FMFA, Brighton vs. Sheffield United (Sun Nov 12) Brighton | Sheffield United 4-2-0-2-2 E | 4-4-2 N Will Schoolar | VACANT | M_Rodak GK | GK U_Simon M_Doucoure DF | DF C_Lenglet M_Doherty DF | DF R_Bertrand M_Cucurella DF | DF N_Ake M_Fox DF | DF G_Baldock M_Verratti DM | MF A_Doucoure E_Can DM | MF S_Gnabry Lucien_Agoume AM | MF R_Mahrez L_Trossard AM | MF A_Iwobi Jordi_Ferrer FW | FW I_Sarr P_Schick FW | FW G_Scamacca | J_Talbot SUB | SUB D_Henderson K_Walker SUB | SUB J_Boateng A_Webster SUB | SUB D_Yedlin M_Icardi SUB | SUB T_Jumeau J_Bowen SUB | SUB C_Admas Referee: Jonathan_Moss (West_Yorkshire) Min. 2 :(bri) M_Doherty has time and space on the edge of the box ... Cleared by R_Bertrand Min. 2 :(shu) S_Gnabry kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Mahrez gets on the end of the pass ... R_Mahrez with the crafty shot! ... But M_Rodak punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 2 :(bri) E_Can slides it through the middle to P_Schick ... A_Iwobi with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He is warned by Jonathan_Moss ... It’s just a warning Min. 6 :(bri) M_Fox with a precise pass to L_Trossard ... L_Trossard attempts to nutmeg U_Simon! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... Brighton go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 7 :(bri) Brighton made the switch to a C strategy Min. 7 :(shu) R_Mahrez runs at M_Fox ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Mahrez goes for the top corner ! ... M_Rodak parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Rodak recovers to save!! Min. 7 :(bri) P_Schick sidesteps A_Doucoure ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... I_Sarr with an over the top challenge ... Jonathan_Moss warned him Min. 11 :(bri) P_Schick takes advantage of a mistake by A_Doucoure ... He runs towards goal ... P_Schick belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... U_Simon has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... U_Simon is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL !! ... Brighton 2-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 15 :(bri) M_Fox feeds the ball through the middle ... P_Schick runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But I_Sarr spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 18 :(bri) The defender under hits the back pass! ... E_Can is through! ... E_Can strikes a wicked curler ! ... U_Simon tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... E_Can chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to P_Schick ... He knocks it goalward ... But U_Simon tips it behind ... Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 18 :(shu) R_Mahrez whips the ball across to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry with a blistering shot ! ... M_Rodak collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 20 :(bri) Lucien_Agoume plays a first time ball through the defence to L_Trossard ... A great volley from L_Trossard ! ... U_Simon makes a difficult save Min. 20 :(shu) A_Iwobi looks up ... He swings the ball right towards G_Scamacca ... G_Scamacca with the drive! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Brighton 2-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 21 :(shu) N_Ake takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Doucoure ... Jordi_Ferrer with the tackle ... Jonathan_Moss will want to speak to him ... Jonathan_Moss gave him a strong warning Min. 25 :(bri) L_Trossard with a slick pass to Jordi_Ferrer ... R_Bertrand gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 26 :(bri) L_Trossard with the nod to Jordi_Ferrer ... C_Lenglet with an awful challenge Min. 28 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Ake ... He's through on goal ... G_Baldock slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 32 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Jordi_Ferrer hits a crisp volley! ... U_Simon parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 32 :(shu) R_Mahrez 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! ... G_Baldock receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Cucurella slices it ... M_Rodak moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Gnabry swings it in! ... G_Scamacca tries to place the shot! ... But M_Rodak hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 34 :(bri) Lucien_Agoume with a slide rule pass to L_Trossard ... L_Trossard tries one from the edge of the box ! ... GOAL !! ... U_Simon got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Brighton 3-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 36 :(bri) M_Cucurella takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into Jordi_Ferrer ... R_Bertrand tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... P_Schick drives it in ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 37 :(bri) L_Trossard runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Baldock is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... U_Simon misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Can hits it into the box! ... Jordi_Ferrer swings a leg at it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Cucurella floats the ball in! ... U_Simon easily catches it! Min. 38 :(shu) S_Gnabry with a pinpoint pass to A_Iwobi ... A_Iwobi strikes a wicked curler ! ... M_Rodak blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 41 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But A_Iwobi puts the ball out of play Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(shu) N_Ake looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Iwobi ... M_Verratti goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 48 :(bri) E_Can fires over a low cross to M_Cucurella ... C_Lenglet forces him off the ball Min. 48 :(shu) A_Iwobi has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Baldock collects the loose ball! ... But M_Doherty wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Jonathan_Moss has none of it. Min. 