Post Match report for the Aston Villa game - Monday, 30th December 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Aston Villa V Brighton - 30/12/24 P19
* * * * * HALFWAY TO MEDIOCRITY * * * * *
RESULT: 2-2 ~ Adingra Lamptey . (h-t 1-1)
VENUE: Villa Park, Birmingham - tenth away match of 19 fixtures to date . Mon 7:45pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans had the last weekend of the year footy free in preparation to rock up in the midlands on a Monday evening prior to tomorrows New Years Eve national celebrations.
We suffered a record loss here last term versus our bogey side and did not want to go into 2025 on the back of a similar experience.
WEATHER: dry . GATE: tba . KIT: yellow . ATMOSPHERE: may old acquaintance be forgot
FABIAN HURZELER had not exactly enjoyed a Prem December fest and needed to re-establish German efficiency asap pdq.
FH considered options available from undertaking two games in little under 72 hours and decided to make changes.
INJURED: 6 Milner 18 Welbeck 24 Kadioglu 27 Wieffer 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 4 Webster 28 Ferguson 30 Estupinan
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 2 Lamptey 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 3 Julio
. 8 Gruda 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 11 Adingra
. . . . . . 10 Enciso . . . . . 9 Pedro
SUBS: 14 Rutter (58), 17 Minteh (58), 22 Mitoma (58), 33 ORiley (69), 15 Moder (86)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 7 March 34 Veltman 44 McConville
GOALS:
0-1 - 12 . ADINGRA converts a long ball forwards from Dunk as defenders wait for the bouncing ball.
1-1 - 36 . hosts equalise from the spot following Ref reviewing action on the pitchside monitor.
2-1 - 47 . the home unit sprint off the blocks on turnaround and take the lead as Seagulls flap alarmingly.
2-2 - 81 . LAMPTEY nets a volley after good work by Pedro in an attacking foray.
YELLOWS: Hurzeler . Ayari 45+, Baleba 72, Julio 92
CHANGES: 58 Rutter, Minteh & Mitoma for Enciso, Gruda & Adingra
69 ORiley for Ayari . 86 Moder for Baleba
FIRST HALF: play was delayed from the opening minute due to a head injury to Pedro.
Inside the first fifteen minutes visitors took the lead despite less possession.
Two penalty decisions for the home outfit come in quick succession via VAR around half an hour.
Travellers habitually soil the clean sheet as scrappy play prevails before & after hosts leveller.
SECOND HALF: locals score immediately as the away outfit fold to pressure.
Hurzeler made his trademark triple change on the hour mark.
Albion chase the game then net a late equaliser.
IN THE END: the game and this year finished with below par performances.
NUMBERS: poss 60%-40%, on target 4-4, off target 16-9, corners 12-3,
fouls 9-14, yellows 2-3, subs 5-5, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd1 pt27 po10
Happy New Year
FS
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