Post Match report for the Newcastle Utd game - Saturday, 11th May 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Newcastle V Brighton - 11/5/24 P36
* * * * * HARD FOUGHT POINT TO THE END * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Veltman . (h-t 1-1)
VENUE: St James Park, Newcastle - nineteenth away match of 36 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: going right up to the northeast was something Brighton fans historically enjoyed but once again we had to wait until May for this annual renewal, which was the last and longest away.
Our campaign had taken a turn for the worst from much prior to the run in, so today was an exercise in damage limitation.
WEATHER: summer . GATE: 51,997 . KIT: crimson . ATMOSPHERE: noisy natives and singing travellers
ROBERTO de ZERBI took all appropriate accolades when BHA were hitting heights a year ago.
Then faced harsh setback here last term and now wondered what another twelve months had taught him.
RdZ viewed the current group in training and reached a rational decision for match-day selections.
INJURED: 6 Milner 7 March 9 Pedro 22 Mitoma 28 Ferguson 29 van Hecke 30 Estupinan 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 19 Barco 38 McGill (gk)
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. . 34 Veltman 4 Webster 5 Dunk 3 Julio
. 40 Buonanotte 11 Gilmour 13 Gross 24 Adingra
. . . . . 10 Enciso. . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 2 Lamptey (40), 15 Moder (67), Baker-Boaitey (67), 20 Baleba (88), 42 Offiah (88)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 14 Lallana 31 Fati 55 OMahony
GOALS:
0-1 - 18 . VELTMAN got his one goal a season record updated when converting a Welbeck flick on at a corner.
1-1 - 45+ . locals grab a goal just before halftime and visitors game management is left open to question.
YELLOWS: Gilmour, Enciso, Welbeck, Baker-Boaitey
CHANGES: 40 Lamptey for Veltman . 67 Moder & Baker-Boaitey for Enciso & Buonanotte
88 Baleba & Offiah for Gilmour & Adingra
FIRST HALF: visitors nicked the lead after a quarter of an hour and played well enough to stay ahead nearing the interval.
But hosts equalised at the psychological moment and regained parity very late during stoppage time.
SECOND HALF: it was cut & thrust, nip & tuck and remained even steven as the clock wound down past ninety minutes.
IN THE END: scoring goals will gain points and mostly these would come from forwards, whose goals to apps tally is crucial.
Albion still find scoring a big problem, which puts emphasis on defenders keeping those goals conceded to low levels.
NUMBERS: poss 55%-45%, on target 7-4, off target 11-11, corners 8-4,
fouls 14-8, yellows 3-4, subs 4-5, shape 433-4231 . . . . . gd-4 pt48 po10
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