Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Darren Hickson Darren Hickson
Mariano LongoM. Longo67
G
1
G
82Matías FrancoM. Franco
Dominic SounessD. Souness66
D
2
D
75Cesar MoutinhoC. Moutinho
Paul HopkinP. Hopkin66
D
3
D
75Tomás TellezT. Tellez
Edward OakesE. Oakes70
D
4
D
77Alun CooperA. Cooper
Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier68
D
captain5
M
77Ross DelaneyR. Delaney
Alex LiddellA. Liddell74
M
6
M
80Modeste SongM. Song
Ross TilerR. Tiler73
M
7captain
M
78Gilles TolleyG. Tolley
Gilles MurrinG. Murrin70
A
8
M
78Martin KaiserM. Kaiser
Gavin ElliottG. Elliott67
M
9
A
78Duncan HibbsD. Hibbs
Liam CrooksL. Crooks68
A
10
A
74Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Spencer PattersonS. Patterson69
A
11
A
78Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa
 
Alan BouldA. Bould70
A
12
M
75Carlton CarltonC. Carlton
Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock74
M
13
M
74Trevor ThompsonT. Thompson
Tommy BowerT. Bower67
A
14
A
72Clive FroggattC. Froggatt

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 19,411 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the match underway!
6.53
Gilles Murrin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks plays a one-two with Gavin Elliott and rushes in on goal... Liam Crooks rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.46
Paul Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell collects the pass. Alex Liddell darts forward. Alex Liddell deftly passes the ball to Spencer Patterson, releasing him through on goal. Spencer Patterson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
9.27
Gilles Tolley flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Hibbs who brings the ball under control. Duncan Hibbs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mariano Longo who gathers it comfortably.
10.23
Spencer Patterson hacks Cesar Moutinho from behind! The referee motions to Spencer Patterson to come over. It's a red card!! Cesar Moutinho runs off the knock.
24.04
Ross Delaney flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Tolley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gilles Tolley plays a quick one-two with Duncan Hibbs and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Gilles Tolley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Mariano Longo easily gets down and covers it.
32.46
Ross Tiler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Tiler. Some silky footwork from Ross Tiler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Matías Franco gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.22
With imagination, Alun Cooper plays the ball forward to Tomás Tellez. Tomás Tellez passes the ball forward to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Mariano Longo is on top of it.
36.33
Gavin Elliott comes in with a late challenge on Tomás Tellez. The referee calls over Gavin Elliott and warns him to calm down! Tomás Tellez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.49
Gilles Tolley threads the ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Gilles Tolley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Tottenham Hotspur also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off and get the second half underway!
47.51
Duncan Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa whips in a cross ball towards Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.35
Alun Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson shoots from long range. Mariano Longo gets down and covers it.
49.04
Ross Delaney decides to run forward with the ball. Ross Delaney knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mariano Longo who gathers it comfortably.
55.33
Duncan Hibbs passes the ball forward to Martin Kaiser. Martin Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson makes a deft header. Good keeping from Mariano Longo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
57.34
Liam Crooks comes in with a late challenge on Cesar Moutinho. The referee calls over Liam Crooks and shows him a yellow card! Cesar Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.17
Tottenham Hotspur have made 2 substitutions with Carlton Carlton replacing Modeste Song and Trevor Thompson replacing Martin Kaiser .
61.26
Carlton Carlton threads a neat ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
65.28
Alex Liddell hacks Gilles Tolley from behind! The referee brings Alex Liddell to one side and gives him a warning! Gilles Tolley stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.22
Simón Figueroa threads a neat ball through to Gilles Tolley. Gilles Tolley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
77.21
Showing composure, Carlton Carlton plays the ball forward to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ross Tiler.
79.18
Gilles Tolley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mariano Longo with no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
83.05
Ross Delaney threads the ball through to Duncan Hibbs. Duncan Hibbs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mariano Longo who gathers it comfortably.
87.39
Gilles Tolley makes a simple pass to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Tottenham Hotspur
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
24.2%
75.8%
Play Area
35.5%
48.4%
16.1%

Scorers
Ross Delaney 79
Billy Thomson 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ross Delaney of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Mariano Longo (GK)
7
2.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
3.Paul Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Edward Oakes (DEF)
6
5.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
6.Alex Liddell (MID)
6
7.Ross Tiler (MID)
6
8.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6
9.Gavin Elliott (MID)
5
10.Liam Crooks (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Spencer Patterson (ATT)red card
3
 
12.Alan Bould (ATT)
0
13.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
0
14.Tommy Bower (ATT)
0

1.Matías Franco (GK)
6
2.Cesar Moutinho (DEF)
6
3.Tomás Tellez (DEF)
6
4.Alun Cooper (DEF)
6
5.Ross Delaney (MID)goal scored
8
6.Modeste Song (MID)
6
7.Gilles Tolley (MID)
8
8.Martin Kaiser (MID)
6
9.Duncan Hibbs (ATT)
6
10.Billy Thomson (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Simón Figueroa (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton Carlton (MID)
6
13.Trevor Thompson (MID)
6
14.Clive Froggatt (ATT)
0