Date:25 Sep 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Withdean Stadium

Barnes (43)
Sandaza (90)
Alessandra (29)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

94mins Elliott Bennett delivers a outswinging corner to centre, save by Dean Brill. Francisco Sandaza finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Brighton 2-1 Oldham.

93mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Dale Stephens.

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ritchie Jones by Gary Dicker. Direct free kick taken by Dale Stephens.

91mins Handball by Ournare Tounkare. Free kick taken by Casper Ankergren.

90mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Dean Brill.

88mins Dean Furman challenges Inigo Calderon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Inigo Calderon.

86mins Dean Furman booked.

84mins Inswinging corner taken by Elliott Bennett from the left by-line, Jean Yves Mvoto makes a clearance.

84mins Unfair challenge on Francisco Sandaza by Jean Yves Mvoto results in a free kick. Elliott Bennett restarts play with the free kick.

79mins Unfair challenge on Chris Taylor by Inigo Calderon results in a free kick. Paul Black takes the free kick.

78mins Dean Kelly comes on in place of Lewis Alessandra.

76mins Corner taken right-footed by Elliott Bennett to the near post, Jean Yves Mvoto makes a clearance.

74mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Elliott Bennett from the left by-line, save by Dean Brill.

74mins Kazenga LuaLua takes a shot. Save made by Dean Brill.

72mins The ball is delivered by Dale Stephens, Close range headed effort by Jean Yves Mvoto clears the crossbar.

70mins Francisco Sandaza joins the action as a substitute, replacing Glenn Murray.

69mins Kazenga LuaLua takes a shot. Save made by Dean Brill.

66mins Ashley Barnes fouled by Jean Yves Mvoto, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Elliott Bennett.

67mins Ashley Barnes fouled by Jean Yves Mvoto, the ref awards a free kick. Elliott Bennett takes the direct free kick.

66mins The referee books Ashley Barnes for unsporting behaviour.

66mins The referee shows Jean Yves Mvoto a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Dicker by Chris Taylor. Marcos Painter takes the free kick.

63mins Radostin Kishishev concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Alessandra. Radostin Kishishev is given a yellow card. Free kick taken by Dean Brill.

62mins Lewis Alessandra concedes a free kick for a foul on Elliott Bennett. Elliott Bennett takes the free kick.

62mins Paul Black gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Barnes. Direct free kick taken by Inigo Calderon.

59mins Radostin Kishishev comes on in place of Liam Bridcutt.

57mins The ball is delivered by Elliott Bennett, Ashley Barnes takes a shot. Kieran Lee gets a block in. Corner taken by Elliott Bennett.

55mins Tommy Elphick concedes a free kick for a foul on Ournare Tounkare. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Dale Stephens, Glenn Murray makes a clearance.

54mins Foul by Kieran Lee on Kazenga LuaLua, free kick awarded. Kieran Lee is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed right-footed by Elliott Bennett, clearance made by Jean Yves Mvoto.

49mins Lewis Alessandra is penalised for a handball. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Elphick.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Elliott Bennett on Ournare Tounkare. Dale Stephens takes the direct free kick.

47mins Kazenga LuaLua has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Elliott Bennett by Paul Black. Paul Black is shown a yellow card. Liam Bridcutt takes the free kick.

The referee gets the second half underway.

The whistle is blown to end the first half.

44mins Inswinging corner taken by Dale Stephens from the right by-line, clearance by Inigo Calderon.

43mins Elliott Bennett produces a cross, Ashley Barnes finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. Brighton 1-1 Oldham.The assist for the goal came from Elliott Bennett.

41mins Corner taken by Dale Stephens, clearance made by Adam El-Abd.

39mins Shot by Ashley Barnes from inside the area bounces off the post.

38mins Chris Taylor takes a shot. Save made by Casper Ankergren. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Dale Stephens, Ashley Barnes makes a clearance. Dale Stephens decides to take a short corner.

32mins Ashley Barnes fouled by Jean Yves Mvoto, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Taylor is cautioned by the ref for dissent. Kazenga LuaLua shoots direct from the free kick.

32mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Reuben Hazell on Glenn Murray. Direct free kick taken by Adam El-Abd.

29mins A goal is scored by Lewis Alessandra from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brighton 0-1 Oldham.Assist on the goal came from Chris Taylor.

26mins Dean Furman fouled by Gary Dicker, the ref awards a free kick. Ritchie Jones takes the free kick.

24mins Effort from inside the area by Ashley Barnes misses to the left of the goal.

23mins Corner taken by Dale Stephens, clearance made by Glenn Murray.

21mins Glenn Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Alessandra. Direct free kick taken by Paul Black.

17mins Corner taken by Elliott Bennett played to the near post, clearance by Kieran Lee.

14mins Marcos Painter fouled by Ournare Tounkare, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Casper Ankergren.

