ESL Championship, Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Stoke City (Fri Sep 15) Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke City 4-4-2 L | 3-5-2 P Kev Welford (CARETAKER) | Paul Brown | M_Ryan GK | GK Neto M_Acuna DF | DF C_Gunter B_Davies DF | DF F_Tomori J_Veltman DF | DF A_Tuanzebe S_Duffy DF | MF Otavio M_Grujic MF | MF M_Rashica M_Perrone MF | MF I_Hagi Raphinha MF | MF M_Normann P_Billing MF | MF C_Doucoure F_Trincao FW | FW M_Antonio G_Bale FW | FW V_Osimhen | O_Nyland SUB | SUB M_Maignan P_Mari SUB | SUB G_Montiel V_Rosier SUB | SUB D_Zappacosta J_Lerma SUB | SUB Allan S_Bergwijn SUB | SUB J_Hernandez Min. 1 :(bri) The Brighton & Hove Albion manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E Min. 3 :(sto) I_Hagi cuts inside M_Perrone ... He worked that well ... I_Hagi with the overhead ! ... M_Ryan narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 4 :(bri) B_Davies controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Bale gets onto the end of the pass! ... G_Bale goes for the top corner ! ... Neto gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 4 :(bri) G_Bale with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to P_Billing ... M_Normann body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Kev Welford (CARETAKER) looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 5 :(sto) M_Normann has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Duffy ... He knocks it to M_Antonio! ... M_Antonio chases it through, he must score ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 6 :(bri) Raphinha runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Raphinha drives the shot in! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 6 :(sto) C_Doucoure with a probing through ball Otavio ... Intercepted by P_Billing Min. 7 :(sto) V_Osimhen plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Antonio decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... B_Davies bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 8 :(sto) F_Tomori runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 11 :(sto) M_Antonio with a real burst of pace ... J_Veltman forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Gunter chips the ball in towards the back post! ... M_Ryan fists it away! Min. 12 :(sto) V_Osimhen turns past B_Davies ... He has created space for himself now ... V_Osimhen hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But M_Ryan punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 13 :(sto) M_Normann squares it to V_Osimhen ... Cleaned up by F_Trincao Min. 18 :(bri) M_Grujic gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Raphinha is unmarked ... Raphinha with his head down lets it go ! ... Neto saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 24 :(bri) Raphinha can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Driven towards goal by Raphinha ! ... But Neto tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 24 :(sto) C_Gunter splits the defence in two ... He sets up the shot ... But B_Davies slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 26 :(sto) C_Doucoure skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to V_Osimhen ... But M_Perrone slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 30 :(bri) M_Ryan pulls up ... That looks like his hamstring went ... He wont be able to continue!! Min. 30 :(bri) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... O_Nyland will come on for M_Ryan and play GK Min. 31 :(sto) C_Doucoure retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Antonio gets on the end of it ... S_Duffy makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Normann ... F_Tomori loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But O_Nyland punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that O_Nyland got a touch Min. 35 :(bri) Raphinha hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... F_Trincao latches onto it! ... F_Trincao attempts to nutmeg Neto! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Stoke City fans taunt him! Min. 35 :(sto) A_Tuanzebe feeds the ball through the middle ... M_Antonio runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Antonio tries to place it in the corner ! ... O_Nyland won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... And Stoke City are leading in the game now ... Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 36 :(bri) It looks as though Brighton & Hove Albion is now playing P Min. 36 :(bri) It appears P_Billing is playing as a AM Min. 39 :(bri) G_Bale gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past F_Tomori! ... He has some space now! ... G_Bale hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But Neto punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 42 :(bri) Raphinha splits the defence in two ... They tried to play the offside trap ... Raphinha with a screamer of a shot ! ... But Neto punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(sto) V_Osimhen steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Davies ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... V_Osimhen runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... O_Nyland can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... O_Nyland has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Stoke City Min. 49 :(sto) C_Gunter takes advantage of a mistake by B_Davies ... He runs towards goal ... B_Davies moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 51 :(sto) M_Rashica runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Hagi ... I_Hagi carves a shot towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs to the touchline and does a Klinnsman dive ... Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Stoke City ... Min. 52 :(bri) The Brighton & Hove Albion manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 52 :(bri) P_Billing takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... P_Billing fires off a left-footed shot ! ... Neto with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 53 :(sto) F_Tomori plays the back pass ... Neto can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake to make!! ... Look at the fury on the managers face!! ... Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Stoke City ... Min. 53 :(bri) It seems Brighton & Hove Albion are making a tactical change to P Min. 53 :(sto) A_Tuanzebe turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Otavio ... Otavio has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Antonio swings it in! ... J_Veltman wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 56 :(bri) F_Trincao takes advantage of a mistake by C_Gunter ... F_Trincao with a powerful diving header! