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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs AFC Bournemouth *** Official Match Thread ***



Dick Head

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Brighton v Bournemouth


PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Monday 1st January 2018
Kick-off: 12:30 GMT
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Dan Cook
Fourth official: Kevin Friend



TEAM NEWS


Brighton pair Lewis Dunk and Anthony Knockaert must serve a one-match ban after both being booked for the fifth time this season against Newcastle.

Steve Sidwell remains sidelined due to a long-standing back injury.

Bournemouth will be without Josh King, who suffered another hamstring injury against Everton at the weekend.

Adam Smith and Nathan Ake face fitness tests, whilst Jermain Defoe and Junior Stanislas are among a lengthy list of absentees for the Cherries.


MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Jonathan Pearce: "This is crucial. Brighton can open a seven-point gap above the bottom three with a victory that would give a decent Yuletide return of seven points from four games.

"They've won only once at home since September. There have been too many draws and too few goals.

"Some people have jumped the gun over a Moussa Dembele move from Celtic. But they urgently need more firepower. Suspensions to Lewis Dunk and Anthony Knockaert won't help either.

"Bournemouth have rediscovered their scoring form and deserved the win against Everton. But injuries to Jermain Defoe and Josh King will blunt their quest to leapfrog the Seagulls.

"If Brighton start positively, I expect a home win."


WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton: "What tends to happen is the mainstays of this division who haven't had a great first half of the season generally get stronger as the season goes on.

"Everton got away a little while ago, but your West Hams are down the bottom and you always expect that they're going to get away.

"What you have to be able to do is look after your own results, because if you continue to look at other results then you'll end up being disappointed most weeks."

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "Unless you've been following us the past few weeks, you won't know we've been shooting ourselves in the foot a little bit with individual errors.

"We do make it difficult for ourselves but that's when the true character comes through."

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head


  • [*=left]Bournemouth have won the four most recent meetings, including the reverse Premier League fixture and a League Cup tie this season.
    [*=left]Brighton are winless in eight games in this fixture since a 3-2 home victory in League One on New Year's Day 2008. Alex Revell scored a hat-trick for the Seagulls that day.
    [*=left]This will be the first league game Bournemouth have played on New Year's Day since 2014 - when they drew 1-1 with Brighton in the Championship at the Amex Stadium.

Brighton


  • [*=left]Brighton have lost only one of their last nine home league games (W3, D5).
    [*=left]The only goals conceded by Brighton at the Amex Stadium in their last four matches came in the 5-1 defeat against Liverpool on 2 December.
    [*=left]However, Pascal Gross' strike in their 1-0 home win against Watford on 23 December is their only league goal in six games since that Liverpool defeat.
    [*=left]The Seagulls have failed to score in 11 of their 21 Premier League matches.


Bournemouth


  • [*=left]Bournemouth's victory against Everton on Saturday ended a club record-equalling run of eight Premier League matches without a win, which included four defeats.
    [*=left]The Cherries are without a victory in their last four away games since a 1-0 triumph at Newcastle on 4 November.
    [*=left]They have failed to score in three of those four matches, and have managed just six away league goals so far in 2017-18.
    [*=left]Ryan Fraser's two goals against Everton was as many as he had scored in his previous 31 Premier League games.
 






Stat Brother

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Oh goodie only 3 hours till my first audible groan of 2018.

:vuvu:
 


Oscar

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Nov 10, 2003
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I thought Dunk and Knockaert had avoided suspension - the cut off for accumulated bookings having been the Burnley game.
 








Stat Brother

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[tweet]947748652948303873[/tweet]

I guess they are suspended for today. :lol: :dunce:
 




Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
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East Wales
Impressive that Dick Head was awake at 7-40 to post that!

:bowdown:
 


DanRedman

Active member
Mar 18, 2014
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You are wrong.

It is after the 19th match played.

Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk

It appears the media haven't got a clue. The FA state, as you correctly said, it is reset after the 19th game. However, most media reports state December 31... Good to know we can trust them then! I'm a lot happier if we have them available then
 


exKT17

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Nov 27, 2016
337
Argyll & Bute
Half a Crown/Sixpence is an expression I muchly heard in the East End back in the day.

Relating to the extent of rectal dilation at a given point in time.

Bitcoin/halfpenny is how I feel about today's sado-masochism... UTA
 




Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull
Aug 27, 2011
8,486
Brighton
In Out In Out
You shake it all about
You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around.
That's what it's all about.

Do the club know if Dunk & AK are available?
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
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I'm available.
 












jackanada

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Jul 19, 2011
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Brighton
Bright eyed and bushy tailed. No late night drinks from me.
Actually I feel quite rough, missus pregnant with twins kicking me awake in night and two year old jumping on my head early morning.
Here's hoping the players are in better fettle than most of us.
 






Raleigh Chopper

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Sep 1, 2011
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Plymouth
Bright eyed and bushy tailed. No late night drinks from me.
Actually I feel quite rough, missus pregnant with twins kicking me awake in night and two year old jumping on my head early morning.
Here's hoping the players are in better fettle than most of us.

Dont you have a television.
 



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