12mins Ashley Barnes takes a shot. Dean Brill makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Elliott Bennett from the left by-line, save by Dean Brill.

9mins Ashley Barnes takes a shot. Save by Dean Brill. Kazenga LuaLua has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.

5mins Chris Taylor takes a shot. Save by Casper Ankergren.

4mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Lewis Alessandra. Casper Ankergren restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Adam El-Abd fouled by Ournare Tounkare, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Adam El-Abd.

1mins Inswinging corner taken by Dale Stephens, save by Casper Ankergren.

The referee gets the game started.

Match Preview

Options for Poyet Brighton boss Gus Poyet once again has a virtually full-strength squad to choose from for the visit of Oldham. Midfielder Alan Navarro is the only injury absentee as he continues his recovery from a ruptured cruciate ligament. Bulgarian midfielder Radostin Kishishev sat out Tuesday night's win at Plymouth as a precaution after picking up a thigh knock at Carlisle on Saturday but he is now fit. Winger Kazenga LuaLua was also rested in midweek and is in line for a return to the starting line-up. Skipper Gordon Greer and striker Gary Hart will push to be involved after missing out completely at Home Park. Frontman Chris Holroyd is joining League Two side Stevenage on a three-month loan. Oldham boss Paul Dickov is waiting on the fitness of striker Warren Feeney. The Northern Ireland international turned his ankle in the dying seconds of last Saturday's 2-1 home win against Bournemouth. If Feeney, who is undergoing treatment, is ruled out then Dean Kelly and Lewis Alessandra will battle it out to replace him in the starting line-up. Dickov is not expected to make any other changes following the victory against Bournemouth. Meanwhile, first-year professionals Djeny Bembo-Leta (fractured fibula and damaged ankle ligaments) and Phil McGrath (cruciate and cartilage) have had operations and will therefore remain sidelined. Striker Ryan Brooke and goalkeeper Greg Fleming are set to return to full training before the end of the month as they recover from injuries.

Formation:442Manager: Gustavo Poyet

Brighton

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Dickov

Oldham

Casper Ankergren
Tommy Elphick
Adam El-Abd
Inigo Calderon
Marcos Painter
Elliott Bennett
Kazenga LuaLua
Gary Dicker
Liam Bridcutt
Glenn Murray
Ashley Barnes
SUBS
Peter Brezovan
Gordon Greer
Agustin Battipiedi
Cristian Baz
Francisco Sandaza
Jamie Smith
Radostin Kishishev

Home

Away

Dean Brill
Jean Yves Mvoto
Reuben Hazell
Paul Black
Ritchie Jones
Dean Furman
Chris Taylor
Kieran Lee
Dale Stephens
Lewis Alessandra
Ournare Tounkare
SUBS
Paul Gerrard
Joe Jacobson
Dean Kelly
Jason Jarrett
Ryan Brooke
Rodrigue Dikaba
Jean Francois Christophe

Match Report

Sandaza sends Brighton top Spanish striker Francisco Sandaza came off the bench to grab the winner as in-form Brighton beat Oldham 2-1. Striker Lewis Alessandra struck for his first goal of the season to put Oldham in front with a well placed shot following a quick break by Chris Taylor after 30 minutes. Brighton forward Ashley Barnes spurned three chances and also struck the post before levelling a minute from the break by powerfully heading in a corner from Elliott Bennett. Sandaza, recently released by Dundee United, then settled the issue in the fifth minute of stoppage time after a Bennett corner was headed back in by Inigo Calderon. Barnes should have hit the target after only 10 minutes when put through by Gary Dicker, but keeper Dean Brill produced a stunning save diving to his right. Brill denied the Seagulls again three minutes later when he thwarted Barnes after winger Kazenga Lua Lua's excellent cross. Oldham made a bright start to the second half and Alessandra had a shot saved by Brighton keeper Casper Ankergren before Barnes' effort was deflected over the bar at the other end.

Form Guide

DLWWDW Brighton VS Oldham WDDDLW

Last Meetings

Oldham 0 - 2 Brighton 20/03/2010 Brighton 0 - 2 Oldham 24/10/2009 Brighton 3 - 1 Oldham 18/04/2009 Oldham 1 - 1 Brighton 06/12/2008 Brighton 1 - 0 Oldham 23/02/2008 Oldham 1 - 1 Brighton 12/01/2008

Top Scorers

Brighton M Sparrow 2 G Murray 2 A Barnes 2 E Bennett 1 T Elphick 1 K LuaLua 1 M Painter 1 Oldham C Taylor 2 D Furman 2 K Lee 2 D Stephens 2 O Tounkare 2 R Jones 1

Goals

Brighton Total goals 15 Goals per game 10 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Oldham Total goals 16 Goals per game 11 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins