Post Match report for the Newcastle Utd game - Sunday, 4th May 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Newcastle - 4/5/25 P35
* * * * * CLEAN SHEET SOILED BY HAND * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Minteh . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eighteenth home match of 35 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: we were now into May, games were running out fast and this was the penultimate domestic event.
The run-in had produced merely four points to date, so our fate appeared to be sealed in mid-div mediocrity.
WEATHER: cool . GATE: 31,580 . ATMOSPHERE: roiling at Ref throughout
FABIAN HURZELER got lucky previously with an unlikely last-gasp win to salvage his reputation as a pukka top-ten coach.
FH realised long ago he had an under-strength injury-prone squad but permutated what was available for selection on each occasion.
INJURED: 14 Rutter 22 Mitoma 24 Kadioglu
SQUAD: 7 March 16 Cashin 37 McGill (gk) 39 Rushworth (gk) . BAN: 9 Pedro
REHAB: 6 Milner . 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
. 27 Wieffer 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 41 Hinshelwood 11 Adingra
. . . . . 33 ORiley . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 2 Lamptey (54), 34 Veltman (69), 26 Ayari (69), 8 Gruda (94), 25 Gomez (94)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 4 Webster 72 Howell
GOALS:
1-0 - 28 . MINTEH nets via a deflection following an assist with a pass from Wieffer.
1-1 - 89 . visitors equalise from the penalty spot after a f-k routine halted by handball.
YELLOWS: Wieffer 32, Welbeck 93
CHANGES: 54 Lamptey for Wieffer . 69 Veltman & Ayari for Adingra & Hinshelwood
94 Gruda & Gomez for ORiley & Minteh
FIRST HALF: visitors dictate possession and carry a threat but locals score first from very limited forays.
SECOND HALF: early subs from both outfits show tactical responses.
Further changes refresh hosts intent to protect advantage.
Three VAR checks at intervals involving possible penalties for travellers.
IN THE END: late initiative from Seagulls is much too little and much too late.
NUMBERS: poss 46%-54%, on target 2-5, off target 3-8, corners 1-4,
fouls 15-10, yellows 2-1, subs 5-4, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd1 pt52 po10
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