** Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford ** Official Thread

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• Apr 17, 2012

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Championship 2011-12
Tuesday 17 April 2012 7:45 pm
Amex Stadium


Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford

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Referee: Scott Matheison
Assistants: Andy Davies and Derek Eaton
Fourth Official Craig Hicks

BHA v Watford - Score Predictor

Team Forecasts v Watford

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Simster

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Jul 7, 2003

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Surrey

• Apr 17, 2012

• #2

I reckon it will either be a thumping home win or one all.


So 1-1 then.

 

StonehamPark

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Oct 30, 2010

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BC, Canada

• Apr 17, 2012

• #3

Brighton 2 - 1
Some hard challenges today on the extremely we surfaces.
First game at the AMEX woop woop!!!

 

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• Apr 17, 2012

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Scouting Report

Scouting Report

Star Players: John Eustace

Watford F.C. - Squad

attack and defence

Shots on target - 233
Goals scored - 49
% shots scored - 21.03
Opp Shots on target - 210
Opp Goals scored - 58
% Opp shots scored - 27.62

cf Albion

http://www.footstats.co.uk/CFFileServlet/_cf_image/_cfimg-2462617082083990472.PNG

cf. Albion

Shots on target - 190
Goals scored - 49
% shots scored - 25.79
Opp Shots on target - 223
Opp Goals scored - 43
% Opp shots scored - 19.28

Their records compare unfavourably with the Albion, as does their league position (14th, 4 pts adrift)

From the statistics, it could be argued that their midfield is more successful than the Albion

Watford 2011-2012 Home - statto.com

Current overall form 3-2-1 (6th) 33% draws
Current away form 3-2-1 (6th) 38% draws failed to score 43%
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/watford/reports/

Watford beat Albion 1-0 at Vicarage Road
Sporting Life - Football News | Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip

Albion played an awful team and did not manage a shot on target. Only four players of that team played started against West Ham: Calderon, Greer, Painter Bridcutt (for 30 minutes only). It was a low point in the season when our winless sequence stretched to nine successive league matches, having failed to score in four of their last five.

Watford lost 0-4 at home to West Ham this season but drew 1-1 at Upton Park

Team for Tuesday

BHA v Watford - Score Predictor

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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Shoreham

• Apr 17, 2012

• #5

I'd like to see us take control of this one early. Fuzzing the ball around and utilising our wingers!

 

Mr Burns

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Aug 25, 2003

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Springfield

• Apr 17, 2012

• #6

DarrenFreemansPerm said:

I'd like to see us take control of this one early. Fuzzing the ball around and utilising our wingers!

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Why would you want us to continuly boot the ball towards the dugout

 

southstandg

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• Apr 17, 2012

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DarrenFreemansPerm said:

I'd like to see us take control of this one early. Fuzzing the ball around and utilising our wingers!

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If Gus decides to play any natural wingers that is..

 

Acker79

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• Apr 17, 2012

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Thread started on the match day? Back to winning ways, methinks.

 

Trigger

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Jul 4, 2003

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Brighton

• Apr 17, 2012

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I'd like to see Gus actually play a proper team (with wingers) that is capable of actually attacking rather than sitting back fannying about waiting to be hit for six.

 

Acker79

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Everest

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League Matches at Brighton - all time
Brighton wins - 25
Watford wins - 10
Draws - 11
Brighton goals - 79
Watford goals - 42

League Results at Brighton - last 50 years
English League Championship
18.02.2006 Brighton 0-1 Watford
03.01.2005 Brighton 2-1 Watford
English Division One
26.04.2003 Brighton 4-0 Watford
English Division Two (old)
14.09.1991 Brighton 0-1 Watford
19.01.1991 Brighton 3-0 Watford
14.10.1989 Brighton 1-0 Watford
25.02.1989 Brighton 1-0 Watford
English Division One (old)
01.01.1983 Brighton 1-1 Watford
English Division Three (old)
14.09.1974 Brighton 2-0 Watford
29.09.1973 Brighton 0-1 Watford
26.10.1968 Brighton 0-1 Watford
28.10.1967 Brighton 1-0 Watford
27.03.1967 Brighton 1-0 Watford
27.12.1965 Brighton 2-0 Watford
04.05.1963 Brighton 1-4 Watford

Head-to-head
• Since first meeting in 1921 these clubs have played 103 times in league and cup. Brighton have won 42, Watford 32 and 29 have been drawn.
• Watford have won the last two league meetings with the Seagulls 1-0, but in between Brighton knocked the Hornets out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 fourth-round victory in January 2011.
• Brighton are hoping to add to their 25 home league wins against these opponents, but defeat would see Watford claiming their first double over them in 39 years.

