24 \u00a0 AUGUST \u00a0 2024 \u00a0 For their first home game of their eighth consecutive Premier League campaign, the Albion entertained Manchester United at the Amex. \u00a0The match was covered \"live\" by TNT Sports and broadcast over the airwaves on Talksport and BBC Radio Sussex Sport. \u00a0It was also Albion's new Head Coach Fabian Hurzeler's first competitive match at the Amex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having won 3-0 at Everton on the opening-day of the season on the 17 August, the Albion had to make one enforced\u00a0change to their starting line-up from the Everton game, with Billy Gilmour replacing the injured Mats Wieffer in midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New club record signing Georginio Rutter had to content himself with a seat on the substitutes bench for this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Red Devils had won their opening game of the season, beating Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford on the 16 August and for their visit to the Amex Head Coach Erik ten Hag named an unchanged 20-man squad from the Fulham game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In their meetings in the Premier last season, the Seagulls won 3-1 at Old Trafford on the 16 September 2023, with\u00a0their goals coming from Danny Welbeck (20m), Pascal Gross (53m) and Joao Pedro (71m), whilst Hannibal Mejbri (73m) netted United's consolation. \u00a0 The game started in torrential rain which persisted throughout and it was United who created and missed the first chance of the game on the ten-minute mark when Diogo Dalot's superb cross from the left found the unmarked\u00a0Amad Diallo but from close-range the winger placed his shot wide. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Seagulls however took the lead on 32 minutes when Joao Pedro's cross from the right found Kaoru Mitoma on the other flank and the Japanese\u00a0international's cross found the unmarked Danny Welbeck who calmly tapped the ball over the line. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was\u00a0Welbeck's 100th career goal. \u00a01-0.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minutes later Marcus Rashford's close-range effort found its' way into the Albion net but the goal was ruled out for offside. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Half-time 1-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soon after the re-start Pedro played in James Milner whose goal-bound shot was cleared off the goal-line by Dalot. \u00a0The Seagulls were well on top at this stage and Welbeck twice went close to increasing Albion's lead, firstly seeing his header from Yantuba Minteh's cross saved by United keeper Andre Onana and then seeing\u00a0his header strike the United crossbar. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just past the hour the Red Devils were level when on the counter the\u00a0lively Diallo left Jack Hinshelwood in his wake before curling in a shot which deflected off Jan Paul Van Hecke before ending up in the Albion net. \u00a01-1<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n VAR then intervened to chalk off substitute Joshua Zirkzee's goal for offside. \u00a0Club record signing Georginio Rutter was given his Albion debut as substitute for Yantuba Minteh in the closing minutes. \u00a0In the fifth minute of time added on the Albion notched the winner in dramatic fashion\u00a0when substitute Simon Adingra's beautiful dinked cross was headed home by Pedro to set off wild celebrations amongst the Albion supporters. \u00a02-1<\/strong>. \u00a0A dramatic and well-deserved win for the Albion. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final-score 2-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Match stats: Albion had 14 attempts at goal, with 5 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks conceded - 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n United had 11 attempts at goal, with 4 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks conceded - 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VERDICT \u00a0- \u00a0A thriller at the Amex, in torrential rain, saw the Albion capture the three points and a deserved win. \u00a0The Seagulls record reads two wins out of two. \u00a0The signs are good under new Head Coach Fabian\u00a0Hurzeler and the Seagulls supporters are rightly looking forward to a more than good season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- \u00a0Jason STEELE; \u00a0Joel VELTMAN, \u00a0Jan Paul VAN HECKE, Lewis DUNK (Capt), Jack HINSHELWOOD; \u00a0James MILNER (Carlos BALEBA 73), Billy GILMOIUR (Yasin AYARI 90); \u00a0Yantuba MINTEH (Georginio RUTTER 90), Joao PEDRO, Kaoru MITOMA (Simon ADINGRA 90); \u00a0Danny WELBECK (Julio ENCISO 79). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subs not used: \u00a0Carl RUSHWORTH (G\/K), Tariq LAMPTEY, Adam WEBSTER, Igor\u00a0JULIO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manchester United (4-2-3-1):- \u00a0Andre ONANA; \u00a0Noussair MAZRAOUI, Harry MAGUIRE (Matthijs DE LIGT 79), Lisandro MARTINEZ, Diogo DALOT; \u00a0Kobbie MAINOO, CASEMIRO; \u00a0Amad DIALLO (ANTONY 90), Mason MOUNT (Joshua ZIRKZEE 46), Marcus RASHFORD (Alejandro GARNACHO 65); \u00a0Bruno FERNANDES (Capt) (Scott McTOMINAY 79). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subs not used: \u00a0Altay BAYINDIR (G\/K), Toby COLLYER, Chrisitian ERIKSEN, Jonny EVANS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Referee: <\/strong>\u00a0Craig Pawson (Sheffield). \u00a0 Yellow Cards: <\/strong>\u00a0Albion: \u00a01 \u00a0- \u00a0Jan Paul Van Hecke. \u00a0 Possession: Albion - 48%. Manchester United - 52%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TNT Sports Player of the Match: Joao Pedro (Albion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attendance: 31537.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27 \u00a0 AUGUST \u00a0 2024 \u00a0 - \u00a0 BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a0 4<\/strong> \u00a0 ( \u00a0 Simon \u00a0 Adingra \u00a0 1 \u00a0 - 31 \u00a0 minutes, Jeremy \u00a0 Sarmiento \u00a0 1 \u00a0 - \u00a0 48 \u00a0 minutes, \u00a0 Adam \u00a0 Webster \u00a0 1 \u00a0 - \u00a0 84 \u00a0 minutes, \u00a0 Mark \u00a0 O'Mahony \u00a0 1 \u00a0 -86 \u00a0 minutes \u00a0 ) CRAWLEY \u00a0 TOWN \u00a0 0 <\/strong>\u00a0 - \u00a0 The Albion changed their entire line-up from the team which had recorded a thrilling 2-1 win over Manchester United in the Premier on the 24 August. \u00a0 Head Coach Fabian Hurzeler gave midfielder Matt O'Riley, signed from Celtic 24 hours earlier, his Albion debut. \u00a0There were places on the substitutes bench for the fit-again Pervis Estupinan and Evan Ferguson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crawley had gained promotion to Sky Bet League One last season, by virtue of a May play-off win over\u00a0 Crewe Alexandra at Wembley and had made a good start to the current campaign. \u00a0In the Crawley squad was defender Charlie Barker, son of former Albion player and Crawley Manager Richie Barker. \u00a0 Prior to kick-off there was a minute's applause in respect of the passing of former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson on the 26 August and also Albion's latest signing. Turkey international defender Ferdi Kadioglu, signed from Fenerbahce (Turkey) was introduced to the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The game couldn't have got off to a worse start for Albion debutant Matt O'Riley when on 6 minutes\u00a0a shocking tackle on him by Crawley captain Jay Williams saw the former Celtic player helped off the pitch with what looked like a serious ankle injury. \u00a0The tackle, or should we say assault by Williams\u00a0deserved a red card but incredibly Referee Alex Chilowicz took no action. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten minutes later another Williams tackle, this time on Julio Enciso, saw the Crawley player get a deserved yellow card. \u00a0The\u00a0visitors then decided to play some football and Albion keeper Bart Verbruggen was called to keep out efforts from Ronan Darcy and Josh Flint. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Seagulls clinically took the lead on 31 minutes when\u00a0Carlos Baleba found Simon Adingra and the Ivorian ran on to place a shot past Crawley keeper Jojo Wollacott for the Albion's opener. \u00a01-0<\/strong>. \u00a0A tough first-half for the Seagulls and especially the unfortunate Matt O'Riley. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Half-time 1-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Within three minutes of the re-start the Albion virtually clinched the tie when a brilliant run by Enciso ended with Jeremy Sarmiento sending a left-foot into the Crawley net. \u00a0It was Sarmiento's first goal for the Albion. \u00a02-0<\/strong>. \u00a0The visitors tried to find a way back but efforts by Junior Quitirna, substitute Ade Adeyemo and Darcy failed to find the target. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tie was definitely settled when the home side scored twice in the space of three minutes. On 84 minutes Captain Adam Webster headed home Yasin Ayari's corner. \u00a03-0.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then on 86 minutes Mark O'Mahony pounced on a loose ball before firing in a low shot for the Albion's fourth. \u00a0It was O'Mahony's first goal for the Seagulls. \u00a04-0<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was still time for\u00a0Crawley substitute Jack Roles to be shown a red card for a mindless tackle on Ayari and for Albion\u00a0Head Coach Fabian Hurzeler and Crawley Head Coach Scott Lindsey to be shown yellow cards for squaring up on the final whistle. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final-score 4-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Match stats: <\/strong>\u00a0 VERDICT \u00a0- \u00a0The game became aggressive and bad-tempered after the incident involving the injury to Matt O'Riley. \u00a0One has to question the appointment of a referee with little experience of English football. \u00a0Although Crawley Head Coach Scott Lindsey apologised to the Albion after the game, it was too late, the damage (to Matt O'Riley) had already been done. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Third Round of the competition Albion have been drawn at home to Wolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- \u00a0Bart VERBRUGGEN; \u00a0Tariq LAMPTEY (Odeluga OFFIAH 80), Adam\u00a0WEBSTER (Capt), Igor JULIO, Imari SAMUELS (Pervis ESTUPINAN 71); \u00a0Carlos BALEBA, Matt O'RILEY (Mark O'MAHONY 9); \u00a0Simon ADINGRA, Yasin AYARI, Jeremy SARMIENTO (Jensen WEIR 79); \u00a0Julio ENCISO (Cameron PEUPION 72). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subs not used: \u00a0Jason STEELE (G\/K), Malick YALCOUYE, Amario COZIER- UBERRY, Evan FERGUSON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crawley Town line-up (3-4-2-1):- \u00a0Jojo WOLLACOTT; \u00a0Toby MULLARKEY, Joy MUKENA, Josh FLINT; Jay WILLIAMS (Capt) (Charlie BARKER 59), Max ANDERSON (Panutche CAMARA 59), Cameron\u00a0BRAGG, Jeremy KELLY (Rafiq KHALEEL 85); \u00a0Junior QUITIRNA, Ronan DARCY (Jack ROLES 76); Rushian HEPBURN-MURPHY (Ade ADEYEMO 58). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subs not used: \u00a0Eddie BEACH (G\/K), Antony PAPADOPOULOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Referee: <\/strong>\u00a0Alex Chilowicz (New Jersey, USA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Red Card<\/strong>: \u00a0Crawley Town: \u00a01 \u00a0- \u00a0Jack Roles. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yellow Cards<\/strong>: \u00a0 Possession: Albion - 44%. Crawley Town - 56%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KRL - Matchday Sponsor - Player of the Match: Carlos Baleba (Albion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attendance: 19175. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE TRANSFERS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 26 AUGUST - MATT O'RILEY - (23) - Midfielder - signed from CELTIC - on a 5-year contract -'<\/p>\n\n\n\n effective until June 2029 - for a fee of \u00a325 million;<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27 \u00a0AUGUST \u00a0- \u00a0FERDI \u00a0KAGIOGLU \u00a0- \u00a0(24) \u00a0- \u00a0Defender \u00a0- \u00a0signed from FENERBAHCE (TURKEY) \u00a0- \u00a0on a 4-year contract \u00a0- effective until June 2028 \u00a0for a fee of \u00a325 million, plus \u00a34.2 million in add-ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28 AUGUST - MARK O'MAHONY - (19) - Forward - joins PORTSMOUTH - on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEXT \u00a0GAME<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 31 \u00a0AUGUST \u00a0- \u00a0ARSENAL <\/strong>\u00a0- \u00a0Away \u00a0- \u00a0Premier \u00a0League \u00a0- \u00a0Kick-Off \u00a012.30. \u00a0\"Live\" \u00a0on \u00a0TNT \u00a0Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack Kaye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" featuring \u00a0 the \u00a0 Manchester \u00a0 United \u00a0 (24\/8) \u00a0 and \u00a0 Crawley \u00a0 Town \u00a0 (27\/8) \u00a0 games \u00a0 24 \u00a0 AUGUST \u00a0 2024 \u00a0 BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a0 2 \u00a0MANCHESTER UNITED 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 PREMIER \u00a0 LEAGUE \u00a0 \u00a0 at \u00a0 the \u00a0 AMERICAN \u00a0 EXPRESS \u00a0 STADIUM, FALMER […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jack-kayes-football-reports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3999,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998\/revisions\/3999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a0 2 \u00a0MANCHESTER UNITED 1 \u00a0 \u00a0
PREMIER \u00a0 LEAGUE \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>
at \u00a0 the \u00a0 AMERICAN \u00a0 EXPRESS \u00a0 STADIUM, FALME<\/strong>R<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the return fixture at the Amex on the 19 May 2024, United gained their revenge\u00a0with a 2-0 victory, with their goals being scored by Diogo Dalot (73m) and Rasmus Hojlund (88m). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fourth Official<\/strong>: \u00a0Robert Madley,
VAR Official: <\/strong>\u00a0Chris Kavanagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manchester United: \u00a02 \u00a0- \u00a0Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CARABAO \u00a0 CUP, \u00a0SECOND \u00a0 ROUND<\/strong> \u00a0at \u00a0 the AMERICAN \u00a0 EXPRESS \u00a0 STADIUM,
As a change from their Premier League schedule, the Albion welcomed Sussex neighbours Crawley Town to the Amex for a Carabao Cup, Second Round tie, the game being broadcast \"live\" on BBC Radio Sussex Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams\u00a0had met once previously in a competitive match, an FA Cup, Third Round tie at the Goldstone in January 1992, when the Albion ran out 5-0 winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Albion<\/strong> had 17 attempts at goal, with 8 on target and won 7 corners, free-kicks conceded -10. \u00a0
Crawley <\/strong>had 9 attempts at goal, with 3 on target and won 6 corners, free-kicks conceded - 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Albion: \u00a03<\/strong> \u00a0- \u00a0Igor Julio, Yasin Ayari, Fabian Hurzeler. \u00a0
Crawley Town: \u00a04 <\/strong>\u00a0- \u00a0Toby Mullarkey, Jay Williams, Cameron Bragg, Scott Lindsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n