Post Match report for the Wolves game - Monday, 22nd January 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Brighton V Wolves - 22/1/24 P21
* * * * * GOALLESS AGAIN * * * * *
RESULT: 0-0
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eleventh home match of 21 fixtures to date . Mon 7:45pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: that long midwinter break was over and it was back to week-day league business, although this got book-ended between FA Cup ties at beginning and end of January.
WEATHER: breezy . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: night of the longest wait.
ROBERTO de ZERBI gave the squad a week off and then got down to prep work for; second half of the season, plus FA Cup tie(s) & forthcoming UEL h/a knockouts.
RdZ selected the match-day group based on latest fitness info from medical & analysis staff following warm-weather work held in Dubai latest.
INJURED: 7 March 10 Enciso 31 Fati 34 Veltman
SQUAD: 3 Julio 8 Dahoud 22 Mitoma 24 Adingra 38 McGill (gk) 43 Samuels
STARTING SHAPE: 4-3-3
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 41 Hinshelwood 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. . . . . 13 Gross 11 Gilmour 6 Milner
. 40 Buonanotte . . 18 Welbeck . . 9 Pedro
SUBS: 28 Ferguson (65), 2 Lamptey (65), 14 Lallana (72), 4 Webster (72), 47 Baker-Boaitey (90)
BENCH: 1 Verbruggen (gk) 15 Moder 20 Baleba 44 Peupion
GOALS: none
YELLOWS: 83 Webster
CHANGES: 65 Ferguson & Lamptey for Welbeck & Buonanotte
72 Lallana & Webster for Estupinan & Milner . 90+ Baker-Boaitey for Hinshelwood
FIRST HALF: stalemate evolved from a 2:1 ratio of home possession.
There was plenty of huff & puff but no cigar for hosts.
SECOND HALF: alterations were made by locals after the hour mark in order to try and break deadlock.
Congestion in the final third resulted from massed away defence and domestic numbers thrown forwards.
IN THE END: credit to another visiting outfit who nullified all attacking threats & forays from blue & white.
NUMBERS: poss 72%-28%, on target 4-3, off target 7-5, corners 8-2,
fouls 10-13, yellows 1-4, subs 5-2, shape 433-3421 . . . . . gd5 pt32 po7
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