Post Match report for the Arsenal game - Sunday, 17th December 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Arsenal V Brighton - 17/12/23 P17
* * * * * FAIL TO SCORE IN LONDON LOSS * * * * *
RESULT: 2-0 . (h-t 0-0)
VENUE: the Emirates, London N5 - eighth away match of 17 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: our second consecutive visit to the capital with two more trips into the metropolis coming this month... oh, those vagaries of PL pre-season programs by AI or other faceless wonders.
WEATHER: dry . GATE: 60,257 . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: an anticlimax for away support.
ROBERTO de ZERBI was under no illusions as to what was required in conjunction with where we were and how we got here.
RdZ studied up to the minute minutiae and produced a competitive-looking team sheet from the fit match-day group.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 4 Webster 7 March 10 Enciso 30 Estupinan 31 Fati
SQUAD: 38 McGill (gk) 43 Samuels 47 Baker-Boaitey
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 6 Milner
. 24 Adingra 11 Gilmour 13 Gross 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . 14 Lallana . . . . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 41 Hinshelwood (27), 9 Pedro (60), 3 Julio (60), 40 Buonanotte (60), 18 Welbeck (78)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 8 Dahoud 15 Moder 20 Baleba
GOALS:
1-0 - 53 . a header at the back post from a basic set piece gives locals an easy lead after so many chances to score.
2-0 - 87 . scoring another on the counter made the result more in line with ratio of efforts on goal recorded.
YELLOWS: 43 Mitoma . 76 Gilmour . 90 Gross
INCIDENTS: 1 hosts miss, 12 Bart takes, 14 hosts try, 15 hosts pop, 19 Bart takes, 21 hosts try, 23 Bart saves, 25 Dunk dig, 32 hosts miss, 33 hosts try, 39 Bart saves, 40 hosts try, 45 Bart takes, 45+ hosts multi tries, 45+ hosts miss,
47 Bart takes, 56 hosts 2 tries, 64 Hinsh header, 64 hosts miss, 67 hosts try, 68 hosts try, 74 Bart saves, 75 hosts miss, 83 Gross miss, 84 Bart saves, 85 Pedro 2 efforts, 86 Hinsh header, 90+ Bart saves, 90+ Dunk dig
CHANGES: 27 Hinshelwood for Veltman
60 Pedro, Julio & Buonanotte for Ferguson, Milner & Lallana . 78 Welbeck for Adingra
FIRST HALF: visitors experienced starting rear line was reduced by injury half way thru the period.
A disciplined defensive display maintained a clean sheet up to the break.
But there were no goal attempts.
SECOND HALF: Seagulls conceded early doors and in chasing the game 3 subs were introduced on the hour mark.
A late rally from travellers came to nought when locals netted a second.
IN THE END: a one sided contest that by law of averages alone hosts would win from vastly numerous opportunities.
NUMBERS: poss 49%-51%, on target 9-1, off target 17-5, corners 10-1,
fouls 11-9, yellows 1-3, subs 5-5, shape 433-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt26 po9
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