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 57 :(bri) J_Veltman with a measured ball to F_Trincao ... Fine tackle by F_Tomori ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 57 :(sto) The ball rolls free! ... M_Antonio takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... M_Antonio tries to chip the ball over O_Nyland! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 58 :(sto) V_Osimhen beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... V_Osimhen attempts a lob! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Tuanzebe drives it into the box! ... V_Osimhen gets on the end of it ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL !! ... Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Stoke City ... Min. 59 :(bri) Brighton & Hove Albion switch to playing A Min. 61 :(sto) The ball goes loose! ... V_Osimhen gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... F_Trincao stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(sto) V_Osimhen gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Veltman! ... He has some space now! ... V_Osimhen attempts a chip! ... O_Nyland catches the ball Min. 65 :(bri) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... P_Mari will come on for B_Davies and play DF Min. 65 :(bri) V_Rosier is going to be brought on ... M_Perrone is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(bri) Raphinha sidesteps A_Tuanzebe ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Tuanzebe moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 69 :(sto) O_Nyland miss-kicks! ... M_Rashica is through! ... A cracking drive from M_Rashica ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 72 :(sto) C_Doucoure lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Antonio latches on to it ... But P_Mari wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 74 :(sto) V_Osimhen takes on P_Mari ... He runs past him ... V_Osimhen fires a shot at goal ! ... But O_Nyland reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on O_Nyland anyway Min. 80 :(bri) P_Billing floats the ball in to find V_Rosier ... V_Rosier with a bomb of a shot ! ... Neto parries it, he follows it up ... And Neto recovers to save!! Min. 82 :(bri) V_Rosier picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... V_Rosier blasts it at the goal ! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 82 :(sto) C_Gunter changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio with a bomb of a shot ! ... O_Nyland with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 86 :(sto) C_Doucoure floats the ball in to find V_Osimhen ... But M_Acuna puts the ball out of play Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sto) I_Hagi knocks the ball past the defender ... G_Bale wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 90 :(sto) M_Rashica looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen attempts to nutmeg O_Nyland! ... O_Nyland parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 92 :(bri) S_Duffy pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Grujic is clean through! ... M_Grujic chases it through, he must score ! ... Neto saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton & Hove Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Raphinha Scorers : F_Tomori (53 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Trincao (61) Injured : M_Ryan (30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Osimhen (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Antonio (35), I_Hagi (51), V_Osimhen (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 17 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 8 | 9 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 10 | 2 Key Passes : 7 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 3 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton & Hove Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Ryan GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 20 12 6 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 B_Davies DF 1 22 13 7 28 | 68 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0 J_Veltman DF 1 20 10 4 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 -10 S_Duffy DF 1 15 6 3 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 M_Grujic MF 1 15 21 7 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 M_Perrone MF 1 13 21 3 24 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Raphinha MF 1 5 22 15 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -10 0 20 P_Billing AM 1 6 20 12 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 9 F_Trincao FW 1 3 12 21 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 -2 4 G_Bale FW 1 4 11 17 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 18 O_Nyland GK 14 1 1 1 34 | 66 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 P_Mari DF 1 22 13 6 22 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 V_Rosier MF 1 22 13 7 25 | 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_Lerma MF 1 17 19 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Bergwijn FW 1 5 14 21 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neto GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 C_Gunter DF 1 21 11 6 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 F_Tomori DF 1 21 9 4 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 2 9 A_Tuanzebe DF 1 21 12 6 27 | 96 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 0 Otavio MF 1 6 20 11 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 18 M_Rashica MF 1 6 20 11 27 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 I_Hagi MF 1 8 20 14 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 M_Normann MF 1 12 19 6 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 35 15 C_Doucoure MF 1 14 19 5 28 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 M_Antonio FW 1 7 12 23 33 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 V_Osimhen FW 1 7 12 22 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 M_Maignan GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 20 13 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zappacosta DF 1 19 11 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allan MF 1 11 17 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hernandez FW 1 5 11 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1694796839 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35