Match Report
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Joseph richard Rumsey | Joseph richard Rumsey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlton Simonsen | C. Simonsen |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Paolo Vassell | P. Vassell | |||||||||
| Fredrik Byrne | F. Byrne | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Stanley Sinclair | S. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Scott Thirlwell | S. Thirlwell | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Martin Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Carl Southgate | C. Southgate | | 46 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 42 | | John Copping | J. Copping | ||||||||
| Niccolo Boyd | N. Boyd | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 |  | Raffaele Cerbone | R. Cerbone | |||||||||
| Stan Smith | S. Smith | | 53 | M | | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Peter Barmby | P. Barmby | ||||||||
| Oleg Gascoigne | O. Gascoigne | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 |  | Uwe Eilts | U. Eilts | |||||||||
| Morris Prior | M. Prior | | 40 | M | | 8 | | A | 48 | | Danny Lloyd | D. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Daniel Watson | D. Watson | | 39 | M | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Ugo Dyer | U. Dyer | |||||||||
| Eddie Murray | E. Murray | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Alan Hamilton | A. Hamilton | |||||||||
| Alun McManaman | A. McManaman | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Dion Kitson | D. Kitson | |||||||||
| Robert Lockley | R. Lockley | | 44 | D | | 12 | | G | 46 | | Aaron Campbell | A. Campbell | |||||||||
| Gavin Lee | G. Lee | | 43 | A | | 13 | | D | 37 | | Ian Higginbotham | I. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Wes Hitchcock | W. Hitchcock | | 42 | A | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Anthony Walsh | A. Walsh | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 2,521 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Adams.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Adams.
0.00
0-0Leicester City get the match underway!
8.36
0-0Fredrik Byrne takes it forward alone. Fredrik Byrne chips the ball to his team mate, Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.26
Uwe Eilts flicks a high pass forward to Alan Hamilton who brings the ball under control. Alan Hamilton chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.34
Uwe Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Dyer controls it well on his chest. Ugo Dyer rushes past Carl Southgate! Some good footwork from Ugo Dyer provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
18.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Barmby plays the ball forward to Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson cuts inside the box! Dion Kitson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.20
0-0Uwe Eilts catches Niccolo Boyd on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Niccolo Boyd runs off the knock.
30.31
0-0With a delightful solo run, Uwe Eilts stretches the opposition's defence. Uwe Eilts knocks the ball forward to Dion Kitson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.02
Morris Prior makes a simple pass to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.39
Carl Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Watson controls it well on his chest. Daniel Watson threads the ball through to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
42.30
Daniel Watson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Daniel Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
45.00
The second half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
49.39
0-0Stanley Sinclair barges into Daniel Watson. The referee warns Stanley Sinclair to calm down! Daniel Watson runs off the knock.
53.39
Carl Southgate kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Prior. Morris Prior makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.28
Daniel Watson makes a probing pass to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray advances inside the box! Eddie Murray rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.19
Stanley Sinclair passes the ball forward to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts flicks a high pass forward to Dion Kitson who brings the ball under control. Dion Kitson skips past Scott Thirlwell! Dion Kitson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.33
0-0Leicester City have made a substitution with Ian Higginbotham replacing Peter Barmby .
63.12
Scott Thirlwell takes a quick throw-in, which Fredrik Byrne takes on the chest. Fredrik Byrne flicks a high pass forward. Stan Smith controls it well on his chest. Stan Smith darts forward. Stan Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
77.04
Stanley Sinclair chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Higginbotham. Ian Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Kitson but he's offside!
83.44
Ian Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Stan Smith. Ian Higginbotham is shown the yellow card! Stan Smith stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.42
Oleg Gascoigne decides to run forward with the ball. Oleg Gascoigne plays a quick one-two with Eddie Murray and rushes in on goal... Oleg Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.53
0-0Brighton and Hove Albion are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
5
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.9%
29.1%
Play Area
24.1%
45.6%
30.4%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Morris Prior of Brighton and Hove Albion |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carlton Simonsen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fredrik Byrne (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Scott Thirlwell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Carl Southgate (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Niccolo Boyd (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stan Smith (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Oleg Gascoigne (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Morris Prior (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Daniel Watson (MID) | 8 | |
| 10. | Eddie Murray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alun McManaman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Robert Lockley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Lee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Wes Hitchcock (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paolo Vassell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stanley Sinclair (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Copping (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Raffaele Cerbone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Barmby (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Uwe Eilts (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Danny Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ugo Dyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alan Hamilton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dion Kitson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Aaron Campbell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ian Higginbotham (DEF) | | 5 |
| 14. | Anthony Walsh (ATT) | 0 | |