FFO FA CUP, Brighton vs. Liverpool (Wed Feb 04) Brighton | Liverpool 5-1-1-2-1 P | 4-1-1-2-2 C Mike Willett | Graeme Edwards | R_Sanchez GK | GK T_Courtois E_Konsa DF | DF B_Chilwell D_Luiz DF | DF D_Upamecano M_Dagasan DF | DF M_Akanji C_Panucci DF | DF F_Mendy D_Agger DF | DM D_Rice N_Seiwald DM | MF O_Kokcu I_Bennacer MF | AM F_de_Jong A_Baena AM | AM S_Chukwueze O_Bobb AM | FW F_Chiesa S_Haller FW | FW R_De_Tomas | E_van_der_Sar SUB | SUB D_Ward A_Ramalho SUB | SUB J_Matip G_Gattuso SUB | SUB A_Wolf M_Camus SUB | SUB B_Taz T_Dago SUB | SUB W_Jose Min. 4 :(liv) S_Chukwueze looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... But D_Luiz wins the tackle Min. 5 :(bri) D_Luiz with an early cross to C_Panucci ... Cleared by M_Akanji Min. 6 :(bri) S_Haller brushes O_Kokcu aside and breaks free ... S_Haller hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... T_Courtois palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... D_Luiz curls it into the box! ... T_Courtois comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 8 :(bri) I_Bennacer sidesteps M_Akanji ... A cracking drive from I_Bennacer! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Brighton fans sing his praises! ... And Brighton are leading in the game now ... Brighton 1-0 Liverpool ... Min. 8 :(liv) D_Rice finds the run of F_Mendy ... N_Seiwald tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... F_Chiesa passes to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong hits the ball first time! ... R_Sanchez tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... F_de_Jong plays it into the danger area! ... D_Rice gets his head on it ... R_Sanchez gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 9 :(liv) F_de_Jong takes advantage of a mistake by C_Panucci ... He knocks the ball to R_De_Tomas! ... R_De_Tomas rifles it at the goal! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that R_Sanchez got a touch Min. 13 :(liv) F_de_Jong plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... F_de_Jong rifles it to the far post! ... R_Sanchez with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 14 :(bri) S_Haller makes the tackle ... F_Chiesa knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... What's The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY!! ... It looked like a penalty from here!! ... S_Haller places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... No mistake! ... The keeper never stood a chance! ... Brighton 2-0 Liverpool... Min. 15 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(bri) N_Seiwald takes advantage of a mistake by B_Chilwell ... He knocks the ball to D_Luiz! ... D_Luiz with a blistering shot! ... T_Courtois makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 16 :(liv) D_Upamecano controls it with ease ... E_Konsa pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Mike Willett looks relieved Min. 16 :(liv) F_de_Jong retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... F_Mendy gets on the end of it ... F_Mendy has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Brighton 2-1 Liverpool ... Min. 19 :(bri) S_Haller holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Bobb ... O_Bobb with the strike! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 20 :(bri) I_Bennacer knocks it forward ... O_Kokcu slips ... D_Agger gets to it! ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Rice ... He timed it well Min. 22 :(bri) C_Panucci with a probing pass to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa tries to beat T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 23 :(liv) F_Chiesa gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Upamecano is unmarked ... D_Upamecano with the goal bound shot! ... R_Sanchez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Brighton 2-2 Liverpool ... Min. 27 :(bri) I_Bennacer loses his marker! ... I_Bennacer hits the ball on the bounce! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 32 :(bri) A_Baena with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... D_Rice with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 32 :(liv) B_Chilwell gets lucky and beats D_Luiz ... Now with the centre to S_Chukwueze ... S_Chukwueze has a dig at goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 32 :(bri) O_Bobb knocks the ball past F_Mendy ... S_Chukwueze with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 34 :(bri) A_Baena crosses to O_Bobb ... But B_Chilwell slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 36 :(liv) F_Chiesa steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Dagasan ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... F_Chiesa tries the shot! ... R_Sanchez just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 37 :(bri) D_Luiz hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_Panucci latches onto it! ... C_Panucci with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 39 :(liv) S_Chukwueze looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to R_De_Tomas ... A delicate header from R_De_Tomas! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... R_Sanchez pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... D_Rice swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... F_de_Jong with the shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 41 :(bri) D_Agger with a probing pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries the shot! ... T_Courtois gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 42 :(bri) S_Haller jumps over R_De_Tomas's challenge ... S_Haller tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bri) D_Agger retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Haller latches onto the end of it ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_Kokcu looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 46 :(liv) D_Rice kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass ... A cracking drive from R_De_Tomas! ... It's beaten R_Sanchez ... It goes wide!! Min. 48 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... R_De_Tomas with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Brilliant save from R_Sanchez Min. 48 :(bri) S_Haller bursts forward ... D_Rice with a nasty foul ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-2 Liverpool Min. 50 :(bri) D_Luiz cuts in on B_Chilwell's blind side ... D_Luiz hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one Min. 51 :(bri) N_Seiwald knocks it past D_Upamecano and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Chilwell Min. 52 :(liv) D_Rice pass splits open the defence and finds R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with the attempt at goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 53 :(liv) B_Chilwell with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa chases it through, he must score! ... But R_Sanchez reaches the ball. Good save Min. 55 :(liv) D_Rice looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(liv) F_Chiesa loses his marker! ... C_Panucci slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 58 :(liv) S_Chukwueze takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_de_Jong ... A_Baena with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: G_Gattuso ... COMING OFF: N_Seiwald Min. 60 :(bri) I_Bennacer drives the ball across field ... It comes to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the attempt at goal! ... T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 62 :(liv) D_Rice with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 64 :(liv) S_Chukwueze with a penetrating pass to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with a terrific drive! