Brighton and Hove Albion vs Blackburn Rovers ****Official Match Thread****

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

vs



Football league championship

Amex Stadium

Kick off 7.45 p.m

Match Officials :- Referee, ANDY WOOLMER
Stuart Butler and Daniel Cook
Fourth Official Dean Treleaven

Will we win, and results go our way so we move into a play off spot?
Will Blackburn win and make amends for all their troubles and move closer to a play off spot.
Will I keep my unbeaten record on official match threads?
Will my prediction of 2-1 with goals from Ulloa C.M.S come true?
All will be revealed, in the next episode of.............ALBION

 

[del strangefish]

Their badge bigger.....doomed!

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Their badge bigger.....doomed!

Sorted

 

[del strangefish]

Feel more positive now. Thanks

 

[The Oldman]

Looks good to me

 

[Dave the OAP]

Absolutely nailed on draw.

 

[chucky1973]

got no goals in this. cant see anyone scoring.

With that in mind, I sticking a £10er a Brighton 3-2.

 

[Mackenzie]

My team to vanquish the illegitimate northern hordes:

Kuszczak

Bruno~El-Abd~Upson~Bridge

Bridcutt

Spanish Dave~Vicente~Orlandi

Ulloa~Hoskins​

Subs: Buckley for Vicente 65mins (Orlandi moves inside), CMS for Ulloa 75 mins.

The three amigos in midfield.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I think it'll be a 1 all draw but hope for better, another 1 nil will do me nicely.

PIG
Bruno Abd Upson Bridge
Bridcutt
Buckley Hammond Orlandi Vicente
Ulloa

 

[Everest]

League matches at Brighton
Brighton wins - 7
Blackburn wins - 4
Draws - 2
Brighton goals - 22
Blackburn goals - 14

League results at Brighton (all time)
English Division Two (old)
14.03.1992 Brighton 0-3 Blackburn
16.03.1991 Brighton 1-0 Blackburn
04.11.1989 Brighton 1-2 Blackburn
04.03.1989 Brighton 3-0 Blackburn
22.11.1986 Brighton 0-2 Blackburn
07.09.1985 Brighton 3-1 Blackburn
06.03.1985 Brighton 3-1 Blackburn
02.01.1984 Brighton 1-1 Blackburn
28.04.1979 Brighton 2-1 Blackburn
26.11.1977 Brighton 2-2 Blackburn
English Division Three (old)
22.03.1975 Brighton 0-1 Blackburn
23.02.1974 Brighton 3-0 Blackburn
19.04.1972 Brighton 3-0 Blackburn

Last Season
N/A

Head-to-head
• This is the 30th competitive meeting since they first clashed in 1962 and there is only one win between them; Brighton have won 10 of the previous 29, Blackburn 11.
• They faced each other at Ewood Park three weeks ago, when a penalty from Brighton's David Lopez deep into stoppage time cancelled out Jordan Rhodes' spot-kick on the stroke of half-time and denied Michael Appleton a first win as Blackburn boss.
• Rovers are unbeaten in three against the Seagulls, who last defeated the Lancashire club in March 1991 with a 1-0 home triumph in the old Second Division.
Brighton
• Seventh-placed Brighton are chasing consecutive wins, which could lift them into the play-off places.
• Watford, Middlesbrough and Birmingham are the only clubs to have left the Amex Stadium with maximum points this season.
• The Seagulls remain the division's draw specialists with 12 of their 30 outings finishing level.
Blackburn
• Blackburn are looking for the three points which would see them jump Brighton and give Appleton's new club a fourth straight victory in all competitions.
• Rovers have returned without a point from only three trips this season (Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Blackpool), but all three of their away league victories have been against the clubs currently in the relegation zone (Barnsley, Bristol City and Peterborough).
• The Lancashire club have not conceded in three games, or four and a half hours of Championship football, since the Lopez stoppage-time penalty for Brighton in the reverse fixture on 22 January.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

You've DOCTORED our badge?!! WE'RE DOOMED!!!!

 

[Common as Mook]

I'm at work, so can't check - I presume with it being Champions League tonight there arent any streams?

 

[Bigtomfu]

Albumen 2 Chickens 1

 

[MattBackHome]

I'll take another large helping of Saturday's performance please. Bring it OWN.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Our referee tonight Mr Woolmer has taken charge of 23 games this season booking 58 and sending off 2.
He took charge of our 0-0 draw away at Derby back in October. Booking Bridge and Bridders for us, Keogh for the Rams.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

You've DOCTORED our badge?!! WE'RE DOOMED!!!!

Not doctored I promise, I took it off Google images as it was.
As before, have faith peeps I got this.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Bridcutt is 1 yellow away from suspension ( I think ).

Will Kazim Richards be so wound up he'll get a red?

 

[Acker79]

Remember, people, don't start arrogantly awarding us the win when the team is announced!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I think this will be a game where we have to win ugly , Blackburn like to mix it up "Burnley" style.

 

[chucky1973]

Buckley is a shoe in too start, please, have to have natural width from the off.

Normal back 5
Orlandi, Bridcutt, Dicker, Buckley
Ulloa, CMS

Vicente to come on after 55 minutes. If it was me, I would start him in place of Dicker and just go for it. But he wont.