A L B I O N R E P O R T - ( 5 ) - (a)
BHA v. ARSENAL - 2 OCTOBER 2021
(b) - CRYSTAL PALACE v. BHA - 27 SEPTEMBER 2021 - (c) - BHA v. SWANSEA CITY -
22 SEPTEMBER 2021 - (d) - BHA v. LEICESTER CITY - 19 SEPTEMBER 2021
2 OCTOBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 ARSENAL 0 - PREMIER LEAGUE - at the
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY STADIUM, FALMER.
High-flying Albion welcomed mid-table Arsenal to the Amex for a Premier League fixture, "live" in front of the Sky Sports cameras and over the airwaves on Talksport.
Fresh from their hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace on the 27 September, Albion Head Coach
Graham Potter had to make one enforced change to his starting line-up from that game, with Jakub Moder coming in for the injured Danny Welbeck.
Last time out Arsenal had enjoyed an impressive 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London
derby at the Emirates Stadium on the 26 September and like the Albion, Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta hadto make one enforced change to his starting line-up from that game, with Albert Sambi Lokonga replacing the injured Granit Xhaka in midfield. Featuring in the Gunners back four was former Albion defender Ben
White who left the South Coast for North London last summer for a hefty £50 million transfer fee.
Last season Arsenal did the double over the Albion, winning 1-0 at the Amex on the 29 December 2020,
with Alexandre Lacazette scoring the deciding goal on 66 minutes and 2-0 at the Emirates on the 23 May
2021, with a brace from Nicolas Pepe (49 and 60 minutes).
In windy and rainy conditions, it was the Albion who dominated the first-half, as efforts by Shane Duffy,
Dan Burn, Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay all flew wide of the visitors goal, when they should have
done better. The returning Ben White showed his quality with a timely interception in deflecting the ball
over his own bar as Trossard was about to pull the trigger. In isolated sorties into the Albion half Arsenal's Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw his header strike a post and bounce away and Thomas Partey's well-struck volley just missed the target. Albion's half on points. Half-time 0-0,
With the wind and rain persisting the Seagulls started the second-half on the front foot, with Jakub Moder missing the target on two occasions. Arsenal began to wake up from their slumber as talented youngsters
Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka posed threats on the counter. Albion keeper Robert Sanchez made a smart save to deny Smith Rowe and at the other end efforts from Trossard and substitute Solly March flew wide of the target. Throughout the ninety minutes Marc Cucerella impressed for the Albion with his runs down the left. Near the end Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale made two fine interceptions to keep out a shot from Cucurella and a knock-down from March. The last action of the game saw Lewis Dunk's header from a corner fly wide of the target. Final-score 0-0.
Albion had 21 attempts at goal, with 2 on target and won 8 corners, free-kicks conceded - 8. Arsenal had8 attempts at goal, with 2 on target and won 5 corners, free-kicks conceded - 5.
TO SUM UP - Another first-class performance by the Albion, except in the finishing department, againstan in-form Arsenal side. New signing Marc Cucurella had a fine game on the left-side for the Seagulls, as did the whole team, which augurs well for the future, with the likes of Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Yves Bissouma and Danny Welbeck waiting in the wings.
Albion line-up (3-5-2):- Robert Sanchez; Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Dan Burn; Joel Veltman,
Pascal Gross (Solly March 84), Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder (Alexis Mac Allister 78), Marc Cucurella;
Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay. Subs not used: Jason Steele (G/K), Tariq Lamptey, Haydon Roberts,
Taylor Richards, Jeremy Sarmiento, Jurgen Locadio, Aaron Connolly.
Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1):- Aaron Ramsdale; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran
Tierney; Thomas Partey, Albert Sambi Lokonga; Bukayo Saka (Ainsley Maitland-Niles 90), Martin
Odegaard (Nicolas Pepe 63), Emile Smith Rowe; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Alexandre Lacazette
72). Subs not used: Bernd Leno (G/K), Rob Holding, Cedric Soares, Nuno Varela Tavares, Mohamed
Elneny, Gabriel Martinelli.
Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire). VAR: Chris Kavanagh.
