FFO2 DPT, Brighton vs. Liverpool (Wed Sep 20) Brighton | Liverpool 4-3-3 P | 5-3-2 P Peter Hayward | Hamza Siddiqui | R_Sanchez GK | GK A_Onana Yeray DF | DF D_Lovren A_Florenzi DF | DF J_Matip H_Bellerin DF | DF L_Ayling J_Bednarek DF | DF Douglas_Luiz M_Kovacic MF | MF Palhinha J_Henderson MF | DF J_Denayer M_Reus MF | MF Y_F_Carrasco S_Haller FW | MF D_McNeil L_Alberto FW | FW Munir D_Drexler FW | FW A_Silva | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB A_Iacobucci B_Hubner SUB | SUB B_Mee J_Bryan SUB | SUB G_Honeyman Y_Bissouma SUB | SUB G_Dobson S_De_Jong SUB | SUB B_Dack Min. 1 :(bri) S_Haller feeds the ball to M_Kovacic ... D_Lovren dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 1 :(liv) A_Silva pushes it past Yeray ... J_Henderson muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 1 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... D_Lovren gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Bednarek takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 2 :(bri) D_Drexler knocks the ball past the defender ... D_Drexler attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... That's put Brighton in front! ... Brighton 1-0 Liverpool ... Min. 3 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to A Min. 4 :(liv) Palhinha looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Denayer ... Fine tackle by Yeray ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 8 :(liv) A_Silva loses H_Bellerin ... R_Sanchez rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking ... PENALTY!! ... There was no doubt in The Referee's mind! ... A_Silva places the ball on the spot! ... R_Sanchez dives ... But he's gone the wrong way! ... GOAL!! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Liverpool have pulled level! ... Brighton 1-1 Liverpool... Min. 8 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco hoofs it upfield to find A_Silva ... A_Silva hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 10 :(liv) Munir pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... Munir lobs R_Sanchez! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 11 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco with a precise pass to D_McNeil ... D_McNeil sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Sanchez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... R_Sanchez looks dejected! ... Let's see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead! ... Brighton 1-2 Liverpool ... Min. 12 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Y_F_Carrasco with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 17 :(liv) Palhinha get's past H_Bellerin ... He's gonna worry them again ... Palhinha with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 20 :(liv) Munir feeds the ball to Y_F_Carrasco ... Y_F_Carrasco tries to place it in the corner! ... R_Sanchez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 23 :(liv) D_McNeil sidesteps Yeray ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_McNeil strikes a wicked curler! ... R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 23 :(bri) D_Drexler brings it under control ... He takes on Douglas_Luiz ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Haller! ... J_Denayer fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 26 :(bri) M_Reus moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to Yeray ... Yeray with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That's pulled Brighton level! ... Brighton 2-2 Liverpool ... Min. 27 :(liv) J_Matip kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... J_Matip with the chance! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Sanchez recovers to save!! Min. 29 :(liv) Munir with a flicked pass to A_Silva ... A_Silva with a scorcher of a shot! ... But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 30 :(bri) L_Alberto is spitting at Palhinha ... Despicable! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 31 :(bri) H_Bellerin runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Kovacic latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Kovacic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Onana was beaten there! Min. 31 :(liv) L_Ayling gains control of the loose ball ... L_Ayling has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... R_Sanchez saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 33 :(liv) A_Silva with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Yeray ... A_Silva belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 40 :(bri) L_Alberto has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Palhinha hits it out for a throw Min. 41 :(liv) Palhinha takes advantage of a mistake by Yeray ... He puts in D_Lovren! ... D_Lovren throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Sanchez with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Munir ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 41 :(bri) M_Kovacic runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... S_Haller latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Y_F_Carrasco is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bri) L_Alberto looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Yeray ... A thundering drive by Yeray! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 45 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: Y_Bissouma ... COMING OFF: M_Reus Min. 45 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: B_Hubner ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 45 :(liv) J_Denayer runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Munir ... Munir tries the lob from 30 yards! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-2 Liverpool Min. 49 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Silva ... Good sliding challenge from A_Florenzi Min. 53 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Silva ... A_Silva attempts the shot! ... R_Sanchez collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 54 :(liv) J_Matip cuts the ball back to D_Lovren ... H_Bellerin bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(bri) J_Henderson gets lucky and beats Douglas_Luiz ... Now with the centre to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... The shot slips through A_Onana's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 55 :(liv) A_Silva lobs it over Yeray ... A_Silva with the side footed shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 56 :(liv) J_Matip is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Silva ... A_Silva bears down on goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 57 :(bri) B_Hubner backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Henderson gets on the end of it ... J_Henderson shapes up for a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Henderson! ... The ball comes to S_Haller ... He gets the shot away ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Onana dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Onana tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson plays it towards the near post! ... A_Onana comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... H_Bellerin swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic hits it towards the far post! ... D_Drexler with the header ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 60 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... Douglas_Luiz fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Liverpool go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 2-3 Liverpool ... Min. 65 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with a great first touch ... But he loses control of it ... J_Henderson hits it out for a throw Min. 72 :(liv) A_Silva nutmegs the defender ... A_Silva with the shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 74 :(bri) L_Alberto takes advantage of a mistake by D_McNeil ... Can he make them pay? ... D_McNeil fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK ... B_Hubner shapes to shoot ... He plays it to D_Drexler instead ... D_Drexler with the side footed shot! ... A_Onana with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 80 :(bri) L_Alberto with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_McNeil ... L_Alberto with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Onana makes a fine save Min. 80 :(liv) A_Silva storms past his marker ... Y_Bissouma with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... Douglas_Luiz swings it in ... A_Silva gets on the end of it ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Silva! