{"id":426,"date":"2023-01-13T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=426"},"modified":"2023-01-13T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:11:15","slug":"great-fa-cup-win-for-the-albion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=426","title":{"rendered":"Great FA Cup win for the Albion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A L B I O N R E P O R T - ( 14 )<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 JANUARY 2023 <\/strong>-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIDDLESBROUGH<\/strong> 1 ( Akpom  - 13 mins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 5<\/strong> (Mac Allister2 - 58 mins 80 mins, Gross  - 8 mins
Lallana -29 mins, Undav 1 - 88 mins)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMIRATES  FA CUP, THIRD ROUND -
at the RIVERSIDE STADIUM, MIDDLESBROUGH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a break from their Premier League programme, the Seagulls travelled to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North-East to take on Sky Bet Championship side Middlesbrough at the Riverside<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stadium in the Third Round of the Emirates FA Cup in a match broadcast over the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

airwaves by BBC Radio Sussex Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last time out the Albion had produced an excellent performance in beating Everton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-1 in the Premier at Goodison Park on the 3 January and for the visit to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverside, Head Coach Roberto De Zerbi made four changes to his starting line-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from the Everton game, with Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul Van Hecke and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Lallana coming in for Robert Sanchez, Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk (injured)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and Jeremy Sarmiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough had parted company with Manager Chris Wilder soon after the start<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of this season and appointed former Manchester United Coach Michael Carrick in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

his place. In the Middlesbrough line-up was striker Chuba Akpom, who had a loan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

spell with the Albion whilst an Arsenal player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Albion made an ideal start to the game as they went ahead on 8 minutes as<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solly March's well-struck shot was parried by Boro goalkeeper Zack Steffen into<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the path of the lurking Pascal Gross who gratefully slammed the ball into the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vacant net. 0-1. Five minutes later Boro were level as Chuba Akpom headed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

home a cross from Ryan Giles from the left. 1-1. Albion keeper Jason Steele<\/p>\n\n\n\n

then made a fine save to deflect a powerfully driven shot from Riley McGree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Seagulls restored their lead on 29 minutes when Kaoru Mitoma's centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

deflected off defender Tommy Smith into the path of Adam Lallana who sent a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

header past Steffen for Albion's second. 1-2. Prior to the break Jan Paul Van<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hecke went close to converting Gross's corner and at the other end Steele<\/p>\n\n\n\n

saved McGree's long-range effort.
Half-time <\/strong>1-2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexis MacAllister was introduced as a substitute for Lallana at the start of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

second-half and as Albion showed their attacking prowess Pervis Estupinan's<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cross was met by March's header which was saved by Steffen. It was no<\/p>\n\n\n\n

surprise when Seagulls increased their lead on 58 minutes as Mac Allister<\/p>\n\n\n\n

flicked home Estupinan's cross from the left. 1-3. MacAllister was pulling the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

strings for the Albion and he twice went close to adding to his team's lead with<\/p>\n\n\n\n

two free-kicks, the first of which just cleared the Boro crossbar and the second<\/p>\n\n\n\n

struck the post. In an isolated Boro raid Akpom saw his on-target header saved<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Steele but it was no surprise when the Albion added a fourth on 80 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

as Gross's cross was tapped home by MacAllister from close-in. 1-4. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seagulls went nap on 88 minutes when March presented substitute Deniz Undav<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with the opportunity to score Albion's fifth, when he sent home a low shot to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

confirm the Seagull's emphatic victory at the Riverside. 1-5. Albion's reward is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a home draw in the Fourth Round against Liverpool or Wolverhampton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wanderers at the end of January. Final-score 1-5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albion had 19 shots at goal, with 10 on target and won 3 corners, free-kicks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

conceded - 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough had 5 shots at goal, with 5 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks conceded - 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TO SUM UP<\/strong> - An excellent and emphatic win for the Albion against in-form<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough. It's refreshing to see the players are responding to the methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of Coach De Zerbi. Long may it continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):- Jason Steele; Tariq Lamptey, Jan Paul Van Hecke,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levi Colwill (Adam Webster 81), Pervis Estupinan; Moises Caicedo, Pascal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gross (Capt) (Deniz Undav 81); Solly March, Adam Lallana (Alexis MacAllister 46), Kaoru Mitoma (Julio Enciso 64); Evan Ferguson (Danny Welbeck 64)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subs not used: Tom McGill (G\/K), Joel Veltman Billy Gilmour, Jeremy Sarmiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2):- Zack Steffen; Tommy Smith, Dael Fry, Paddy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNair, Ryan Giles (Marc Bola 81); Marcus Forss (Duncan Watmore 59),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonny Howson (Capt), Hayden Hackney (Alex Mowatt 59), Riley McGree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Isaiah Jones 59); Chuba Akpom, Matt Crooks (Cameron Archer 68).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subs not used: Liam Roberts (G\/K), Matthew Hoppe, Gitau, Rodrigo Muniz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Cards: Albion: 1 - Moises Caicedo.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough: 1 - Ryan Giles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possession: Albion - 68%. Middlesbrough - 32%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance: 21982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRANSFER & CONTRACT NEWS:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 JANUARY 2023 - AARON CONNOLLY - (22) - Forward - joined HULL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CITY - on loan to end of season;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 JANUARY 2023 - REDA KHADRA - (21) - Forward - signed contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

extension to June 2024 - then joined BIRMINGHAM CITY - on loan to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

end of season;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 JANUARY 2023 - JASON STEELE - (32) - Goalkeeper - signed new<\/p>\n\n\n\n

two-and-a-half year contract - effective until June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEXT GAME<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 JANUARY 2023 - LIVERPOOL - home - Premier League - kick-off 15.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Kaye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 January 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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