Date:29 Dec 2010
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Withdean Stadium
Attendance:8,374

Murray (35)
Jackson - pen (2)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee blows for the end of the match.

93mins Simon Francis has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.

92mins Radostin Kishishev takes a shot. Save by Rob Elliot.

90mins Matt Fry takes a shot. Liam Bridcutt makes a clearance.

89mins Johnnie Jackson takes a shot. Casper Ankergren makes a save.

86mins Shot from outside the area by Kyel Reid misses to the left of the goal.

86mins Gary Dicker goes off and Radostin Kishishev comes on.

85mins Chris Wood leaves the field to be replaced by Ashley Barnes.

84mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Elliott Bennett, Rob Elliot makes a clearance.

80mins Gary Dicker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kyel Reid. Free kick taken by Johnnie Jackson.

80mins Pawel Abbott comes on in place of Scott Wagstaff.

77mins Matt Fry challenges Glenn Murray unfairly and gives away a free kick. The ball is crossed by Elliott Bennett, Adam El-Abd produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

75mins Marcos Painter goes into the book. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Wagstaff by Marcos Painter. Simon Francis crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, clearance by Marcos Painter.

72mins Elliott Bennett is given a yellow card. Foul by Elliott Bennett on Kyel Reid, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Matt Fry.

71mins Matt Fry goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Glenn Murray fouled by Matt Fry, the ref awards a free kick. Elliott Bennett crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Matt Fry manages to make a clearance.

69mins Kyel Reid challenges Elliott Bennett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Elliott Bennett restarts play with the free kick.

65mins Short corner worked by Elliott Bennett.

64mins Unfair challenge on Chris Wood by Christian Dailly results in a free kick. Elliott Bennett produces a cross, Glenn Murray takes a shot. Save by Rob Elliot.

60mins Kyel Reid comes on in place of Jose Vitor Semedo.

58mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gordon Greer on Lee Martin. Johnnie Jackson has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Simon Francis, Liam Bridcutt makes a clearance. Save by Casper Ankergren.

58mins Lee Martin fouled by Gordon Greer, the ref awards a free kick. Johnnie Jackson shoots direct from the free kick, Corner taken right-footed by Simon Francis, clearance by Liam Bridcutt. Save by Casper Ankergren.

56mins Chris Wood takes a shot. Rob Elliot makes a save.

53mins Foul by Jose Vitor Semedo on Glenn Murray, free kick awarded. Liam Bridcutt restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Glenn Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christian Dailly. Rob Elliot takes the free kick.

52mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jose Vitor Semedo on Gary Dicker. Marcos Painter takes the direct free kick.

51mins Unfair challenge on Jose Vitor Semedo by Elliott Bennett results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jose Vitor Semedo.

47mins Matt Fry concedes a free kick for a foul on Elliott Bennett. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Elliott Bennett, Gary Doherty manages to make a clearance.

47mins Jose Vitor Semedo concedes a free kick for a foul on Glenn Murray. Casper Ankergren takes the free kick.

The second half kicks off.

The referee calls an end to the first half.

47mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Christian Dailly. Free kick crossed right-footed by Elliott Bennett from right channel, clearance made by Gary Doherty.

44mins Johnnie Jackson takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Chris Wood.

44mins Simon Francis decides to take a short corner.

41mins Liam Bridcutt goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Therry Racon fouled by Liam Bridcutt, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is delivered by Johnnie Jackson, Header by Paul Benson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

37mins Unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Matt Fry results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Elliott Bennett from right channel, clearance made by Jose Vitor Semedo.

34mins Booking for Jose Vitor Semedo. Glenn Murray scores a goal from inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Brighton 1-1 Charlton.Gary Doherty concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Wood. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Gary Dicker. Assist on the goal came from Adam El-Abd.

31mins Elliott Bennett takes the outswinging corner, Gary Doherty makes a clearance.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Simon Francis by Liam Bridcutt. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Simon Francis from right wing, Gary Dicker manages to make a clearance.

26mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Elliott Bennett, Effort on goal by Gary Doherty from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar. Corner taken right-footed by Elliott Bennett, save made by Rob Elliot.

26mins Unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Christian Dailly results in a free kick. Liam Bridcutt takes the free kick.

25mins Scott Wagstaff produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

25mins Outswinging corner taken by Simon Francis, Adam El-Abd makes a clearance.

24mins Foul by Gordon Greer on Therry Racon, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Simon Francis, clearance made by Glenn Murray.

20mins Foul by Matthew Sparrow on Therry Racon, free kick awarded. Christian Dailly takes the free kick.

18mins Effort from inside the area by Lee Martin misses to the left of the target.

17mins Gary Doherty concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Wood. Free kick crossed right-footed by Elliott Bennett, clearance by Gary Doherty.

14mins Elliott Bennett takes the inswinging corner, Jose Vitor Semedo manages to make a clearance.

10mins Elliott Bennett takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Simon Francis.