49 :(bri) E_Can beats N_Ake ... N_Ake goes in hard to win the ball back ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 3-1 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(bri) M_Verratti finds Jordi_Ferrer with a perfectly weighted pass ... Jordi_Ferrer tries to place it in the corner ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Sheffield United fans taunt him! Min. 58 :(bri) E_Can holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Schick ... P_Schick hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 60 :(bri) K_Walker takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace M_Doucoure as DF Min. 62 :(shu) I_Sarr pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... I_Sarr with a little chip! ... But he puts it wide Min. 62 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Ake ... He's through on goal ... G_Scamacca rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Jonathan_Moss wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 63 :(shu) A_Doucoure with a smart pass to G_Baldock ... M_Doherty fouls badly ... He received a good talking to from Jonathan_Moss Min. 65 :(bri) M_Icardi is being prepared to come on ... E_Can is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DM Min. 67 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... P_Schick latches onto the end of it ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Schick ! ... U_Simon falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... U_Simon looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... L_Trossard plays it towards the near post! ... Lucien_Agoume gets to it! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 70 :(bri) A_Webster replaces an unhappy Jordi_Ferrer and will play as a DF Min. 74 :(shu) A_Doucoure whips the ball across to I_Sarr ... Lucien_Agoume with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... VACANT looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 76 :(shu) S_Gnabry heads the ball back to I_Sarr ... I_Sarr carves a shot towards goal ! ... M_Rodak can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... M_Rodak has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 77 :(shu) A_Iwobi threads the through ball to G_Scamacca ... M_Doherty with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 78 :(bri) L_Trossard with an incisive pass to M_Icardi ... N_Ake is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... K_Walker passes to P_Schick ... P_Schick with a low drive through the rain! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Lucien_Agoume floats the ball in! ... It is kicked away by R_Bertrand Min. 80 :(bri) L_Trossard drives it forward to P_Schick ... But R_Bertrand comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 84 :(bri) L_Trossard takes possession on the edge of the box ... L_Trossard with the strike ! ... U_Simon gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 86 :(shu) I_Sarr with an inch perfect pass to A_Doucoure ... Lucien_Agoume goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... That's his second booking ! ... He's sent off! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Trossard (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Trossard (6,34), P_Schick (11) Sent Off : Lucien_Agoume (86) Booked : M_Verratti (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Iwobi Scorers : G_Scamacca (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Bertrand (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 15 | 8 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 3 - 1 Sheffield 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_Rodak GK 35 2 2 1 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 M_Doucoure DF 1 31 12 3 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 29 11 5 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Cucurella DF 1 29 10 3 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Fox DF 1 29 10 3 22 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 M_Verratti DM 1 13 29 1 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 E_Can DM 1 13 29 10 26 | 69 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 Lucien_Agoume AM 1 14 28 2 29 | 90 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 39 2 L_Trossard AM 1 4 30 14 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20 50 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 30 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 J_Talbot GK 30 3 3 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 31 15 2 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 A_Webster DF 1 31 15 9 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Icardi DM 1 2 4 28 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bowen FW 1 8 15 32 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon GK 32 7 2 1 23 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 32 14 3 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Bertrand DF 1 30 12 2 24 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 -3 -3 N_Ake DF 2 29 6 3 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 G_Baldock DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Doucoure MF 1 6 31 9 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Gnabry MF 1 4 31 14 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 30 13 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 A_Iwobi MF 1 9 30 12 25 | 96 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 3 I_Sarr FW 1 4 14 32 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 2 G_Scamacca FW 1 8 12 31 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 D_Henderson GK 31 2 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Boateng DF 1 27 5 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 27 10 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Jumeau MF 2 11 30 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Admas FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1699800247 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35