Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[glasfryn]

Have confidence people

 

[Napier]

Looks like backs to the wall. The bench looks good so maybe we can nick a win if we are level after an hour.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Murphy just behind Murray? Or Skalak in there as I believe that is where he has played before?

Just not confident today although I hope I am wrong. I think that Huddersfield shook a lot of us and we really need to avoid defeat today or it will be a full on blip

 

[RM-Taylor]

We're going to lose again, 'sake.

 

[Mackenzie]

Three wingers...interesting!

I don't understand this selection at all...why play a winger up front when you have two strikers on the bench? Muddled thinking to my mind.

I'd understand playing an extra midfielder and going 451 to compensate for Stephens, but this team just looks a mess. Square pegs, square holes.

Hopefully this is part of some sort of master plan we aren't aware of.

 

[atomised]

Baldock will feature, as he's been photographed getting off the coach.

Good call

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Skalak to run the show

 

[El Turi]

Stephens got the same slight knock as Bong then.

I wish they wouldn't keep feeding us misinformation about injuries.

Would be staggered with anything other than a loss with that lineup.

You'd think it would be better for the club to say someone is out then they unexpectedly play rather than the other way round which is what we seem to do.

 

[spence]

Skalak,Murphy and March have been so poor lately. I reckon it was a massive mistake to loan out Lua lua

 

[TSB]

Won at Hillsborough with that midfield.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

It feels like we left behind the January window significantly weaker then we went it to it, how that works I dont know.

 

[perseus]

https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1085184/Preview

Just watched Huddersfield on a stream (not got Sky Sports 2) and they looked better than we have played this season. Leeds put a slightly better fist than we did, but not by much.

Albion (4-4-1-1): Stockdale,
Bruno, Duffy, Huenemeier, Pocognoli;
Knockaert, Sidwell, Norwood, Skalak; Murphy;
Murray. #bhafc

Albion subs: Walton, Kayal, Hemed, March, Tomori, Akpom, Towell. #bhafc

 

[atomised]

You'd think it would be better for the club to say someone is out then they unexpectedly play rather than the other way round which is what we seem to do.

For us yes. The idea is probably to have the opposition planning based on the info they get about the team they will face

 

[TSB]

Skalak,Murphy and March have been so poor lately. I reckon it was a massive mistake to loan out Lua lua

Yeah definitely. Kaz had been absolutely integral to our first half of the season, what with all his goals and assists.

 

[Barry M]

Murphy and skalak in the same starting 11 is not for me.

 

[Wilko]

But we were told Stephens would be back for today? EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. I am getting a bit tired of the nonsense about injuries.

 

[spence]

Yeah definitely. Kaz had been absolutely integral to our first half of the season, what with all his goals and assists.

You know full well that a run of games in the first team is vital, That is why Lua lua last season stormed it before his injury. On his day he is a better player than our other wingers apart from Knocky.

 

[MattBackHome]

Without Stephens I'm glad he's playing an extra midfielder.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I like it. Murray knock downs for Murphy to shoot or bring in the midfield. This could be good, as Brentford lacking something at home at the moment
My cup runneth over with optimism so go back to your premier league teams all you pessimists

 

[Dick Head]