Brighton
• Beaten by West Ham on Saturday, Brighton are now without a victory in five, and are two places and five points outside the play-offs.
• The Seagulls ended 2011 with four successive defeats without scoring a single goal, and will repeat that unwanted statistic if they fail to deny Watford a clean sheet and victory.
• Gus Poyet's side have the best home record in the Championship against bottom-half clubs, having won nine of their 11 games to date.

Watford
• Mid-table Watford have drawn their last two 1-1, and have lost one of 10.
• The Hornets are approaching the end of a fifth successive season in the Championship, and will want to finish in the top half for the first time in four years.
• Sean Dyche has seen his side win three and draw two of their last five on the road, since a 4-0 loss at Shithurst Park on 18 February.

BTW [MENTION=153]perseus[/MENTION], you spelt the ref's name wrong.

 

banjo

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Oct 25, 2011

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• Apr 17, 2012

• #12

I expect the team to bounce back after the thumping at the weekend. Come on the Albion! 2-0.

 

perseus

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The Albion boss is aware that he will have to make some very difficult decisions on his squad of players during the close season but he insisted that there is still time to prove themselves before the season's climax.

Brighton and Hove Albion | News | Latest News | Latest News | Poyet: Finish on a High

So I think the regulars might get a run out. Whoever plays in the holding midfielder tends to both look good intercepting and bad when there is nobody to pass to, whether or not it is Navarro or Bridcutt. I see the back four as a collective unit and although Mattock is a better player than Painter, Painter works better with Greer and Dunk (or El Abd) in the centre and so does Calderon on the right. They were all in the right positions against West Ham but they still could not cope (Gus Poyet and I saw it the same way). I am not a Dicker fan but he does know what he is doing, whether he can do it is a different matter? My only criticism of him he is too right footed and hence predictable.

The big test will be Birmingham. They will attempt to press and make Albion play the long ball and just how Albion cope with that

 

deletebeepbeepbeep

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May 12, 2009

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• Apr 17, 2012

• #14

Time for some bouncebackability tonight, lets try and win it with some style especially as I'm taking a mate to his first evern Brighton and Hove Albion match tonight.

 

perseus

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I think it looks like Watford play 4-4-2. This will explain their midfield success in their terms. 4-4-2 is inferior for creating clear cut chances to 4-3-3, but Reading, Southampton and West Ham are more 4-4-2 and the Albion are more 4-3-3. The extra man in midfield can make life a bit difficult. Arguably, there is a case for playing 4-4-2 in tricky away games.

 

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TheJasperCo

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Exeter

• Apr 17, 2012

• #16

This will be my fifth Albion match of the season. Can't wait, should think we'll come out on top.

 

Beach Hut

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Jul 5, 2003

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Living In a Box

• Apr 17, 2012

• #17

Let's see a bounceback team please

 

perseus

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• Apr 17, 2012

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BBC Sport - Brighton v Watford - this page contains a League Table that updates

Blackpool v Leeds is interesting. Leeds will want to avoid another embarrassment against the Tangerines.

Cardiff v Derby These two team might cancel each other out?

Opposition Manager: Sean Dyche

 

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WhingForPresident

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• Apr 17, 2012

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Experimental team tonight maybe?

-----------------Gonzalez-------------------
----Reyes----Greer---Hall----Mattock---
-----------------Bridcutt--------------------
----------Vicente---Navs----JFC-----------
-----------Agdestein------------------------
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stss30

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• Apr 17, 2012

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WhingForPresident said:

Experimental team tonight maybe?

-----------------Gonzalez-------------------
----Reyes----Greer---Hall----Mattock---
-----------------Bridcutt--------------------
----------Vicente---Navs----JFC-----------
-----------Agdestein------------------------
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Gus said he wouldn't play any of the development squad tonight. I prey to God that we see two wingers with Vokes up front, but I think it's very unlikely.