Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion

FT
0 - 1

Ipswich Town

32': Daryl Murphy

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Ipswich Town

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
4': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bruno tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.
5': Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
5': Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
8': Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt missed. Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno.
15': Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
15': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Bru.
15': Attempt blocked. Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by David Stockdale.
16': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
17': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Bruno is caught offside.
21': Foul by Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion).
21': Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.
23': Attempt saved. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Crofts.
26': Offside, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
26': Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
28': Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
29': Attempt saved. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a cross.
29': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
34': Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
34': Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
36': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.
38': Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
38': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
39': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.
0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.
47': Attempt saved. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a headed pass.
50': Attempt missed. Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
53': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Hyam replaces Kevin Bru.
54': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.
55': Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
55': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears with a cross.
55': Attempt saved. Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
58': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
59': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Beram Kayal following a set piece situation.
60': Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).
60': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Douglas.
61': Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Murphy with a cross following a corner.
64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bobby Zamora replaces Tomer Hemed.
65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Wilson replaces Beram Kayal.
67': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bobby Zamora tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.
69': Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).
71': Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
72': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
72': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
73': Attempt blocked. Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.
74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
75': Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.
77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman replaces Ryan Fraser.
77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Elvis Manu replaces Jamie Murphy.
79': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.
81': Foul by Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion).
81': Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt missed. Elvis Manu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno following a fast break.
85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Varney replaces Daryl Murphy.
87': Attempt missed. Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rajiv van La Parra with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt blocked. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Zamora.
90': Hand ball by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+3': Hand ball by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).
90'+4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
90'+4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Bruno.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

IPS		BHA
8	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
8	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
40.7	Possession	59.3
11	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
180	Accurate Passes	320
304	Passes	443
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	6
21	Crosses	34
0.0	Cross %	0.2
82	Long Balls	84
19	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	16
13	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	22
43	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 27,689

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
17	Connor Goldson
14	Iñigo Calderón
2	Bruno
8	Andrew Crofts
7	Biram Kiyal
6	Dale Stephens
10	Tomer Hemed
15	Jamie Murphy
27	Rajiv van La Parra

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Rohan Ince, Niki Mäenpää, James Wilson, Bobby Zamora, Adam Chicksen, Elvis Manu, Jake Forster-Caskey.

Ipswich Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Dean Gerken (GK)
6	Christophe Berra
5	Tommy Smith
3	Jonas Knudsen
4	Luke Chambers
8	Cole Skuse
17	Kévin Bru
22	Jonathan Douglas
9	Daryl Murphy
14	Ryan Fraser
20	Freddie Sears

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Piotr Malarczyk, Tommy Oar, Bartosz Bialkowski, Luke Varney, Brett Pitman, Luke Hyam, Jay Tabb.

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