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 80 :(bri) S_Haller with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... J_Denayer with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... M_Kovacic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Onana with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 91 :(bri) S_Haller skips the challenge from the defender ... S_Haller with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Onana makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy ************* EXTRA TIME **************** Min. 91 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz rushes through the defence ... Douglas_Luiz with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... R_Sanchez catches the ball Min. 94 :(bri) H_Bellerin saunters past J_Matip ... H_Bellerin with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Onana makes a good save Min. 94 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Lovren ... D_Lovren goes for goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 98 :(bri) D_Drexler finds the run of B_Hubner ... J_Denayer with an awful challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... M_Kovacic with the curler ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 99 :(bri) S_Haller with a probing pass to Y_Bissouma ... Douglas_Luiz tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Y_Bissouma curls it into the box! ... L_Alberto makes a firm connection with his head ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Onana looks relieved there! Min. 102:(bri) B_Hubner finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... But Douglas_Luiz clears the ball to safety Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 104:(bri) Y_Bissouma knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Lovren ... A delightful ball in to M_Kovacic ... Excellent sliding challenge from Douglas_Luiz ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 104:(liv) D_Lovren finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled H_Bellerin ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Lovren! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Min. 106:(bri) A_Onana with a terrible kick! ... M_Kovacic takes control of the ball! ... Douglas_Luiz forces him off the ball Min. 111:(bri) D_Drexler takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... A skilful effort from D_Drexler! ... A_Onana makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 111:(liv) J_Matip finds the run of Y_F_Carrasco ... A scorcher of a shot from Y_F_Carrasco! ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 114:(liv) D_Lovren over hits his pass ... He finds D_McNeil though ... That was fortunate ... D_McNeil sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms ... Unlucky Min. 115:(bri) L_Alberto hoists the ball across to Yeray ... Yeray with a stunning strike! ... A_Onana saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 116:(bri) Y_Bissouma takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Florenzi ... D_Lovren wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 118:(liv) D_McNeil whips the ball across to A_Silva ... But H_Bellerin will cut out the threat Min. 119:(liv) D_Lovren holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Silva ... A_Silva looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 120:(bri) S_Haller takes possession ... Knocks it past D_Lovren ... He's through on goal ... S_Haller blasts it at the goal! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one ************* PENALTY SHOOTOUT ************* ... PENALTY!! ... S_Haller is next up ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... The keeper never stood a chance! ... Brighton 1-0 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... A_Silva is the man who takes it ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 1-1 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... L_Alberto steps up! ... A_Onana dives ... But he's gone the wrong way! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 2-1 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... Munir places the ball on the spot! ... R_Sanchez dives ... And he tips it wide of the post! ... PENALTY!! ... M_Kovacic places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... The keeper never stood a chance! ... Brighton 3-1 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... Y_F_Carrasco is the man who takes it ... GOAL!! ... Burried it right down the middle! ... Brighton 3-2 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... J_Henderson is coming forward ... GOAL!! ... Smashed into the top corner ... Brighton 4-2 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... D_McNeil is going to have a crack! ... He sends R_Sanchez the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... Brighton 4-3 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... D_Drexler is taking this penalty! ... Quickly Kevin will he score?! ... A_Onana stops it!! ... PENALTY!! ... D_Lovren is next up ... R_Sanchez dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had absolutely no chance there! ... Brighton 4-4 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... Y_Bissouma is coming forward ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... Thumped home! ... Take a bow, son ... Brighton 5-4 Liverpool... ... PENALTY!! ... J_Matip is next to step up! ... R_Sanchez tips it wide! He was very quick off his line there! ... Brighton win the penalty shootout! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Drexler Scorers : D_Drexler (2), Yeray (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Henderson (1), L_Alberto (30), H_Bellerin (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silva (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Silva (8 pen), D_McNeil (11), Douglas_Luiz (60) Sent Off : J_Denayer (98) Booked : D_McNeil (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 19 | 25 Off target : 7 | 11 On target : 12 | 14 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 16 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 3 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 125 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 8 33 | 125 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 0 84 A_Florenzi DF 1 20 14 9 27 | 125 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 15 H_Bellerin DF 1 20 14 8 21 | 125 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 16 34 J_Bednarek DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 21 14 22 | 125 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 J_Henderson MF 1 6 19 13 30 | 125 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 32 11 9 M_Reus MF 1 4 19 16 24 | 45 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 21 27 | 125 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 21 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 125 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 44 16 D_Drexler FW 1 3 15 12 28 | 125 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 34 84 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 7 20 | 80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Bryan DF 1 15 12 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma MF 1 14 19 10 31 | 80 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 S_De_Jong FW 1 1 7 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 125 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 20 15 13 29 | 125 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 34 37 J_Matip DF 1 20 16 12 29 | 125 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 16 L_Ayling DF 1 18 14 9 26 | 125 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Douglas_Luiz DF 1 16 19 9 27 | 125 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 96 26 65 Palhinha MF 1 15 19 10 27 | 125 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 26 18 J_Denayer DF 1 19 14 7 26 | 102 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 8 -10 Y_F_Carrasco MF 1 4 19 17 25 | 125 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 73 22 D_McNeil MF 1 9 19 15 28 | 125 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 11 54 Munir FW 1 2 15 20 24 | 125 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 A_Silva FW 1 6 11 21 28 | 125 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 A_Iacobucci GK 12 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mee DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Honeyman MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Dobson MF 1 5 12 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Dack MF 1 4 10 5 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1695192390 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40