Post Match report for the Arsenal game - Saturday, 6th April 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Brighton V Arsenal - 6/4/24 P31
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RESULT: 0-3 ~ . (h-t 0-1)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fifteenth home match of 31 fixtures to date . Sat 5:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans assembled at teatime in Falmer having missed domestic league action since early March due to vagaries of rescheduling for associated clubs in multiple competitions.
Albion were presently immersed in that run of the mill mid-table mix of mediocrity as games ran out quickly.
WEATHER: rain . GATE: 31,677 . ATMOSPHERE: flatter than a soggy biscuit.
ROBERTO de ZERBI wanted to pit wits with top coaches of big clubs.
He was afforded such an opportunity today.
RdZ worked out availability of personnel, permutated accordingly and produced a fit & proper match-day group.
INJURED: 7 March 11 Gilmour 22 Mitoma 28 Ferguson 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 4 Webster 6 Milner 38 McGill (gk)
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 2 Lamptey 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 24 Adingra 20 Baleba 13 Gross 10 Enciso
. . . . . 15 Moder . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 40 Buonanotte (63), 9 Pedro (63), 31 Fati (76)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 14 Lallana 19 Barco 34 Veltman 44 Peupion
GOALS:
0-1 - 33 . Lamptey upended an attacker and Ref pointed to the spot.
0-2 - 62 . Gunners doubled their lead when it appeared keeper & defenders had angles covered but all landed in a heap.
0-3 - 86 . a swift breakaway left their sub one on one with Verbruggen.
YELLOWS: Baleba
CHANGES: 63 Buonanotte & Pedro for Moder & Enciso . 76 Fati for Welbeck
FIRST HALF: the first goal was going to be crucial.
Ref made an instant decision to award travellers a penalty kick.
SECOND HALF: further huffing & puffing by hosts resulted in nowt as visitors took total control all over the pitch.
IN THE END: beaten comprehensibly by a team we could not live with and the gulf in class was blatantly obvious.
NUMBERS: poss 54%-46%, on target 2-8, off target 7-13, corners 8-7,
fouls 14-13, yellows 1-2, subs 3-5, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd2 pt43 po10
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