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

[vagabond]

Another day that late Maupay shot goes in and we grab all 3 points.

Well played Albion, and Ali J... stunning goal. So happy for the lad.

 

[Albion my Albion]

FraPard and JaHardbash coming up on telly.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I agree

Happy New Year to you and yours mate

Hiya Tony.
Happy new year to you and your family, hope your leg is better.

 

[hoof hearted]

So that’s winks now kovavic not sent off. both far far worse than mooys double yellow.

What’s the point of VAR?


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VAR doesn't get involved in yellow card incidents.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I don't like agreeing with you, as I feel you are often wrong/misguided. In this case you are correct. He was strong and physical but not unlawfully so. He is a really good player, unlike that moaning sod Azpilicueta

[emoji23] wrong/misguided because I don’t rate Dale Stephens?! In what other way?!

 

[hitony]

Hiya Tony.
Happy new year to you and your family, hope your leg is better.

Thank You

That was a year ago on Nov 9th 2018! its now healed but as the consutant told me before he operated, it would leave a hole......and it did!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Thank You

That was a year ago on Nov 9th 2018! its now healed but as the consutant told me before he operated, it would leave a hole......and it did!

Excellent, as long as you're not walking around in circles.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Not this one (BBC comments)

23. Posted byPaddy Pantsdownon
2 minutes ago
Brighton are a load of dirty cheating scumbags. Chelsea were by far the most SUPERIOR side and yet again get CONNED out of 3 point

Mr (scrabble hand)’s goal was a good finish but BLATANTLY a fluke.

Brighton are down by April, hopefully it’s Palace that do it to them.

Horrible Horrible team

We must all bow to these superior sides and not cheat them out of a deserved 3 points by matching their play over 90 minutes
Ali J's goal was lucky for chelsea. They were lucky he wasn't on the pitch from the start, he might have fluked another
Who's April? This paddy pantsdown is obviously an uneducated, embittered little shit who didn't get the black hoodie he wanted for Christmas

 

[djentist]

BBC sport match report "the seagulls were poor for most of the match" and "earned an unlikely point". Load of drivel

 

[Ernest]

I would have grabbed a point beforehand so happy but so close to getting 3

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Or is it in reality 4-5-1, if everyone’s in agreement that Maupay cuts a completely isolated figure?

(The same as Muzza in CH’s 4-5-1’s).

To a degree it was both. It was primarily to cut the passing lanes off to their full backs to get us back into the game I’d say. It worked, I’m just surprised it didn’t happen earlier.

 

[FF1]

What a goal for AJ and the near assist to Connally and Maupay (great goalie saves but Maupay should have done better) and all done in 20 minutes of game time. I love GP and he is a great coach, but he was completely wrong about AJ. How did he nearly destroy AJ’s confidence and career by not playing him for 18 of our games this season? Is Gross that much better? Strange the way Potter handled AJ but so happy that he finally saw the light.

 

[marlowe]

... its now healed but as the consutant told me before he operated, it would leave a hole......and it did!

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Yep, I saw it different from you. I thought Propper was pants but got better, Bissouma not so good........off for Connolly

And that’s fair enough. Alzate and Bissouma really struggled in the shuttling roles first 30 minutes for me as both got crowded out in possession as they had a direct opponent and then both struggled defensively to know when to shift across to cover their full backs. I blame Potter’s system for that primarily though.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

And that’s fair enough. Alzate and Bissouma really struggled in the shuttling roles first 30 minutes for me as both got crowded out in possession as they had a direct opponent and then both struggled defensively to know when to shift across to cover their full backs. I blame Potter’s system for that primarily though.

Yep, agree with that last bit

 

[rogersix]

Doesn't matter. Pointless question. Just enjoy today's result without a bit of pointless Hughton-bashing.

potter is our manager now

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Time was we would write off fixtures against top 6 sides and look to the rest to gain points.....Not now.
The results against Arsenal, Spurs and now Chelsea prove that we can now hold our own with the best .

 

[Seagull27]

What a goal for AJ and the near assist to Connally and Maupay (great goalie saves but Maupay should have done better) and all done in 20 minutes of game time. I love GP and he is a great coach, but he was completely wrong about AJ. How did he nearly destroy AJ’s confidence and career by not playing him for 18 of our games this season? Is Gross that much better? Strange the way Potter handled AJ but so happy that he finally saw the light.

Have to say I disagree, I think GP has handled him perfectly - took him out of the limelight when his confidence after last season was completely shot, given him time to get used to the new style, then put him in when he's ready.

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[Weststander]

What a goal for AJ and the near assist to Connally and Maupay (great goalie saves but Maupay should have done better) and all done in 20 minutes of game time. I love GP and he is a great coach, but he was completely wrong about AJ. How did he nearly destroy AJ’s confidence and career by not playing him for 18 of our games this season? Is Gross that much better? Strange the way Potter handled AJ but so happy that he finally saw the light.

Or Jahanbakhsh wasn’t quite ready, so this was excellent man-management by Potter.

The player hasn’t looked a forlorn figure, treated like dirt.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Rode our luck a bit today, Chelsea couldn’t kill the game off, and we snatched a point or possibly could’ve been more. Plus Ali scored a worldly.

Not a bad day at the office.