After the high from defeating the North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur last week, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side were rudely brought back to earth with a goalless draw away at Brighton. In truth, the Gunners were fortunate to escape with a point and a clean sheet, as Brighton out-pressed, out-shot and out-passed the visitors, and only […]
Manchester United picked up their first three points of the season, but not in the style they would have wanted. Brighton and Hove Albion’s possession structure gave them the control, smashing the woodwork on numerous occasions. Just when they thought they grabbed a deserved point, a penalty awarded after the full-time whistle, gave United the […]
Graham Potter’s effect on Brighton’s attacking style continued, and impressively so. Were it not for wasted openings and missed chances, Lampard’s own tactical adjustments might not have been enough to fully disrupt an opening match day result for Brighton. Tactical analysis and match report by Peter Munnelly. Looking to improve on last season’s fifteenth-placed finish, […]
A hodgepodge starting eleven coupled with a lack of attacking intent handcuffed Brighton from minute one. A much more astute Manchester United midfield – replete with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes – took full advantage. Tactical analysis and match report by K.T. Stockwell. Four points from two matches since the restart, including a thrilling late […]
Both Nuno Espírito Santo and Graham Potter deployed organized defensive systems in order to keep each other out, in a game which produced just two shots on target. With Wolverhampton Wanderers within touching distance of the Champions League and Brighton desperate to survive the drop, to share the points comes with a pinch of salt […]
The Premier League schedule threw an interesting matchup between two sides hovering in the middle of the league standings. It was the hosts who claimed a victory despite Brighton’s best efforts to stage a comeback. Tactical analysis and match report by Julian Chingoma. Everton came into the game only a point ahead of Brighton in […]
Jahanbakhsh’s spectacular bicycle kick ultimately drew what was a tactically rich game conditioned heavily by Brighton’s changes in midfield. In the first half, Chelsea initially dominated by exploiting the narrowness of Brighton’s midfield diamond, until Potter shifted his team to a flat 4-4-2 shape when defending and evened out the tables. During the second half, […]
Marco Silva and Graham Potter made constant adjustments to their sides, as the two managers looked to correct sloppy play at both ends of the pitch. In the end, it was Brighton who made fewer errors – benefitting from a Lucas Digne own-goal at the end of a sumptuous attacking move. Tactical analysis and match […]