Yellow Cards: Albion: 2 - Joel Veltman, Neal Maupay. Arsenal: 1 - Thomas Partey.
Possession: Albion - 58%. Arsenal - 42%.
BBC Sport Player of the Match: Shane Duffy (Albion).
Attendance: 31266.
27 SEPTEMBER 2021 - CRYSTAL PALACE 1 ( Wilfried Zaha 1, penalty - 45 minutes)
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1 ( Neal Maupay 1 - 95 minutes ) - PREMIER LEAGUE -
at SELHURST PARK, SOUTH LONDON.
Following their best-ever start to a top-flight season, the Albion travelled to South London for the
M23 derby against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, "live" in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
In their previous Premier League outing on the 19 September, the Seagulls had beaten Leicester
City 2-1 at the Amex and Head Coach Graham Potter made two changes to his starting line-up
from that game, with Dan Burn and Pascal Gross replacing Yves Bissouma (injured) and Solly
March.
Under the stewardship of newly-appointed Manager Patrick Vieira, the Palace had made a solid
start to the season. Last season the teams had drawn 1-1 at Selhurst on the 18 October 2020
and in the return game at the Amex on the 22 February 2021, the Palace snatched a fortunate
2-1 win.
A win in this M23 derby would have sent Albion to the top of the Premier League for the very
first time. In the event it was Palace who bossed the first-half and they took the lead right on
half-time when Referee Andre Marriner adjudged that Leandro Trossard had barged into Chelsea
loanee Conor Gallagher, knocking the midfielder flying and pointed to the penalty spot. Wilfried
Zaha coolly converted the resultant penalty-kick to put the home side ahead. 0-1. Subsequently
Zaha rather overdid the goal celebrations in front of the away section, which did not endear him
to the Albion fans therein. Half-time 0-1.
The second half saw Steven Alzate replace Dan Burn from the outset in a change of formation,
which made the Seagulls look more of a potent force going forward. Lewis Dunk had a header
tipped over the bar by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita and then Adam Lallana had his
shot deflected for a corner. The unlucky Alzate had to be substituted on 65 minutes, after he
sustained an ankle injury, Jakub Moder taking his place. Palace missed a golden opportunity of
clinching all three points near the end when Jordan Ayew prodded the ball wide from close-range.
On 95 minutes, in the last minute of time added on, Guaita's misplaced goal-kick was lobbed back
over the Palace back-line by Joel Veltman and there was Neal Maupay scampering through to
lift the ball over the retreating Guaita and into the Palace net for Albion's equaliser. 1-1. The
Referee's whistle then brought proceedings to a close. Final-score 1-1.
SUMMARY - Maybe nerves and the possibility of going top of the Premier got to them but Albion
were not their usual fluent selves and were slightly lucky to come away from Selhurst with a draw.
Sometimes you need a bit of luck and this was one of those occasions.
Albion line-up (3-4-3):- Robert Sanchez; Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Dan Burn (Steven
Alzate 46) (Jakub Moder 65); Joel Veltman, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana, Marc Cucurella;
Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck (Aaron Connolly 75). Subs not used: Jason Steele (G/K),
Tariq Lamptey, Haydon Roberts, Solly March, Alexis Mac Allister, Taylor Richards.
Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3):- Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi,
Tyrick Mitchell; Conor Gallagher, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic (Capt) (Cheikhou Kouyate
72); Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Edouard (Christian Benteke 71), Wilfried Zaha. Subs not used:
Jack Butland (G/K), Michael Olise, Will Hughes, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jeffrey Schlupp,
Nathaniel Clyne, Martin Kelly.
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands).
Possession: Albion - 53%. Crystal Palace - 47%.
BBC Sport Player of the Match: Danny Welbeck (Albion).
Attendance: 22975.
22 SEPTEMBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 ( Aaron Connolly 2 -
33 minutes, 38 minutes ) SWANSEA CITY 0 - CARABAO CUP, THIRD ROUND
- at the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY STADIUM, FALMER.
A change from the Premier saw Albion entertain Graham Potter's former club Swansea
City of the Sky Bet Championship in the Carabao Cup, Third Round at the Amex in a
game broadcast "live" on BBC Radio Sussex Sport.
As usual in the Carabao Cup competition Albion made eleven changes to their starting
line-up from the team which beat Leicester City in the Premier at the Amex on the 19
September. Tariq Lamptey was a notable inclusion in the Albion team after being out
injured for nine months.
Swansea City, now managed by Brighton-born Russell Martin gave a good account of
themselves but were undone by two first-half goals from Albion striker Aaron Connolly.
The first came on 33 minutes when Connolly took a pass from Alexis Mac Allister down
the left and slammed a shot past Steven Benda in the Swansea goal. 1-0. Five minutes
later Connolly repeated the feat as he took the ball from Mac Allister in his stride and
shot past keeper Benda at the far post. 2-0. Connolly went close to scoring a third but
his low shot fizzed narrowly wide. Half-time 2-0.
Second-half saw both teams squander good opportunities to score but the Seagulls
prevailed and deservedly went through to the Fourth Round. Final-score 2-0.
Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- Jason Steele; Tariq Lamptey (Pascal Gross 46), Ed Turns,
Haydon Roberts, Dan Burn; Marc Leonard, Steven Alzate; Alexis Mac Allister (Jeremy
Sarmiento 69), Jakub Moder, Taylor Richards; Aaron Connolly (Jurgen Locadia 76).
Subs not used: Kjell Scherpen (G/K), James Furlong, Odeluga Offiah.
Swansea City line-up (3-4-2-1):- Steven Benda; Rhys Williams, Brandon Cooper, Ben
Cabongo (Ryan Manning 46); Joel Latibeaudieri, Liam Walsh (Flynn Downes 64), Jay
Fulton, Jake Bidwell; Korey Smith (Yan Dhanda 65), Morgan Whittaker; Liam Cullen.
Subs not used: Lewis Webb (G/K), Joel Piroe, Tivonge Rushesha, Ethan Laird.
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Preston).
Attendance: 8838.
CARABAO CUP DRAW - In the Fourth Round, Albion travel away to meet LEICESTER
CITY at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday 27 October 2021, kick-off 19.45.
19 SEPTEMBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 ( Neal Maupay 1, penalty
- 35 minutes, Danny Welbeck 1 - 50 minutes ) LEICESTER CITY 1 ( Jamie Vardy
1 - 61 minutes ) - PREMIER LEAGUE - at the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY
STADIUM, FALMER.
Following their excellent 1-0 win at Brentford in the Premier on the 11 September, the Albion
entertained fancied Leicester City in the Premier at the Amex in a match broadcast "live"
over the airwaves on BBC Radio Sussex Sport.
Albion Head Coach Graham Potter had to make one enforced change to his starting line-up
from the Brentford game, with Solly March coming in for the injured Adam Webster.
In their previous Premier League outing Leicester had lost 0-1 at home to Manchester City
on the 11 September and for their visit to the Amex Foxes Manager Brendan Rodgers made
two changes to his starting line-up, with Ricardo Pereira and Boubakary Soumare replacing
Timothy Castagne and Marc Albrighton, the latter two dropping down to the substitutes bench.
The teams met three times last season and the Foxes did the treble over the Seagulls, in the
Premier winning 3-0 at the King Power on the 13 December 2020 and 2-1 at the Amex on the
6 March 2021. The third win was 1-0 at the King Power in the FA Cup on the 10 February 2021.
After an even start by both teams it was the Albion who took the lead on 35 minutes when
Referee Stuart Attwell awarded the Seagulls a penalty when Foxes defender Jannik Vestergaard
appeared to handle the ball with his arm, Leicester complained that their defender had been
fouled but VAR upheld the decision. Neal Maupay calmly slotted home the penalty-kick to put
the Albion ahead. 1-0. The Seagulls were now in the ascendancy as they shaded the first-half.
Half-time 1-0.
The Albion made the ideal start to the second-half when on 50 minutes following a foul on Solly
March, Leandro Trossard's free-kick was met by Danny Welbeck, whose glancing header deceived
Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel and ended up in the net. 2-0. The Seagulls continued to
attack but in a slick Leicester counter move on 61 minutes, Jamie Vardy converted from close-
range to put his side back in the contest. 2-1. This goal spurred the Foxes on aand they were
unfortunate to have goals by Wilfried Ndidi and substitute Ademola Lookman chalked off by VAR,
both for offside against Harvey Barnes. Notwithstanding Leicester's pressure the Albion managed
to see out the remaining minutes and claim three valuable points. Final-score 2-1.
TO SUM UP - Another excellent win for the Seagulls, their fourth in five games, which saw them
retain fourth spot in the Premier League, with 12 points from 5 games. If Albion maintain this form
a best-ever finish in the Premier is well within their capabilities.
Albion line-up (4-3-3):- Robert Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Marc
Cucurella; Solly March (Enock Mwepu 62), Adam Lallana, Yves Bissouma (Jakub Moder 79);
Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck (Dan Burn 70), Neal Maupay. Subs not used: Jason
Steele (G/K), Tariq Lamptey, Steven Alzate, Alexis Mac Allister, Taylor Richards, Aaron Connolly.
Leicester City line-up (4-4-2):- Kasper Schmeichel (Capt); Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu,
Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand (Timothy Castagne 68); Youri Tielemans, Wilfried Ndidi,
Boubakory Soumare (Kelechi Iheanacho 75), James Maddison (Ademola Lookman 46); Jamie
Vardy, Harvey Barnes. Subs not used: Danny Ward (G/K), Marc Albrighton, Daniel Amartey,
Hamza Choudhury, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Patson Daka.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire). VAR: Peter Bankes.
Yellow Cards: Albion: 2 - Robert Sanchez, Joel Veltman. Leicester City: 1 - Wilfried Ndidi.
Attendance: 31078.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES:
16 October 2021 - NORWICH CITY - away - Premier League - kick-off 15.00.
23 October 2021 - MANCHESTER CITY - home - Premier League - kick-off 17.30.
"Live" on Sky Sports.
Jack Kaye
12 October 2021.
BHA v. ARSENAL - 2 OCTOBER 2021
(b) - CRYSTAL PALACE v. BHA - 27 SEPTEMBER 2021 - (c) - BHA v. SWANSEA CITY -
22 SEPTEMBER 2021 - (d) - BHA v. LEICESTER CITY - 19 SEPTEMBER 2021
2 OCTOBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 ARSENAL 0 - PREMIER LEAGUE - at the
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY STADIUM, FALMER.
High-flying Albion welcomed mid-table Arsenal to the Amex for a Premier League fixture, "live" in front of the Sky Sports cameras and over the airwaves on Talksport.
Fresh from their hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace on the 27 September, Albion Head Coach
Graham Potter had to make one enforced change to his starting line-up from that game, with Jakub Moder coming in for the injured Danny Welbeck.
Last time out Arsenal had enjoyed an impressive 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London
derby at the Emirates Stadium on the 26 September and like the Albion, Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta hadto make one enforced change to his starting line-up from that game, with Albert Sambi Lokonga replacing the injured Granit Xhaka in midfield. Featuring in the Gunners back four was former Albion defender Ben
White who left the South Coast for North London last summer for a hefty £50 million transfer fee.
Last season Arsenal did the double over the Albion, winning 1-0 at the Amex on the 29 December 2020,
with Alexandre Lacazette scoring the deciding goal on 66 minutes and 2-0 at the Emirates on the 23 May
2021, with a brace from Nicolas Pepe (49 and 60 minutes).
In windy and rainy conditions, it was the Albion who dominated the first-half, as efforts by Shane Duffy,
Dan Burn, Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay all flew wide of the visitors goal, when they should have
done better. The returning Ben White showed his quality with a timely interception in deflecting the ball
over his own bar as Trossard was about to pull the trigger. In isolated sorties into the Albion half Arsenal's Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw his header strike a post and bounce away and Thomas Partey's well-struck volley just missed the target. Albion's half on points. Half-time 0-0,
With the wind and rain persisting the Seagulls started the second-half on the front foot, with Jakub Moder missing the target on two occasions. Arsenal began to wake up from their slumber as talented youngsters
Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka posed threats on the counter. Albion keeper Robert Sanchez made a smart save to deny Smith Rowe and at the other end efforts from Trossard and substitute Solly March flew wide of the target. Throughout the ninety minutes Marc Cucerella impressed for the Albion with his runs down the left. Near the end Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale made two fine interceptions to keep out a shot from Cucurella and a knock-down from March. The last action of the game saw Lewis Dunk's header from a corner fly wide of the target. Final-score 0-0.
Albion had 21 attempts at goal, with 2 on target and won 8 corners, free-kicks conceded - 8. Arsenal had8 attempts at goal, with 2 on target and won 5 corners, free-kicks conceded - 5.
TO SUM UP - Another first-class performance by the Albion, except in the finishing department, againstan in-form Arsenal side. New signing Marc Cucurella had a fine game on the left-side for the Seagulls, as did the whole team, which augurs well for the future, with the likes of Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Yves Bissouma and Danny Welbeck waiting in the wings.
Albion line-up (3-5-2):- Robert Sanchez; Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Dan Burn; Joel Veltman,
Pascal Gross (Solly March 84), Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder (Alexis Mac Allister 78), Marc Cucurella;
Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay. Subs not used: Jason Steele (G/K), Tariq Lamptey, Haydon Roberts,
Taylor Richards, Jeremy Sarmiento, Jurgen Locadio, Aaron Connolly.
Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1):- Aaron Ramsdale; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kieran
Tierney; Thomas Partey, Albert Sambi Lokonga; Bukayo Saka (Ainsley Maitland-Niles 90), Martin
Odegaard (Nicolas Pepe 63), Emile Smith Rowe; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Alexandre Lacazette
72). Subs not used: Bernd Leno (G/K), Rob Holding, Cedric Soares, Nuno Varela Tavares, Mohamed
Elneny, Gabriel Martinelli.
Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire). VAR: Chris Kavanagh.
Yellow Cards: Albion: 2 - Joel Veltman, Neal Maupay. Arsenal: 1 - Thomas Partey.
Possession: Albion - 58%. Arsenal - 42%.
BBC Sport Player of the Match: Shane Duffy (Albion).
Attendance: 31266.
27 SEPTEMBER 2021 - CRYSTAL PALACE 1 ( Wilfried Zaha 1, penalty - 45 minutes)
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1 ( Neal Maupay 1 - 95 minutes ) - PREMIER LEAGUE -
at SELHURST PARK, SOUTH LONDON.
Following their best-ever start to a top-flight season, the Albion travelled to South London for the
M23 derby against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, "live" in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
In their previous Premier League outing on the 19 September, the Seagulls had beaten Leicester
City 2-1 at the Amex and Head Coach Graham Potter made two changes to his starting line-up
from that game, with Dan Burn and Pascal Gross replacing Yves Bissouma (injured) and Solly
March.
Under the stewardship of newly-appointed Manager Patrick Vieira, the Palace had made a solid
start to the season. Last season the teams had drawn 1-1 at Selhurst on the 18 October 2020
and in the return game at the Amex on the 22 February 2021, the Palace snatched a fortunate
2-1 win.
A win in this M23 derby would have sent Albion to the top of the Premier League for the very
first time. In the event it was Palace who bossed the first-half and they took the lead right on
half-time when Referee Andre Marriner adjudged that Leandro Trossard had barged into Chelsea
loanee Conor Gallagher, knocking the midfielder flying and pointed to the penalty spot. Wilfried
Zaha coolly converted the resultant penalty-kick to put the home side ahead. 0-1. Subsequently
Zaha rather overdid the goal celebrations in front of the away section, which did not endear him
to the Albion fans therein. Half-time 0-1.
The second half saw Steven Alzate replace Dan Burn from the outset in a change of formation,
which made the Seagulls look more of a potent force going forward. Lewis Dunk had a header
tipped over the bar by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita and then Adam Lallana had his
shot deflected for a corner. The unlucky Alzate had to be substituted on 65 minutes, after he
sustained an ankle injury, Jakub Moder taking his place. Palace missed a golden opportunity of
clinching all three points near the end when Jordan Ayew prodded the ball wide from close-range.
On 95 minutes, in the last minute of time added on, Guaita's misplaced goal-kick was lobbed back
over the Palace back-line by Joel Veltman and there was Neal Maupay scampering through to
lift the ball over the retreating Guaita and into the Palace net for Albion's equaliser. 1-1. The
Referee's whistle then brought proceedings to a close. Final-score 1-1.
SUMMARY - Maybe nerves and the possibility of going top of the Premier got to them but Albion
were not their usual fluent selves and were slightly lucky to come away from Selhurst with a draw.
Sometimes you need a bit of luck and this was one of those occasions.
Albion line-up (3-4-3):- Robert Sanchez; Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Dan Burn (Steven
Alzate 46) (Jakub Moder 65); Joel Veltman, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana, Marc Cucurella;
Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck (Aaron Connolly 75). Subs not used: Jason Steele (G/K),
Tariq Lamptey, Haydon Roberts, Solly March, Alexis Mac Allister, Taylor Richards.
Crystal Palace line-up (4-3-3):- Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi,
Tyrick Mitchell; Conor Gallagher, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic (Capt) (Cheikhou Kouyate
72); Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Edouard (Christian Benteke 71), Wilfried Zaha. Subs not used:
Jack Butland (G/K), Michael Olise, Will Hughes, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jeffrey Schlupp,
Nathaniel Clyne, Martin Kelly.
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands).
Possession: Albion - 53%. Crystal Palace - 47%.
BBC Sport Player of the Match: Danny Welbeck (Albion).
Attendance: 22975.
22 SEPTEMBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 ( Aaron Connolly 2 -
33 minutes, 38 minutes ) SWANSEA CITY 0 - CARABAO CUP, THIRD ROUND
- at the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY STADIUM, FALMER.
A change from the Premier saw Albion entertain Graham Potter's former club Swansea
City of the Sky Bet Championship in the Carabao Cup, Third Round at the Amex in a
game broadcast "live" on BBC Radio Sussex Sport.
As usual in the Carabao Cup competition Albion made eleven changes to their starting
line-up from the team which beat Leicester City in the Premier at the Amex on the 19
September. Tariq Lamptey was a notable inclusion in the Albion team after being out
injured for nine months.
Swansea City, now managed by Brighton-born Russell Martin gave a good account of
themselves but were undone by two first-half goals from Albion striker Aaron Connolly.
The first came on 33 minutes when Connolly took a pass from Alexis Mac Allister down
the left and slammed a shot past Steven Benda in the Swansea goal. 1-0. Five minutes
later Connolly repeated the feat as he took the ball from Mac Allister in his stride and
shot past keeper Benda at the far post. 2-0. Connolly went close to scoring a third but
his low shot fizzed narrowly wide. Half-time 2-0.
Second-half saw both teams squander good opportunities to score but the Seagulls
prevailed and deservedly went through to the Fourth Round. Final-score 2-0.
Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- Jason Steele; Tariq Lamptey (Pascal Gross 46), Ed Turns,
Haydon Roberts, Dan Burn; Marc Leonard, Steven Alzate; Alexis Mac Allister (Jeremy
Sarmiento 69), Jakub Moder, Taylor Richards; Aaron Connolly (Jurgen Locadia 76).
Subs not used: Kjell Scherpen (G/K), James Furlong, Odeluga Offiah.
Swansea City line-up (3-4-2-1):- Steven Benda; Rhys Williams, Brandon Cooper, Ben
Cabongo (Ryan Manning 46); Joel Latibeaudieri, Liam Walsh (Flynn Downes 64), Jay
Fulton, Jake Bidwell; Korey Smith (Yan Dhanda 65), Morgan Whittaker; Liam Cullen.
Subs not used: Lewis Webb (G/K), Joel Piroe, Tivonge Rushesha, Ethan Laird.
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Preston).
Attendance: 8838.
CARABAO CUP DRAW - In the Fourth Round, Albion travel away to meet LEICESTER
CITY at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday 27 October 2021, kick-off 19.45.
