English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 23, 2017
Watford LDLLL 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLLLD 1
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American Express Stadium · 30,473 att.

Match Report

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Pascal Gross strikes for Brighton as Watford's poor run continues

Pascal Gross struck a second-half winner as goal-shy Brighton ended their seven game winless streak with a deserved 1-0 victory over Watford.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
48.3
Possession
51.7
12
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
328
397
Passes
426
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.4
73
Long Balls
72
33
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
18

Head to Head

WAT leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 18Connor GoldsonCD-R
  4. 29Markus SuttnerLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 10Tomer HemedF
  11. 13Pascal GrossRCF

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 37Roberto PereyraAM
  7. 23Ben WatsonLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 18Andre GrayF
  10. 11RicharlisonAM-L
  11. 28André CarrilloAM-R

Timeline

  1. 64' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Watford 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
  2. 71' Substitution, Watford. Jerome Sinclair replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  3. 74' Substitution, Watford. Etienne Capoue replaces Ben Watson.
  4. 78' Substitution, Watford. Stefano Okaka replaces Andre Gray.
  5. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Pascal Groß.
  6. 87' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Tomer Hemed.
  7. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. José Izquierdo replaces Solly March.

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