Post Match report for the Notts Forest - FA Cup q-f game - Saturday, 29th March 2025
FA CUP 24/25: Brighton V Nottingham Forest - 29/3/25 quarter-final
* * * * * ALBION PAY THE PENALTY * * * * *
RESULT: 3pen4 . . 0-0 aet . (f-t 0-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fourth tie of 6 rounds to date . Sat 5:15pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: the international break was over but prior to resumption of Prem fixtures for that vital run-in there was this significant matter of knockout entertainment for deciding FA Cup q-f ties on the last March weekend.
The very thought of revisiting Wembley more than merely flickered across Brighton fans minds both inside & outside our brand new fan-zone called The Terrace and also in that mega-brainbox of owner Tony Bloom to boot.
WEATHER: dry . GATE: tba . ATMOSPHERE: tribal at teatime
FABIAN HURZELER had been busy after his short break in Germany during the March lull in proceedings by being grounded before squad members flew back from elsewhere overseas.
FH checked players passports and consequently stamped his authority with a full strength line up.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 24 Kadioglu 34 Veltman
SQUAD: 7 March 27 Wieffer 39 Rushworth (gk)
REHAB: 3 Julio 6 Milner 23 Steele . OOL: 10 Enciso 28 Ferguson . LEFT: 15 Moder
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 41 Hinshelwood 29 van Hecke 4 Webster 30 Estupinan
. . . 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 14 Rutter . . . 18 Welbeck (C)
SUBS: 9 Pedro (72), 11 Adingra (72), 8 Gruda (75), 25 Gomez (80), 5 Dunk (90)
BENCH: 37 McGill (gk) 16 Cashin 33 ORiley 60 Tasker
GOALS: nil . PENS: Pedro Gruda Hinshelwood x Gomez x Dunk
YELLOWS: Estupinan 62, Gruda 114
CHANGES: 72 Pedro & Adingra for Welbeck & Mitoma
75 Gruda for Rutter . 80 Gomez for Ayari . 90 Dunk for Webster
FIRST HALF: a laboured scrap ensued with the away outfit bossing possession from a 2:3 ratio but little goalmouth action.
SECOND HALF: to the hour mark there was more purpose from hosts who piled on pressure.
Then visitors were immediately first to introduce substitutions.
And next VAR check for a possible away penalty.
Rest of this period saw four Seagulls alterations in three windows.
EXTRA TIME: saw chances both ends but it remained goalless.
IN THE END: from the penalty shootout FOREST went thru to semi-finals
NUMBERS: poss 53%-47%, on target 2-5, off target 11-8, corners 6-7,
fouls 19-10, yellows 2-5, subs 5-4, shape 4231-4231
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