Champions Cup, Brighton vs. Newcastle United (Wed Oct 16) Brighton | Newcastle United 4-4-2 T | 4-1-3-2 P Daniel Perry | Harry Klenjan | M_Ryan GK | GK Ederson D_Zappacosta DF | DF V_Chiriches L_Dunk DF | DF S_Mustafi S_Duffy DF | DF N_Semedo J_Bednarek DF | DF D_Sterling A_Knockaert MF | DM N_Matic S_March MF | MF R_Mahrez K_Coman MF | MF J_Navas T_Bakayoko MF | MF L_Ward A_Gouiri FW | FW Neymar G_Murray FW | FW S_Rondon | D_Button SUB | SUB A_Smithies C_Davis SUB | SUB P_Wollscheid G_Bong SUB | SUB R_Sterling T_Huddlestone SUB | SUB J_Buckle J_Locadia SUB | SUB A_Mitrovic Min. 2 :(new) J_Navas with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Bednarek ... He knocks it to Neymar! ... Neymar tries to place it in the corner ! ... Brilliant save from M_Ryan ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 3 :(new) L_Ward is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Neymar ... Neymar tries to lob the keeper ! ... M_Ryan tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Navas chips the ball into the area! ... It is cleared by L_Dunk Min. 5 :(new) Newcastle United altered their play to a C strategy Min. 7 :(bri) G_Murray with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... G_Murray flicks the header toward the far post! ... But Ederson palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 9 :(new) J_Navas looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Neymar ... S_Duffy cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 12 :(new) S_Mustafi finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... S_Mustafi hits a crisp volley! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 14 :(new) R_Mahrez cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Neymar ... S_Duffy wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 14 :(bri) A_Knockaert curls the ball out wide to A_Gouiri ... S_Rondon with an ugly foul ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 18 :(new) N_Matic kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Navas gets on the end of the pass ... J_Navas with a blistering shot ! ... GOAL !! ... M_Ryan has to pick the ball out of the net ... And Newcastle United are leading in the game now ... Brighton 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 23 :(new) L_Ward looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Rondon ... S_Rondon attempts to nutmeg M_Ryan! ... But M_Ryan makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 25 :(bri) T_Bakayoko pulls it back to G_Murray ... N_Semedo takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 27 :(new) D_Sterling controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... S_Rondon gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Knockaert scythes the player down. ... Psycho! Min. 27 :(bri) The defender under hits the back pass! ... K_Coman is through! ... L_Ward with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 29 :(bri) L_Dunk pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Duffy is clean through! ... S_Mustafi forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Coman ... Ederson fists it away! Min. 29 :(new) J_Navas off the woodwork. ... Neymar picks up the deflection ... Neymar attempts to nutmeg M_Ryan! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 32 :(new) R_Mahrez flicks it past L_Dunk ... He runs forward ... R_Mahrez looks to see where M_Ryan is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Brighton 0-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 42 :(bri) K_Coman spots S_March who is in acres of space ... N_Semedo steals the ball of off him Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(new) N_Matic kills the ball dead ... N_Matic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... M_Ryan makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 48 :(bri) T_Bakayoko slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 48 :(bri) T_Huddlestone is being prepared to come on ... T_Bakayoko is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-2 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(bri) S_March holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Murray ... J_Navas with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 47 :(bri) S_Duffy with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Mustafi ... He knocks it to A_Knockaert! ... A_Knockaert strikes a wicked curler ! ... Ederson watches it sail safely wide! Min. 50 :(bri) A_Gouiri turns past D_Sterling ... He has created space for himself now ... But he loses control of it ... V_Chiriches hits it out for a throw Min. 50 :(new) S_Rondon is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Neymar ... Neymar with a thundering drive! ... But M_Ryan gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Navas! ... N_Semedo gets his head on it ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 51 :(new) R_Mahrez back heels to find V_Chiriches in space ... V_Chiriches launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Brighton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 54 :(bri) S_Duffy gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Navas ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 56 :(bri) A_Knockaert takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Gouiri ... But S_Rondon barges him off the ball Min. 57 :(new) R_Mahrez beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... R_Mahrez cracks a laser towards goal ! ... M_Ryan fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 61 :(bri) T_Huddlestone slides the ball across to G_Murray ... G_Murray hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 64 :(new) J_Navas flicks it past L_Dunk ... He runs forward ... A delicate chip from J_Navas ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 66 :(bri) A_Knockaert drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Gouiri ... N_Matic pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 70 :(new) S_Rondon with a burst of pace ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Duffy Min. 74 :(new) P_Wollscheid will come on for V_Chiriches and play DF Min. 75 :(new) J_Buckle takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Mahrez ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 76 :(new) A_Mitrovic comes on for Neymar and takes up a FW role Min. 79 :(new) N_Matic holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Mitrovic ... A_Mitrovic hits a great shot ! ... But M_Ryan parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 83 :(new) A_Mitrovic finds a hole in the defence ... A_Mitrovic with a bomb of a shot ! ... But it goes wide Min. 86 :(new) J_Buckle finds J_Navas on the edge of the box ... J_Navas hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(bri) K_Coman looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Gouiri receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Navas goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 94 :(new) The ball goes loose! ... S_Rondon gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... S_Rondon with the header ! ... But M_Ryan tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium Attendance : 31,287 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Knockaert Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Duffy (54) Injured : T_Bakayoko (48) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Navas (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Navas (18), R_Mahrez (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Navas (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 3 | 17 Off target : 2 | 7 On target : 1 | 10 Possession : 25 | 75 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 2 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Ryan GK 28 4 3 1 26 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 D_Zappacosta DF 2 25 6 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 24 7 2 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Duffy DF 2 24 6 2 27 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 7 -3 J_Bednarek DF 1 24 9 6 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Knockaert MF 1 3 24 10 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 S_March MF 1 3 24 6 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Coman MF 2 3 24 9 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Bakayoko MF 1 10 24 2 26 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 12 27 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Murray FW 1 3 5 24 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D_Button GK 26 4 2 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Davis DF 1 24 4 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bong DF 1 23 9 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Huddlestone MF 1 6 24 4 26 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Locadia FW 1 2 12 23 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 29 1 1 1 20 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 26 8 4 27 | 77 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 S_Mustafi DF 2 25 3 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 N_Semedo DF 1 25 12 3 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 D_Sterling DF 1 23 5 2 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Matic DM 1 13 25 12 27 | 97 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 3 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 26 12 21 | 78 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 J_Navas MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 10 27 22 L_Ward MF 2 2 23 4 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Neymar FW 2 4 3 26 23 | 79 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 S_Rondon FW 1 2 4 24 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 18 14 A_Smithies GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 22 4 2 27 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sterling MF 2 4 26 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Buckle MF 2 11 23 11 28 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Mitrovic FW 2 2 3 23 24 | 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1571252949 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35