Post Match report for the Chelsea game - Friday, 14th February 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Chelsea - 14/2/25 P25
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RESULT: 3-0 ~ Mitoma Minteh 2 . (h-t 2-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - twelfth home match of 25 fixtures to date . Fri 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: we had previously entertained this big southwest London outfit here last weekend in the FA Cup and now they were back for another evening - of Premier League action.
Brighton fans had suffered domestically during the current campaign but now were anticipating a change of fortune.
WEATHER: cold . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: Valentines love in
FABIAN HURZELER took a balanced if somewhat positive pragmatic view to our current state of affairs.
FH decided to go with the flow, so produced almost a settled team-sheet.
INJURED: 5 Dunk 24 Kadioglu 30 Estupinan
SQUAD: 7 March 37 McGill
REHAB: 3 Julio 6 Milner 23 Steele . OOL: 10 Enciso 28 Ferguson
LEFT: 15 Moder 32 Peupion 44 McConville 45 Boaitey 46 Ifill 47 Samuels 48 Turns
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 4 Webster 2 Lamptey
. . 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 22 Mitoma 41 Hinshelwood
. . . . . . 14 Rutter . . . . . 18 Welbeck (C)
SUBS: 9 Pedro (74), 25 Gomez (74), 33 ORiley (84), 26 Ayari (84), 11 Adingra (89)
BENCH: 39 Rushworth (gk) 8 Gruda 16 Cashin 27 Wieffer
GOALS:
1-0 - 27 . MITOMA finishes well after controlling a long ball from over his shoulder with assist by Verbruggen.
2-0 - 38 . MINTEH takes advantage of a Welbeck pass following the keepers parry after a centre by Rutter.
3-0 - 63 . MINTEH bags a brace when good work by Welbeck gives him a second assist.
YELLOWS: Minteh 81
CHANGES: 74 Pedro & Gomez for Rutter & Hinshelwood
84 ORiley & Ayari for Welbeck & Baleba . 89 Adingra for Minteh
FIRST HALF: a tactical scrap in centre field ensued during the first half an hour.
Then Seagulls struck via route one football.
And prior to the break hosts netted again.
SECOND HALF: past the hour mark locals go three ahead.
Substitutions replenish alterations to the starting eleven.
IN THE END: three superb goals scored against a side that bossed possession but could not hit the target.
NUMBERS: poss 31%-69%, on target 5-0, off target 8-8, corners 2-9,
fouls 12-15, yellows 1-2, subs 5-4, shape 541-4231 . . . . . gd9 pt37 po8
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