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Ramalho ... COMING OFF: C_Panucci Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Dago ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 65 :(bri) The defender loses control of the ball! ... D_Luiz seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A skilful effort from D_Luiz! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 68 :(bri) G_Gattuso with a deep cross to T_Dago ... T_Dago with the drive! ... T_Courtois with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 69 :(bri) I_Bennacer plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... I_Bennacer shapes up for a shot! ... T_Courtois saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 71 :(liv) S_Chukwueze looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to O_Kokcu ... O_Kokcu hits a great drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits R_Sanchez and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... Liverpool have the advantage! ... Brighton 2-3 Liverpool ... Min. 71 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 71 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: J_Matip ... COMING OFF: O_Kokcu Min. 71 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to C Min. 71 :(bri) D_Agger finds himself with plenty of time ... D_Upamecano with a poor challenge ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(bri) T_Dago runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... But J_Matip will cut out the threat Min. 75 :(liv) F_Mendy pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 75 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: A_Wolf ... COMING OFF: F_Mendy Min. 79 :(liv) J_Matip feeds the ball to S_Chukwueze ... A_Ramalho with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 83 :(bri) E_Konsa finds O_Bobb in acres of space ... The defender plays it back to T_Courtois ... But it's gone straight to O_Bobb! ... He just has T_Courtois to beat! ... He rounds T_Courtois ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 86 :(liv) D_Upamecano has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Ramalho! ... He has some space now! ... D_Upamecano tries to lob the keeper! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 87 :(liv) D_Upamecano breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Sanchez! ... D_Agger brings him down! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bri) O_Bobb flicks it over A_Wolf and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Chukwueze goes in studs first ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 91 :(bri) O_Bobb looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... T_Dago receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... F_de_Jong reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 95 :(bri) D_Agger skips the challenge from J_Matip ... M_Akanji gets to the ball first Min. 96 :(liv) S_Chukwueze threads the through ball to F_Chiesa ... A_Ramalho goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 96 :(bri) A_Baena with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to T_Dago ... R_De_Tomas is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... D_Luiz smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... T_Courtois makes himself big and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Bennacer (8), S_Haller (14 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Seiwald (8), A_Baena (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_de_Jong Scorers : F_Mendy (16), D_Upamecano (23), O_Kokcu (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Chukwueze (32), D_Upamecano (71) Injured : F_Mendy (75) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 17 | 19 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 12 | 11 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 14 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 22 | 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 22 16 12 23 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 D_Luiz DF 1 21 16 7 23 | 99 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 19 40 98 M_Dagasan DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 20 16 8 20 | 68 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 22 D_Agger DF 1 20 14 5 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 N_Seiwald DM 1 18 22 13 19 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 22 9 31 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 100 A_Baena AM 1 4 23 19 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 O_Bobb AM 1 3 21 19 25 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 24 27 | 68 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 23 54 E_van_der_Sar GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ramalho DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 G_Gattuso MF 1 16 20 13 29 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Camus AM 1 4 21 16 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Dago FW 1 7 18 22 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 1 1 1 15 | 99 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 25 20 18 24 | 99 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 32 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 24 19 8 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 78 M_Akanji DF 1 24 21 12 26 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 F_Mendy DF 1 24 19 18 22 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 D_Rice DM 1 21 24 6 27 | 99 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 60 26 O_Kokcu MF 1 17 24 11 25 | 74 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 50 F_de_Jong AM 1 12 23 22 28 | 99 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 28 43 28 S_Chukwueze AM 1 4 23 23 27 | 99 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 80 5 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 20 25 22 | 99 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 18 26 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 D_Ward GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 12 29 | 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 A_Wolf DF 1 18 17 4 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Taz MF 1 6 17 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Jose FW 1 4 13 22 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1770240356 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40