Player Ratings Vs Palace

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Kuszczak - 7

Calderon - 7
Greer - 7
Upson - 7
Bridge - 8

Bridcutt - 9
Lopez - 6
Hammond - 7
Buckley - 6
Orlandi - 6

Ulloa - 7

LuaLua - 6
Barnes - N/A

 

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Player ratings (Albion):

Kuszczak 8 Got the balls, if not commanding, but no protection from the referee
Calderón 7 We knew that he was deficient against Premier class wingers
Upson 7 Dealt with the physical challenges
Greer 7 Not that much to do skill wise
Bridge 8 Superb, even better than usual
Bridcutt 8 Steady as normal even allowing for the tame opposition
Hammond 7 Box to box, but finishing was poor and shooting from long range was a waste
Orlandi 8 Very skilfull play, better than usual
Lopez 6 Unforunate disappointment, his job was to create and he didn't
Buckley 8 All the chances came through this route and only stoppable by fouls, service to him was below optimum
Ulloa 6 Missing chances, and getting offside

Total 82 slightly below average

LuaLua 6 Over eager and not on long enough

Barnes NR

Ref: Oliver 4 Awarded lots of fouls but did not give Kuszczak and Buckley protection for persistent fouling

BBC Sport - Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton

Entertainment level: 6 Albion started brightly and then the game flattened to an even contest, struggling for half chances few and far between because of inadequate attacks rather than strong defences.

Good: Albion well balanced and dangerous both on left and right, at least potentially as the final ball went astray.

Individually it was not that bad, just a very average sort of performance. The left side was very good in midfield at times, mostly the first half an hour.

I expect one or two Albion changes for the home game to exploit the Palace weaknesses at full back.

I cannot accept Buckley and Orlandi were better than Greer.

 

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Away

Average Player Ratings

Bridcutt 8.69
Bridge 7.88
Greer 7.28
Upson 7.24
Hammond 7.17
Kuszczak 7.10
David Lopez 6.66
Buckley 6.60 (74mins)
Ulloa 6.50
Calderon 6.31
Orlandi 6.21 (88mins)


Subs

Barnes 6.09 (9mins)
Lualua 5.83 (23mins)


Squad Average: 6.89