[Albion] Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Eric the meek]

Stats show a pretty even first half

Apart from the goal.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Silly challenge but not a red for me.

15 years ago maybe Under todays rules 2 feet off the ground He’s out of control
Red card Don’t personally agree it’s a good rule But it is

 

[portlock seagull]

Bit unlucky with the goal (Maupay clearly fouled) and the Rudiger yellow (assault=red) but we kept going. We’re still in this, perhaps Welbeck later on will give us a bit more up front.

Good half.

Rose tints me thinks. I can’t believe the debate about, it was a goal every time. Veltman didn’t do his job well enough. Maupay v Lukaku is only going to end one way.

 

[BNthree]

Loved seeing Lallana have a right go at the Chelsea player that went down in their box when there was a bit of a tussle. Lallana was shouting “get up, get up” at him.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Rewatching the goal it’s very similar to the Burnley (?) goal? Maupay has to at least try and defend there, not just try and block and get embarrassingly outmuscled. Could’ve been a penalty if anything.

Maupay should be nowhere near Lukaku………we needed Burn or Veltman on him from that corner.

 

[portlock seagull]

I wish March would grow a pair and try and take on defenders....it's his biggest problem and just not brave enough.

Welbeck on to support Maupay for me.

He did beat a man on one run, need more of. Courage as you say.

 

[elwheelio]

Good half

Goal - no complaints, Maupay was holding him

Rudiger should have been sent off, both feet off the ground and out of control, the very definition of a red. Why wasn’t this overturned by VAR?

Those moaning about the “Amexphere” need to look at the state of the home support tonight, poor, haven’t heard a word and it’s been all the attending Albion faithful on my telly.

All credit to those there putting on a show for the Albion , great support

Spot on re atmosphere. It's the same at every ground in the prem. Crowd only noisy when they've got something to be noisy about. Can only hear our lot on the telly.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Is there an option on Amazon to mute Townsend..I can put up with the commentator

There should be an option to mute him “in and around” your remote control.

He’s so annoying isn’t he?! Can’t believe another media outlet have taken him on, thought his days were gone.

 

[Stato]

Why are all the pundits completely blind to the first contact that Lukaku made on Maups? Hits him in the head with one arm, then Maupay grabs at him, then catches him with the other arm, Neil goes down. Its so obvious! Why is nobody even mentioning it?

 

[Mike Small]

Gus just implied we'd never scored a goal V Chelsea. Ummm I remember a certain bicycle kick.... Eees not that complicated you ceiling lover

 

[maresfield seagull]

Maupay should be nowhere near Lukaku………we needed Burn or Veltman on him from that corner.

Zonal marking as opposed to man marking

 

[pasty]

Placed after his assault on Lamptey

 

[The Fits]

I’d bring on Welbz for Moder. Try and stretch them further, get Lamptey as high up the pitch as possible. Just go for it and we might get something here but we need to create proper chances because they’ll get more.

 

[Swansman]

Good first half. Not sure why Maupay was given the task of man marking one of the worlds best strikers.

He wasnt. Brighton is not playing man marking at corners.

 

[amexer]

Dear Mr Potter
You have prepared for this game and how is it you and coaches come up with idea that Maupay should mark Lukaku at corners

 

[trueblue]

Gus just implied we'd never scored a goal V Chelsea. Ummm I remember a certain bicycle kick.... Eees not that complicated you ceiling lover

At Stamford Bridge. I think he did add ‘here’ at the end of the sentence but it got a bit lost.

 

[elwheelio]

He wasnt. Brighton is not playing man marking at corners.

Well he was certainly trying to man mark him.

 

[timbha]

There should be an option to mute him “in and around” your remote control.

He’s so annoying isn’t he?! Can’t believe another media outlet have taken him on, thought his days were gone.

Mute or delete??

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Andy Townsend has got to a prime gammon hasn't he? Cant someone record him talking about something racist on their mobile phone so we can get him off the Tellybox forever?

 

[Stato]

Gus just implied we'd never scored a goal V Chelsea. Ummm I remember a certain bicycle kick.... Eees not that complicated you ceiling lover

We've never scored up there.