Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace
- Kathrin Dick
- Feb 29, 2020
- 3 min read
2:00pm: Teams to be announced at 2:30pm (GMT +3).
2:30pm: Teams:
Brighton: Ryan, Montoya Dunk, Webster, Burn, Propper, Bissouma, Mooy, Trossard, March, Maupay.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Dann, Cahill, Van Aanholt, Kouyate, McCarthy, McArthur, Zaha, Benteke, Ayew.
2:35pm: Three changes for Brighton with Montoya, Trossard and March coming in for Schelotto, Duffy and Murray. Davy Propper is making his 100th appearance for Brighton. Lewis Dunk & Maty Ryan are making their 100th Premier League appearances today. Palace are unchanged after beating Newcastle last time out.
3:30pm: Crystal Palace get us underway at the Amex!
3:33pm: Maupay shoots wide after a lovely diagonal ball from Montoya to March.
3:34pm: Benteke‘s shot is wide. The ball went over the top but he didn’t catch it properly and it goes wide.
3:39pm: Zaha had a chance to go forward and Burn got back and tackled well.
3:40pm: Free kick for Palace after Propper tackled a Palace player. It goes in and Kouyate should’ve hit that first time but Ryan claimed the ball.
3:41pm: Corner for Palace. It didn’t beat the first man.
3:42pm: Brighton broke from Palace’s corner. Lovely ball to Montoya which dribbles forward and passes it to Trossard. He tries to cross it in but it’s cut out.
3:42pm: March fouls Zaha.
3:43pm: March tries to shield the ball but loses it and gives a foul to Palace.
3:44pm: Ayew fouled by Bissouma.
3:47pm: First corner for Brighton. Ayew fouled Montoya but advantage was played.
3:48pm: Maupay shoots and he shields the ball and it’s kicked out by Palace.
3:49pm: Great corner by Brighton. Dunk headed it in but it was cleared. March had the last shot but Guaita saved it.
3:50pm: Another corner, Brighton putting on the pressure.
3:52pm: Great ball in and Brighton are causing problems again.
3:57pm: Zaha seemingly spat at Schelotto. Yellow for Schelotto.
4:01pm: Kouyate fouls Maupay. Good position for Brighton.
4:01pm: March puts it in but no one gets anything on it.
4:03pm: Yellow card for Kouyate after a foul on Dunk.
4:04pm: Montoya passes it to Maupay, whose shot isn’t as powerful as he may of intended.
4:05pm: Trossard plays it to March who’s shot but missed badly. Brilliant move from Brighton but poor finish.
4:07pm: Cahill headed the cross it but it goes over.
4:09pm: Van Aanholt crosses it in after a free kick was given away by Maupay. Maty Ryan collects it.
4:12pm: Benteke takes the ball well but good defending from Brighton.
4:16pm: Zaha shot is deflected by Montoya.
4:17pm: Hail has started at the Amex.
4:18pm: HALF-TIME: Entertaining first half. Both sides have had good chances to go ahead.
4:32pm: Brighton start the second half.
4:32pm: CRYSTAL PALACE SUBSTITUTION: McCarthy has come off for Riedewald.
4:34pm: March passed to Mooy. He played it over the top and Maupay puts it out for a corner off Dann.
4:36pm: The corner goes in and Dunk heads it in. It was a goal if Maupay wasn’t in the way. Unfortunate for the Albion.
4:38pm: What a chance again! Maupay breaks and passes it to Trossard, who can’t stay stood up and looses the chance.
4:40pm: Trossard has a shot but it’s curled wide. Brighton need to score at the end of all this momentum.
4:43pm: Another great chance! Maupay has a shot after it ricochets off a player. Brighton are so close.
4:44pm: Montoya has a yellow after fouling Zaha.
4:46pm: Van Aanholt delivered and Benteke heads it over.
4:49pm: Mooy has a shot but it’s wide after really good build up play.
4:50pm: March almost put Brighton in danger.
4:53pm: March megs Van Aanholt and has a shot but it goes wide.
4:53pm: BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTION: March is off for Murray.
4:55pm: Good chance again for Brighton.
4:57pm: GOAL! Palace have scored against the run of play. Ayew scored.
5:00pm: Montoya fouls Zaha.
5:03pm: BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTION: Jahanbakhsh comes on for Montoya.
5:08pm: Great corner from Brighton.
5:09pm: BRIGHTON: SUBSTITUTION: Alzate comes on for Bissouma.
5:10pm: Alzate fouls Ayew.
5:10pm: Van Aanholt is over the free kick and it’s a simple set piece. Mooy puts it out.
5:14pm: Great defending from Burn after Zaha tries to dive and foul him.
5:15pm: CRYSTAL PALACE: Tosun on for Benteke.
5:17pm: Free kick for Brighton.
5:18pm: 3 minutes added.
5:22pm: FULL-TIME: Brighton have were dominant but Palace were clinical. My man of the match was Cahill. He was great at defending and he had a really good game. Brighton’s man of the match was Burn, he competed well against Zaha and it was a difficult game but he did well.
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