Post Match report for the Arsenal game - Saturday, 4th January 2025

PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Arsenal - 4/1/25 P20


* * * * * CRASH BANG WALLOP * * * * *


RESULT: 1-1 ~ Pedro . (h-t 0-1)


VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - tenth home match of 20 fixtures to date . Sat 5:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: it was just after turn of the year and some Brighton fans were still on extended holiday following that long festive period right thru and up to twelfth night in January.
We entertained high-shooting Gunners for the first reciprocal contest after the halfway stage.
Prior to New Year Albion were again very much an average outfit stuck in mid division.
WEATHER: wet . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: floodlit inclement night out

FABIAN HURZELER now had an expert to consult in Danil Niedzkowski who joined BHA as his assistant this month.
FH turned the page of his new year book, pondered and penned a few notes before producing a revised listing.

INJURED: 5 Dunk 6 Milner 18 Welbeck 24 Kadioglu 27 Wieffer 28 Ferguson 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 44 McConville
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1


TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 3 Julio 30 Estupinan
. . . 8 Gruda 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 11 Adingra
. . . . . . 33 ORiley . . . 9 Pedro (C)

SUBS: 14 Rutter (46), 17 Minteh (46), 22 Mitoma (62), 4 Webster (66)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 2 Lamptey 7 March 10 Enciso 15 Moder


GOALS:
0-1 - 16 . visitors hit hosts on the break by providing a telling pass and drill a shot under Verbruggen
1-1 - 61 . PEDRO is fouled in the area and then fires in the penalty.


YELLOWS: Veltman 64, Minteh 82

CHANGES: 46 Rutter & Minteh for ORiley & Gruda
62 Mitoma for Adingra . 66 Webster for Julio


FIRST HALF: with a little over a quarter of an hour gone the away outfit opened scoring.
Gunners controlled play comfortably until the interval.
Locals play hit & miss both ends.
SECOND HALF: Hurzelet made an attacking double alteration from turn-around.
Seagulls chase the game with alacrity.
After the hour mark hosts level from the spot.
More subs followed quickly.

IN THE END: Albion are the divisions draw specialists and just inside top half of the table at beginning of second half of this campaign.

NUMBERS: poss 45%-55%, on target 4-3, off target 7-6, corners 2-5,
fouls 17-14, yellows 2-3, subs 4-1, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd1 pt28 po10

FS


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