9mins Unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Gary Doherty results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Elliott Bennett from right channel, clearance made by Gary Doherty.

6mins Inigo Calderon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Therry Racon. Free kick taken by Johnnie Jackson.

6mins Inigo Calderon is sent off by the referee for professional foul.

5mins Lee Martin replaces Joe Anyinsah.

5mins Unfair challenge on Rob Elliot by Chris Wood results in a free kick. Rob Elliot takes the indirect free kick.

2mins Penalty scored by Johnnie Jackson. Brighton 0-1 Charlton.Adam El-Abd concedes a Penalty for a foul on Joe Anyinsah.

The referee gets the game underway.

Match Preview

Holroyd flies to Seagulls' aid Chris Holroyd could be added to the Brighton squad for the home game against promotion rivals Charlton. The striker has returned from a three-month loan spell at Stevenage, during which he scored six goals in 12 appearances, and gives Albion boss Gus Poyet another option in attack. Long-term injury victims Alan Navarro and Kazenga LuaLua are the only players on the Seagulls' casualty list. Midfielder Navarro hopes to return in February as he recovers from cruciate ligament damage and loan winger LuaLua is back with parent club Newcastle after breaking his ankle last month. Bulgarian midfielder Radostin Kishishev will line up against the club for whom he made 200 appearances during a successful seven-year spell. Charlton will be without striker Akpo Sodje. Sodje suffered a shoulder injury during the 1-0 defeat by Walsall earlier this month and is not expected back for another couple of weeks. Manager Phil Parkinson will recall winger Johnnie Jackson and frontman Paul Benson after they dropped to the bench for Charlton's last outing, the penalty shoot-out defeat at Brentford in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy a fortnight ago. Parkinson has a selection dilemma at right-back after teenager Carl Jenkinson's fine debut performance against the Bees. Simon Francis was rested and will push to reclaim his spot while Marcel Seip returns after being cup-tied to provide a third option. Defenders Chris Solly (ankle) and Kelly Youga (knee) remain on the sidelines.

Formation:442Manager: Gustavo Poyet

Brighton

Formation: 442Manager: Phil Parkinson

Charlton

Casper Ankergren
Gordon Greer
Adam El-Abd
Inigo Calderon
Marcos Painter
Elliott Bennett
Matthew Sparrow
Liam Bridcutt
Gary Dicker
Glenn Murray
Chris Wood
SUBS
Peter Brezovan
Tommy Elphick
Ashley Barnes
Chris Holroyd
Francisco Sandaza
Jamie Smith
Radostin Kishishev

Home

Away

Rob Elliot
Simon Francis
Gary Doherty
Christian Dailly
Matt Fry
Scott Wagstaff
Jose Vitor Semedo
Johnnie Jackson
Therry Racon
Joe Anyinsah
Paul Benson
SUBS
Ross Worner
Pawel Abbott
Lee Martin
Kyel Reid
Alan McCormack
Marcel Seip
Carl Jenkinson

Match Report

Seagulls increase advantage Brighton increased their lead at the top of League One to four points but had to be content with a point against promotion rivals Charlton after a 1-1 draw at a misty Withdean Stadium. The Seagulls had to play 83 minutes with 10 men following the seventh-minute sending off of defender Inigo Calderon. The Spaniard was shown a straight red card following a crunching tackle on Therry Racon. Top scorer Johnnie Jackson gave Charlton the lead in the third minute with his 10th goal of the season from the penalty spot after Marcos Painter was penalised for a foul on Joe Anyinsah. Brighton hit back to equalise nine minutes before the interval through striker Glenn Murray, who expertly hooked in a ball from defender Adam El-Abd. Charlton striker Paul Benson wasted a chance to give his side victory in the last minute of normal time by shooting tamely at Danish keeper Casper Ankergren. Charlton keeper Rob Elliot came to his side's rescue in stoppage time by saving well from former Addicks midfielder Radostin Kishishev.

Form Guide

WWLDDL Brighton VS Charlton WWWWDL

Last Meetings

Charlton 0 - 4 Brighton 16/10/2010 Charlton 1 - 2 Brighton 23/02/2010 Brighton 0 - 2 Charlton 01/12/2009 Brighton 1 - 1 Charlton 08/03/1975 Charlton 2 - 1 Brighton 24/09/1974 Charlton 0 - 4 Brighton 12/01/1974

Top Scorers

Brighton G Murray 6 A Barnes 5 K LuaLua 4 M Sparrow 3 I Calderon 3 A El-Abd 1 E Bennett 1 G Dicker 1 T Elphick 1 F Sandaza 1 M Painter 1 Charlton P Benson 7 J Jackson 5 S Wagstaff 5 J Anyinsah 3 L Martin 2 T Racon 2 A Sodje 1 A McCormack 1 MG Llera 1 C Solly 1 M Fry 1

Goals

Brighton Total goals 46 Goals per game 31 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Charlton Total goals 46 Goals per game 31 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins