Match Report
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nwankwo Ince | N. Ince |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Neil Brady | N. Brady | |||||||||
| Patrick Thomson | P. Thomson | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Ledley Greaves | L. Greaves | |||||||||
| Ledley Benali | L. Benali | | 55 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 50 | | Mark Allman | M. Allman | ||||||||
| Dayo Grassadonia | D. Grassadonia |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Simon Westwood | S. Westwood | |||||||||
| Ian Charles | I. Charles | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Danny Drake | D. Drake | |||||||||
| Leon Guppy | L. Guppy | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Dean Bowyer | D. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Clive Barry | C. Barry | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Alexander Godber | A. Godber | | 53 | M | | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Syd Unsworth | S. Unsworth | ||||||||
| Simon Kühn | S. Kühn |  | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Lee Brand | L. Brand | |||||||||
| Simon Tolley | S. Tolley | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Alun Huckerby | A. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Noel Joachim | N. Joachim | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Luke Charlton | L. Charlton | |||||||||
| Peter Mills | P. Mills | | 48 | A | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Richard Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| Simon Minto | S. Minto | | 47 | A | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Daniele Simonsen | D. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Alun Clegg | A. Clegg | | 44 | D | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Seth Dodd | S. Dodd | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,181 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the match underway!
2.58
0-0Danny Drake makes a probing pass to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton runs straight at the defence! Luke Charlton strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Nwankwo Ince reads it well. Nice keeping!
4.01
0-0With imagination, Ledley Greaves plays the ball forward to Syd Unsworth. Syd Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Brand. Lee Brand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.43
0-0Dean Bowyer passes the ball forward to Lee Brand. Lee Brand makes a great pass forward. Alun Huckerby runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.53
Dayo Grassadonia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Guppy. Leon Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.51
Syd Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.31
Patrick Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Guppy. Leon Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim makes a probing pass to Simon Kühn but he's offside!
32.56
0-0Simon Westwood makes a simple pass to Danny Drake. Danny Drake threads the ball through to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton advances inside the box! Luke Charlton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent block by Ledley Benali!
39.15
Simon Westwood breaks forward. Simon Westwood surges forward with the ball. Simon Westwood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Millwall kicking off!
59.23
0-0Abel Teixeira darts forward. Abel Teixeira plays a one-two with Luke Charlton and rushes in on goal... Dayo Grassadonia catches Abel Teixeira on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
60.48
1-0Dayo Grassadonia chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Godber. Alexander Godber threads a neat ball through to Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim threads a neat, attacking ball through to Simon Kühn. Simon Kühn tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.48
With some swift thinking, Alexander Godber plays the ball forward to Simon Kühn. Simon Kühn passes the ball forward but Noel Joachim is offside!
73.25
Alexander Godber makes a beautiful solo run. Alexander Godber makes a probing pass to Noel Joachim but he's offside!
77.44
1-0Brighton and Hove Albion have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mills replacing Leon Guppy, Simon Minto replacing Patrick Thomson and Alun Clegg replacing Alexander Godber .Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Richard Beckham replacing Ledley Greaves, Daniele Simonsen replacing Abel Teixeira and Seth Dodd replacing Luke Charlton .
87.15
1-0With great vision, Danny Drake plays the ball forward to Seth Dodd. Seth Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dayo Grassadonia.
89.03
With vision, Danny Drake plays the ball forward to Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Charles.
90.00
Clive Barry threads the ball through to Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim skips past Simon Westwood! Noel Joachim shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Simon Kühn 60 Noel Joachim 90 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Noel Joachim of Brighton and Hove Albion |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Nwankwo Ince (GK)
6
2. Patrick Thomson (DEF)
6
3. Ledley Benali (DEF)
6
4. Dayo Grassadonia (DEF)
6
5. Ian Charles (DEF)
6
6. Leon Guppy (MID)
6
7. Clive Barry (MID)
8
8. Alexander Godber (MID)
7
9. Simon Kühn (ATT)
8
10. Simon Tolley (ATT)
6
11. Noel Joachim (ATT)
9
12. Peter Mills (ATT)
6
13. Simon Minto (ATT)
6
14. Alun Clegg (DEF)
6
1. Neil Brady (GK)
6
2. Ledley Greaves (DEF)
6
3. Mark Allman (DEF)
6
4. Simon Westwood (DEF)
7
5. Danny Drake (MID)
7
6. Dean Bowyer (MID)
6
7. Abel Teixeira (MID)
6
8. Syd Unsworth (MID)
6
9. Lee Brand (ATT)
6
10. Alun Huckerby (ATT)
6
11. Luke Charlton (ATT)
7
12. Richard Beckham (GK)
6
13. Daniele Simonsen (ATT)
6
14. Seth Dodd (DEF)
6