Post Match report for the Notts Forest game - Saturday, 25th November 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Nottingham Forest V Brighton - 25/11/23 P13
* * * * * STRETCHED SQUAD OUTSCORE HOSTS * * * * *
RESULT: 2-3 ~ Ferguson, Pedro 2 . (h-t 1-2)
VENUE: the City Ground, Nottingham - sixth away match of 13 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: following that November Prem pause Seagulls travelling support took advantage of local hospitality and maybe enjoyed a winter wander by the water at Trent Bridge, prior to entering the riverside cauldron of red devotees.
Albion were winless from the last six PL games, being twice beaten out of three trips on the road.
WEATHER: cold . GATE: 29,404 . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: hotbed of passion around the pitch.
ROBERTO de ZERBI remembered our visit last term and did not relish repeating a similar outcome.
In addition his conduct concerning comments on officials was subject to a warning from powers that be.
RdZ had players returning from injury as well as international duty, so used previous experience to formulate a team-sheet.
INJURED: 4 Webster 6 Milner 7 March 10 Enciso 18 Welbeck 22 Mitoma 30 Estupinan
SQUAD: 38 McGill (gk) 43 Samuels . BAN: 8 Dahoud
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 2 Lamptey
. 24 Adingra 11 Gilmour 13 Gross 31 Fati
. . . . . 14 Lallana . . . . . 28 Ferguson.
SUBS: 9 Pedro (21), 41 Hinshelwood (35), 40 Buonanotte (45), 20 Baleba (77), 15 Moder (77)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 47 Baker-Boaitey 50 Jackson 56 Duffus
GOALS:
1-0 - 3 . a simple cross to the far post and header into space while defenders played catch up.
1-1 - 26 . FERGUSON fired in accurately after fed by Gross as travellers put moves together.
1-2 - 45 . PEDRO headed home when assisted by Gross while the away outfit ascended.
1-3 - 58 . PEDRO took the spot kick following being severely manhandled in the box.
2-3 - 76 . hosts were given a penalty from VAR review. Dunk got booked then sent off.
YELLOWS: Adingra, Ferguson, Verbruggen, Buonanotte, Dunk . RED: 73 Dunk
CHANGES: 21 Pedro for Fati . 35 Hinshelwood for Lamptey.
45 Buonanotte for Lallana . 77 Baleba & Moder for Gilmour & Ferguson.
FIRST HALF: hosts scored from their first attack.
Visitors took the game to opponents and led just prior to the interval despite losing two men for injuries.
SECOND HALF: building a two goal cushion put Seagulls on the right trajectory at the hour mark.
Ref made a disciplinary decision on top of awarding hosts a spot kick with fifty minutes to go of ninety.
Ten men were supplemented by subs and held out as locals swarmed forward into later moments.
IN THE END: a hard fought three points from a contest where emotions ran high and a cool head was required.
NUMBERS: poss 46%-54%, on target 5-5, off target 13-6, corners 6-4,
fouls 12-7, yellows 2-5, red 0-1, subs 4-5, shape 4141-4231 . . . . . gd5 pt22 po7
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