Match Report
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion |  |  | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jermaine Carlton | J. Carlton |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Alberto Ehiogu | A. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Leon Wilcox | L. Wilcox | | 40 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Mike Brighton | M. Brighton | |||||||||
| Mike Maddison | M. Maddison | | 38 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Arthur Power | A. Power | |||||||||
| Damien Priestley | D. Priestley | | 38 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Luke Christie | L. Christie | |||||||||
| Malcolm Barrett | M. Barrett | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Paul Duberry | P. Duberry | |||||||||
| Carl Ball | C. Ball | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Noel Todd | N. Todd | |||||||||
| Kelvin Lightfoot | K. Lightfoot | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | David Fletcher | D. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Jonathan Potts | J. Potts | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Mark Youds | M. Youds | |||||||||
| Colin Bramble | C. Bramble | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Julian Jack | J. Jack | |||||||||
| Darren Eadie | D. Eadie | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Eddie Harrison | E. Harrison | |||||||||
| Thierry Williams | T. Williams | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 37 | | Darren Galli | D. Galli | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 2,877 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Cardiff City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Cardiff City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Cardiff City kick off!
10.00
0-0Mark Youds advances with the ball. Mark Youds makes a probing pass to Eddie Harrison. Eddie Harrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.16
0-0Arthur Power controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Youds. Mark Youds takes it forward alone. Mark Youds knocks the ball forward to Julian Jack but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.44
0-0David Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Julian Jack. Julian Jack tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.01
Arthur Power makes a simple pass to David Fletcher. David Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Jack. Julian Jack plays a perfect one-two with Darren Galli and rushes in on goal... Julian Jack takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
26.15
Mark Youds chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Harrison. Eddie Harrison knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Galli. Darren Galli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.37
0-0Colin Bramble clumsily knocks into Arthur Power. Colin Bramble is warned by the referee! Arthur Power stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.13
0-0Noel Todd passes the ball forward to Darren Galli. Darren Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Wilcox.
40.17
Kelvin Lightfoot makes a probing pass to Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Eadie. Darren Eadie flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.46
0-0Malcolm Barrett hacks Julian Jack from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Jack carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the second half underway!
47.03
Kelvin Lightfoot barges into David Fletcher. Kelvin Lightfoot is given a warning by the referee! David Fletcher runs off the knock.
49.39
Carl Ball surges forward with the ball. Carl Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Bramble. Colin Bramble is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.46
Arthur Power knocks the ball forward to Mark Youds. Mark Youds sees a break and surges forward. Mark Youds finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
59.14
Kelvin Lightfoot passes the ball forward to Darren Eadie. Darren Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.45
Kelvin Lightfoot takes it forward alone. Kelvin Lightfoot tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
67.13
Mark Youds makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Jack. Julian Jack knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.56
Paul Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Youds. Mark Youds makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Jack. Julian Jack shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
72.37
Damien Priestley advances with the ball. Damien Priestley passes the ball forward to Darren Eadie. Darren Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Bramble. Colin Bramble flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
77.23
Noel Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Harrison. Eddie Harrison goes all the way! Eddie Harrison shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.49
Kelvin Lightfoot comes in with a late challenge on David Fletcher. Kelvin Lightfoot is warned by the referee again! David Fletcher runs off the knock.
81.16
Mike Maddison flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Ball. Carl Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Williams. Thierry Williams chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Eadie. Darren Eadie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
David Fletcher catches Kelvin Lightfoot on the ankles. David Fletcher is warned by the referee! Kelvin Lightfoot runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
30.8%
46.2%
23.1%