[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Ajax *** Official Match Thread ***

[oldboyroy]

Enjoyed that 1st half. Totally dominant and deserved lead at half time. Just need to push on get a 2nd and floodgates could open. Ajax look poor, we must put this to bed.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Quite a few funny accents in the home end.

No idea which sport this chap thinks he’s come to see but he looks disappointed.

 

[Seagull58]

Enjoyed that 1st half. Totally dominant and deserved lead at half time. Just need to push on get a 2nd and floodgates could open. Ajax look poor, we must put this to bed.

Patience, young Skywalker.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Joao Pedro isn't going to score many (any?) goals unless the ball's on the penalty spot.

Great timing

 

[US Seagull]

How long was it since Ajax last touched the ball in the build up to that goal? It felt like the keeper picking it out of the net was their first touch in a good few minutes.

Ok - I guess the keeper did save the first shot to set up the rebound. So that.

 

[Gabbafella]

Little ol' Brighton are beating Ajax in a competitive European game.

 

[Weststander]

I liked that 45, great maturity. Just a couple of niggles - Pedro very static first 20 minutes, wish we had an ACM with pace to drive forward directly to upset the Ajax block.

The back 4 have been brilliant in every facet.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Another half like that and I'll have to get my trousers off with a toffee Hammer. Totally in control, good atmosphere, brilliant stuff.

Their number 9 seems to only exist to try and draw fouls/yellows. Absolute prick, both the bookings looked ridiculous and he should've obviously been booked for launching the ball at the ground then kicking it away. JP has pocketed him so far.

Milner handling Bergwijn very well so far, they're obviously targeting him.

 

[The Grockle]

How come we're still behind AEK, am I missing something?

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

How come we're still behind AEK, am I missing something?

Head to head result before goal difference

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Ajax really are poor, they're playing for a draw... or were playing for a draw! I'm not sure if they have the nous to take the game to us and I can actually see a clean sheet in this plus a couple more goals.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

How come we're still behind AEK, am I missing something?

Position is based on head to head results. We need to beat Athens away !

 

[GoingUp]

I just realised how short Jules Breach is, especially with Crouch near by

 

[Steve in Japan]

And it wasnt a shoulder, it was an elbow

Crouchie agrees with us, it was a pen. Undone by ref with strange head.

 

[AlbionBro]

Although we nicked a goal, not sure we really deserved it, but I will take it. Again Pedro touch as been awful, thank good his pace gets him out of jail at times. Gilmore and Milner are buzzing about.
We might need to take Hecke off, as he is still tugging on shirts with a yellow to his name. Hopefully we will freshen it up if we dont look a little bit lively second half. We really need that extra goal or two.

 

[Gabbafella]

How come we're still behind AEK, am I missing something?

Doesn't it go by head to head before goal difference? Something weird like that.

 

[peterward]

Anybody got any ideas what's going on here? Thought it may be just my app, but BBC site is the same.

As stands right now, we're level on points with AEK our GD is 0 and there's is -1, we're 1 goal better and yet they're showing in 2nd and us third?

Normally GD is always the first differential, is it head to head before GD in europa? Is AEK beating us above GD?

 

[US Seagull]

How come we're still behind AEK, am I missing something?

Europa League tiebreakers are a bit weird, which to be honest, I was unaware of until just now:

2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Away goals scored in all group matches;
8. Wins in all group matches;
9. Away wins in all group matches;
10. Disciplinary points (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);
11. UEFA club coefficient.

 

[Weststander]

Crouchie agrees with us, it was a pen. Undone by ref with strange head.

Where was VAR?

 

[Steve in Japan]

f***, this Cricket World Cup Ad has not aged well