Post Match report for the Fulham game - Saturday, 8th March 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Fulham - 8/3/25 P28
* * * * * LAST GASP FOR FOUR STRAIGHT WINS * * * * *
RESULT: 2-1 ~ van Hecke Pedro . (h-t 1-1)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fourteenth home match of 28 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: it was a return to league footy on home turf following that mega knockout trip right up to Newcastle in the FA Cup at very beginning of the week.
Now the Prem was approaching the three-quarters stage and there was all to play for in terms of points and position.
WEATHER: settled . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: it is never over until...
FABIAN HURZELER turned thoughts onto Prem strategy & tactics, tuned in and did not want to drop out of the top ten.
FH reflected upon extra time exertions last Sunday and produced the line-up in accordance with expert advice.
INJURED: 5 Dunk 24 Kadioglu 34 Veltman
SQUAD: 8 Gruda 33 ORiley 37 McGill (gk) . BAN: 2 Lamptey
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
. 41 Hinshelwood 29 van Hecke 4 Webster (C) 30 Estupinan
. . . 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 14 Rutter . . . . . . 9 Pedro
SUBS: 25 Gomez (69), 7 March (77), 18 Welbeck (77), 11 Adingra (86), 27 Wieffer (86)
BENCH: 39 Rushworth (gk) 16 Cashin 53 Slater 57 Knight
GOALS:
0-1 - 35 . visitors edge into the lead when hosts defence allows space to play for attackers.
1-1 - 41 . VAN HECKE heads an equaliser via the post from an Ayari set-piece assist. First goal for our no.29
2-1 - 98 . PEDRO belts in the winner from the penalty spot after being taken out in play from a very late attack.
YELLOWS: none
CHANGES: 69 Gomez for Ayari
77 March & Welbeck for Minteh & Rutter . 86 Adingra & Wieffer for Mitoma & Baleba
FIRST HALF: nip & tuck from both sides throughout but nil-nil after half a hour.
Visitors score first but hosts hit back quickly to level prior to halftime.
SECOND HALF: momentum was with Seagulls for much of the period up to 90 minutes.
Impact subs were sent on late in the afternoon.
Ref awards locals a penalty deep into stoppage time.
IN THE END: whether the performance was measure of continual maximum reward is debateable.
However it is the results that go into record & history books and remain spoken in folklore.
NUMBERS: poss 53%-47%, on target 4-1, off target 5-5, corners 3-7,
fouls 6-12, yellows 0-2, subs 5-4, shape 4231-3421 . . . . . gd6 pt46 po6
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