19 SEPTEMBER 2021 - BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 ( Neal Maupay 1, penalty
- 35 minutes, Danny Welbeck 1 - 50 minutes ) LEICESTER CITY 1 ( Jamie Vardy
1 - 61 minutes ) - PREMIER LEAGUE - at the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMUNITY
STADIUM, FALMER.
Following their excellent 1-0 win at Brentford in the Premier on the 11 September, the Albion
entertained fancied Leicester City in the Premier at the Amex in a match broadcast "live"
over the airwaves on BBC Radio Sussex Sport.
Albion Head Coach Graham Potter had to make one enforced change to his starting line-up
from the Brentford game, with Solly March coming in for the injured Adam Webster.
In their previous Premier League outing Leicester had lost 0-1 at home to Manchester City
on the 11 September and for their visit to the Amex Foxes Manager Brendan Rodgers made
two changes to his starting line-up, with Ricardo Pereira and Boubakary Soumare replacing
Timothy Castagne and Marc Albrighton, the latter two dropping down to the substitutes bench.
The teams met three times last season and the Foxes did the treble over the Seagulls, in the
Premier winning 3-0 at the King Power on the 13 December 2020 and 2-1 at the Amex on the
6 March 2021. The third win was 1-0 at the King Power in the FA Cup on the 10 February 2021.
After an even start by both teams it was the Albion who took the lead on 35 minutes when
Referee Stuart Attwell awarded the Seagulls a penalty when Foxes defender Jannik Vestergaard
appeared to handle the ball with his arm, Leicester complained that their defender had been
fouled but VAR upheld the decision. Neal Maupay calmly slotted home the penalty-kick to put
the Albion ahead. 1-0. The Seagulls were now in the ascendancy as they shaded the first-half.
Half-time 1-0.
The Albion made the ideal start to the second-half when on 50 minutes following a foul on Solly
March, Leandro Trossard's free-kick was met by Danny Welbeck, whose glancing header deceived
Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel and ended up in the net. 2-0. The Seagulls continued to
attack but in a slick Leicester counter move on 61 minutes, Jamie Vardy converted from close-
range to put his side back in the contest. 2-1. This goal spurred the Foxes on aand they were
unfortunate to have goals by Wilfried Ndidi and substitute Ademola Lookman chalked off by VAR,
both for offside against Harvey Barnes. Notwithstanding Leicester's pressure the Albion managed
to see out the remaining minutes and claim three valuable points. Final-score 2-1.
TO SUM UP - Another excellent win for the Seagulls, their fourth in five games, which saw them
retain fourth spot in the Premier League, with 12 points from 5 games. If Albion maintain this form
a best-ever finish in the Premier is well within their capabilities.
Albion line-up (4-3-3):- Robert Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk (Capt), Marc
Cucurella; Solly March (Enock Mwepu 62), Adam Lallana, Yves Bissouma (Jakub Moder 79);
Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck (Dan Burn 70), Neal Maupay. Subs not used: Jason
Steele (G/K), Tariq Lamptey, Steven Alzate, Alexis Mac Allister, Taylor Richards, Aaron Connolly.
Leicester City line-up (4-4-2):- Kasper Schmeichel (Capt); Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu,
Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand (Timothy Castagne 68); Youri Tielemans, Wilfried Ndidi,
Boubakory Soumare (Kelechi Iheanacho 75), James Maddison (Ademola Lookman 46); Jamie
Vardy, Harvey Barnes. Subs not used: Danny Ward (G/K), Marc Albrighton, Daniel Amartey,
Hamza Choudhury, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Patson Daka.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire). VAR: Peter Bankes.
Yellow Cards: Albion: 2 - Robert Sanchez, Joel Veltman. Leicester City: 1 - Wilfried Ndidi.
Attendance: 31078.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES:
16 October 2021 - NORWICH CITY - away - Premier League - kick-off 15.00.
23 October 2021 - MANCHESTER CITY - home - Premier League - kick-off 17.30.
"Live" on Sky Sports.
Jack Kaye
12 October 2021.
