Post Match report for the Wolves game - Saturday, 26th October 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Wolves - 26/10/24 P9
* * * * * GIFTS GIVEN IN FINAL MOMENTS * * * * *
RESULT: 2-2 ~ Welbeck, Ferguson . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fifth home match of 9 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: we had entertained Wanderers here during mid September for an evening EFL Cup tie knockout.
The difference in fortunes of these two clubs that had each known several ups & downs this century was currently quite marked.
WEATHER: cloudy . GATE: 31,840 . ATMOSPHERE: a sense of late deja vu
FABIAN HURZELER enjoyed a pleasant week as a top-six head coach and intended to consolidate his position.
FH interpreted available medical reports and training overviews and permutated a solution from several ongoing options.
During warm up Dunk was ruled out to play.
INJURED: 4 Webster 5 Dunk 9 Pedro 17 Minteh 33 ORiley 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 6 Milner 7 March
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 3 Julio 30 Estupinan
. . 24 Kadioglu 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 14 Rutter . . . 18 Welbeck (C)
SUBS: 28 Ferguson (72), 8 Gruda (72), 2 Lamptey (80), 27 Wieffer (80), 10 Enciso (89)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 38 Cahill (gk) 11 Adingra 15 Moder
GOALS:
1-0 - 45 . WELBECK lofts his sixth of the season from an astute pass from Rutter.
2-0 - 85 . FERGUSON gets a goal at last following a run by Lamptey.
2-1 - 88 . visitors immediately grab one back when hosts, now two up, relax in final minutes.
2-2 - 93 . poor decision making allows Wolves a percentage chance to level scores.
YELLOWS: Rutter 56, Julio 70, Estupinan 74
CHANGES: 72 Ferguson & Gruda for Welbeck & Kadioglu
80 Lamptey & Wieffer for Rutter & Baleba . 89 Enciso for Mitoma
FIRST HALF: visitors missed a single clear-cut opportunity while hosts toiled continually to find the target.
Near very end of the period locals led.
SECOND HALF: travellers reshaped on restart and posed more of a threat going forwards.
Near the end hosts lead by two.
The away outfit rally, gain control and score twice.
IN THE END: Albion drop points in a frantic finish and show naivety against determined opponents.
NUMBERS: poss 52%-48%, on target 6-7, off target 13-7, corners 9-6,
fouls 11-10, yellows 3-3, subs 5-4, shape 442-3421 . . . . . gd4 pt16 po5
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