Post Match report for the Crystal Palace game - Sunday, 15th December 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Palace - 15/12/24 P16
* * * * * HOW HOME RUN STOPPED IS CRYSTAL CLEAR * * * * *
RESULT: 1-3 ~ og . (h-t 0-2)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - eighth home match of 16 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: we now hosted regular regional rivals from outer Croydon at Sunday lunchtime during this mid December pre-Xmas build up.
Brighton fans had been disappointed by recent results so for obvious reasons this festive contest took on extra seasonal spice.
WEATHER: cloudy . GATE: 30,893 . ATMOSPHERE: did not live up to hype
FABIAN HURZELER was learning on the job and already experienced a derby game here in the previous domestic meeting.
FH had a reduced squad not exactly bolstered by returnees from injury and elected to stick with tried & tested at this particular juncture.
INJURED: 6 Milner 18 Welbeck 24 Kadioglu 33 ORiley 34 Veltman 41 Hinshelwood
SQUAD: 4 Webster 7 March
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 2 Lamptey 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . . 14 Rutter . . . . . 9 Pedro
SUBS: 10 Enciso (46), 8 Gruda (72), 11 Adingra (72), 28 Ferguson (72), 27 Wieffer (88)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 15 Moder 44 McConville
GOALS:
0-1 - 27 . poor defending at a corner routine in a packed area is punished when visitors lead far too easily.
0-2 - 33 . travellers quickly net a second goal as hosts fall apart again defensively before the cross comes in.
0-3 - 82 . Palace grab a third as the local defence is torn apart when conceding yet another in a string of goals against.
1-3 - 87 . an own goal by the away side gives a consolation score.
YELLOWS: Dunk 45
CHANGES: 46 Enciso for Lamptey
72 Gruda, Adingra & Ferguson for Ayari, Minteh & Rutter . 88 Wieffer for Baleba
FIRST HALF: in a scrappy opening affair, the divisions draw specialists held hosts to stalemate until taking the lead prior to the half hour mark.
Moments later they doubled their lead.
Hosts are then at sixes & sevens up & down the pitch.
SECOND HALF: Hurzeler changed one rear position for attack from the reshaped re-start.
Seagulls huffed & puffed while chasing the game.
Eagles net again but the flag is raised.
A further trio of home substitutions is ineffective.
The fail to score stat beckons.
Two late goals are for record purposes only.
IN THE END: locals were saved from a fail to score stat by opposition netting an og.
NUMBERS: poss 65%-35%, on target 5-5, off target 12-8, corners 8-5,
fouls 11-15, yellows 1-4, subs 5-5, shape 4231-3421 . . . . . gd1 pt24 po9
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