[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Luton Town *** Official Match Thread ***

[Terry Connor]

Caicedo and Macallister shaped hole. I am worried about our lack of dynamism in there. However, I am hopeful of a Lallana and Gross masterclass.

Lallana is injured. Of course.

 

[Taybha]

2 big holes to fill

 

[oldboyroy]

So looking forward to this after securing late tickets via this forumbefore we travel back home to Birmingham tomorrow.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It's got nil-all written all over it

 

[Affy]

This has the potential to be a very tough game. Luton will be absolutely buzzing and I feel first goal here is very important. On paper, we have the strength do the job but with the ongoing Caicedo saga I hope heads are in the right place. Had it all been wrapped up nicely yesterday then I would be feeling different but this is either one of those frustrating 0-1 defeats where we have 94% possession and 214 shots in target. Or a comfortable 3 or 4 - 0. Please be the latter.

 

[amexer]

Who will play RB. De Zerbi seems to like to start with Gross. Not that he is better than Veltman but gives him a chance to start someone with more flare in midfield and put Gross back to MF later in game. He certainly does not like to leave Gross out

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Head-to-head​

• The last time the sides faced each other was in the southern section final of the 2008-09 Football League Trophy, while the most recent league meeting was in League One in 2007-08

Bloody hell that was depressing.

 

[chaileyjem]

Lallana is injured. Of course.

He didn’t quite confirm that. He just said he, like Webster, was having a fitness test.

 

[Affy]

Who will play RB. De Zerbi seems to like to start with Gross. Not that he is better than Veltman but gives him a chance to start someone with more flare in midfield and put Gross back to MF later in game. He certainly does not like to leave Gross out

my guess:


steele
Veltman, Dunk, `Webster, Pervis
Gilmour, Gross
March, Dahoud/Joao Pedro, Mitoma
Welbz

Strong bench of
Enciso, JPVH, Dahour/Joao Pedro, Ferguson, Bart, Alzate, Igor, Lallana, Ayari

 

[Seasider78]

Tricky game but if Luton ‘go at teams and have a tear up’ as their manager suggests that will play into our hands and we have the quality to punish them.

I am going with 3-0

 

[HangletonGull]

Big day in the Hangleton house hold my 9 year daughters 1st ever game today she will be the 4th generation in my family to support this beautiful football club

 

[jcdenton08]

2 big holes to fill

Bloody Astrid again?

 

[ManOfSussex]

I wasn't at all impressed with @Dick Head during pre-season, I felt he wasn't even trying during the Premier League summer series in the States, but he's back to his best today against Luton in the season opener with this thread.

 

[portslade seagull]

On my way to Edinburgh with the family to visit my youngest son so will be listening on the radio. Grab a win boyz

 

[Official Old Man]

Today dictates the next 9 months. Scarf washed and clean for the season, away shirt as always, but which socks, shoes, underwear & jeans. Superstition dictates todays clothing is used all season (obviously washed weekly).

 

[Greenbag50]

Massive banana skin

 

[HangletonGull]

Today dictates the next 9 months. Scarf washed and clean for the season, away shirt as always, but which socks, shoes, underwear & jeans. Superstition dictates todays clothing is used all season (obviously washed weekly).

I’ve gone for new lucky boxers this season brought a pair of brighton oddball boxers the other day these are the boxers I will be wearing all season (washed before wear obviously)

 

[dolphins]

Today dictates the next 9 months. Scarf washed and clean for the season, away shirt as always, but which socks, shoes, underwear & jeans. Superstition dictates todays clothing is used all season (obviously washed weekly).

Repaired the hole in my BHA lucky socks last night, ready for today's wearing. First time I've ever "darned" a sock and probably did it all wrong (didn't resort to any kind of guidance as to how to do it), but hopefully with the right hand big toe back under cover things will run well.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Excited but apprehensive, think Luton running on adrenaline will try to surprise by being extremely attacking from the off.

I hope they are.

That will play right into our hands.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Well done Dick, I knew we could rely on you to provide this thread . Football at last ! I have missed it . As for today? I don’t know..... What will the team be today? What about this Luton side ?
It will be a tough game . Everyone expects Luton to be whipping boys but you know our record with lowly sides ..
At the moment I hardly care . We have the Albion at 3 pm today and I love it !