visitors.
WEATHER: late precipitation . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: lacklustre from a flat & silent majority.
ROBERTO de ZERBI was adding to a substantial list of opponents met from both England and lately on the continent.
RdZ surveyed the scene and saw depleted numbers from the squad list due to ongoing injuries.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 5 Dunk 6 Milner 7 March 10 Enciso 18 Welbeck 28 Ferguson 30 Estupinan
SQUAD: 38 McGill (gk) 43 Samuels
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 13 Gross (C) 29 van Hecke 4 Webster 3 Julio
. 40 Buonanotte 11 Gilmour 8 Dahoud 24 Adingra
. . . . . . 14 Lallana . . . . . 31 Fati
SUBS: 9 Pedro (45), 22 Mitoma (45), 20 Baleba (71),34 Veltman (71)
BENCH: 1 Verbruggen (gk) 15 Moder 41 Hinshelwood 47 Baker-Boaitey 55 OMahony
GOALS:
1-0 - 6 . ADINGRA played a 1-2 with Buonanotte in a fluid attack and planted the ball beyond the keeper.
1-1 - 74 . visitors equalised when forcing numbers forward and driving the ball into a packed area.
YELLOWS: Adingra, Buonananotte, Baleba . RED: 69 Dahood
CHANGES: 45 Pedro & Mitoma for Buonanotte & Lallana . 71 Baleba & Veltman for Gilmour & Fati
FIRST HALF: hosts scored very early but were amiss at doubling their lead.
Travellers stayed in the game.
SECOND HALF: Seagulls immediate alterations produced movement but no goals.
Visitors upped the ante and strove to level.
After the red card they succeeded.
It became a have & hold contest by blue & white to the death.
IN THE END: locals lightweight eleven/ten could not out muscle northern raiders and continued to play as per plan A.
Deficiencies in a possession based game became apparent when action in the final third reduced to sparse opportunities.
NUMBERS: poss 62%-38%, on target 6-1, off target 5-8, corners 6-3,
fouls 13-16, yellows 3-2, subs 4-3, shape 4231-3421 . . . . . gd4 pt19 po8
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