Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     GillinghamGillingham
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Nwankwo InceN. Ince45
G
1
G
66Carl FletcherC. Fletcher
Malcolm BrightonM. Brighton55
D
2
D
54Ralph GreavesR. Greaves
Ledley DaviesL. Davies50
D
3
D
52Ivan MilburnI. Milburn
Paolo GoodwinP. Goodwin45
D
4
D
51Tim TolleyT. Tolley
Mike LampardM. Lampard43
D
5
D
49Jon PearceJ. Pearce
Luke MilburnL. Milburn51
M
6
M
55Steven ScowcroftS. Scowcroft
Tim SmitheT. Smithe47
M
captain7captain
M
51James McgrealJ. Mcgreal
David PottsD. Potts43
M
8
M
50Harvey ChristieH. Christie
Eddie GriffinE. Griffin41
M
9
M
49Wes BrittonW. Britton
Arthur TaylorA. Taylor64
A
10
A
54Steven De JongS. De Jong
Ralph MakinR. Makin62
A
11
A
43Robbie BattyR. Batty
 
Titus GascoigneT. Gascoigne49
A
12
G
60Niccolo WrightN. Wright
Jamie JobsonJ. Jobson48
A
13
M
47Emile KingE. King
Gavin McgrealG. Mcgreal42
G
14
M
47Craig VernazzaC. Vernazza

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,750 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Barmby.


0.00
Gillingham start the match!
4.30
Mike Lampard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Smithe. Tim Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor edges inside the box! Arthur Taylor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Arthur Taylor scores for Brighton and Hove Albion!!
16.13
Eddie Griffin flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Goodwin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Goodwin hits a low pass to Luke Milburn. Luke Milburn shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
21.43
Robbie Batty comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Goodwin. The referee warns Robbie Batty to calm down! Paolo Goodwin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.35
Steven Scowcroft chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Christie. Harvey Christie puts a great ball through. Steven De Jong runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.41
Eddie Griffin hacks Steven Scowcroft from behind! Eddie Griffin is warned by the referee! Steven Scowcroft stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.49
Eddie Griffin flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Taylor rushes past Tim Tolley! Arthur Taylor muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.04
Ivan Milburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Pearce. Jon Pearce knocks the ball forward to Steven De Jong. Steven De Jong shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Ince.
42.43
James Mcgreal laces a weighted ball forward to Robbie Batty. Robbie Batty shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.35
James Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Batty holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Batty threads a neat ball through to Harvey Christie. Some good footwork from Harvey Christie provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
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. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
49.00
Luke Milburn darts forward. Luke Milburn cuts inside the box! Luke Milburn muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.15
Harvey Christie comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Makin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ralph Makin stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.46
David Potts sees space and advances. David Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
55.14
Steven Scowcroft sees Robbie Batty in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robbie Batty shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.39
Paolo Goodwin knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Taylor collects the pass. Arthur Taylor plays a one-two with Ralph Makin and rushes in on goal... Arthur Taylor shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
69.15
Eddie Griffin makes a simple pass to Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin cuts inside the box! Ralph Makin comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Carl Fletcher had no chance!! Goal for Brighton and Hove Albion!
72.41
Mike Lampard knocks the ball forward to Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.32
Ledley Davies passes the ball forward to David Potts. David Potts makes a simple pass to Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor rushes past Tim Tolley! Arthur Taylor rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
77.34
Brighton and Hove Albion have made a substitution with Jamie Jobson replacing David Potts .Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Niccolo Wright replacing Ralph Greaves, Emile King replacing Steven Scowcroft and Craig Vernazza replacing Jon Pearce .
79.38
Jamie Jobson flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Taylor who takes it down. Arthur Taylor whips in a cross ball towards Luke Milburn. Luke Milburn gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.36
Arthur Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Makin collects the pass. Ralph Makin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Milburn.
84.52
Ledley Davies knocks the ball to his team mate, Luke Milburn. Luke Milburn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luke Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.20
Mike Lampard threads the ball through to Tim Smithe. Tim Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Jamie Jobson who takes it down. Jamie Jobson threads the ball through to Ralph Makin but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
26.9%
48.7%
24.4%

Scorers
Arthur Taylor 4
Ralph Makin 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arthur Taylor of Brighton and Hove Albion

Match Ratings
1.Nwankwo Ince (GK)
6
2.Malcolm Brighton (DEF)
6
3.Ledley Davies (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Goodwin (DEF)
7
5.Mike Lampard (DEF)
7
6.Luke Milburn (MID)
8
7.Tim Smithe (MID)
7
8.David Potts (MID)
6
9.Eddie Griffin (MID)
7
10.Arthur Taylor (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ralph Makin (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Titus Gascoigne (ATT)
0
13.Jamie Jobson (ATT)
6
14.Gavin Mcgreal (GK)
0

1.Carl Fletcher (GK)
6
2.Ralph Greaves (DEF)
6
3.Ivan Milburn (DEF)
6
4.Tim Tolley (DEF)
6
5.Jon Pearce (DEF)
6
6.Steven Scowcroft (MID)
6
7.James Mcgreal (MID)
6
8.Harvey Christie (MID)yellow card
5
9.Wes Britton (MID)
6
10.Steven De Jong (ATT)
6
11.Robbie Batty (ATT)
6
 
12.Niccolo Wright (GK)
6
13.Emile King (MID)
6
14.Craig Vernazza (MID)
6