- Date:29 Dec 2012
- Kick-off:17:20
- Venue:Amex Stadium
- Attendance:26,727
- David Lopez - pen (64)
- Deeney (53) Vydra (67) Vydra (68)
Live Commentary
- 94mins
Will Hoskins crosses the ball, clearance by Joel Ekstrand.
- 93mins
Foul by Piccoli Neuton on Craig Mackail-Smith, free kick awarded. Craig Mackail-Smith restarts play with the free kick.
- 92mins
Foul by Piccoli Neuton on Will Hoskins, free kick awarded. Will Hoskins takes the free kick.
- 89mins
Unfair challenge on Kazenga LuaLua by Geoffrey Mujangi Bia results in a free kick. Geoffrey Mujangi Bia is booked. Free kick crossed by Stephen Dobbie.
- 86mins
Bruno Saltor delivers the ball.
- 86mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Geoffrey Mujangi Bia on Kazenga LuaLua. Direct free kick taken by Liam Bridcutt.
- 85mins
The ball is delivered by Stephen Dobbie.
- 85mins
Will Hoskins takes a shot. Manuel Almunia makes a save.
- 83mins
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia takes a shot. Blocked by Adam El-Abd.
- 81mins
The ball is delivered by Bruno Saltor.
- 79mins
Almen Abdi goes off and Cristian Battocchio comes on.
- 75mins
The ball is sent over by Kazenga LuaLua, Piccoli Neuton makes a clearance.
- 75mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wayne Bridge by Jonathan Hogg. Wayne Bridge takes the free kick.
- 74mins
Stephen Dobbie joins the action as a substitute, replacing Moreno David Lopez. Andrew Crofts goes off and Will Hoskins comes on.
- 72mins
Ikechi Anya goes off and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia comes on.
- 72mins
The ball is delivered by Kazenga LuaLua.
- 71mins
Ashley Barnes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nathaniel Chalobah. Ikechi Anya restarts play with the free kick.
- 70mins
Kazenga LuaLua delivers the ball, Ikechi Anya makes a clearance.
- 68mins
Matej Vydra fires in a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brighton 1-3 Watford.Assist on the goal came from Troy Deeney.
- 67mins
Matej Vydra finds the net with a goal from outside the area to the top left corner of the goal. Brighton 1-2 Watford.Assist on the goal came from Jonathan Hogg.
- 66mins
Bruno Saltor takes a shot. Save by Manuel Almunia.
- 65mins
The ball is crossed by Daniel Pudil.
- 65mins
Bruno Saltor sends in a cross, clearance by Tommie Hoban.
- 63mins
Assist on the goal came from Kazenga LuaLua.
- 63mins
Tommie Hoban concedes a Penalty for a foul on Kazenga LuaLua. Placed penalty scored by Moreno David Lopez. Brighton 1-1 Watford.
- 62mins
Troy Deeney crosses the ball.
- 61mins
Corner taken right-footed by Moreno David Lopez.
- 60mins
A cross is delivered by Moreno David Lopez, clearance made by Joel Ekstrand.
- 58mins
Ashley Barnes joins the action as a substitute, replacing Andrea Orlandi.
- 57mins
Daniel Pudil fouled by Craig Mackail-Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Manuel Almunia restarts play with the free kick.
- 56mins
Nathaniel Chalobah has a shot and went wide of the right-hand upright.
- 56mins
Unfair challenge on Manuel Almunia by Craig Mackail-Smith results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.
- 55mins
Bruno Saltor crosses the ball, Adam El-Abd takes a shot. Save by Manuel Almunia.
- 54mins
Inswinging corner taken by Andrea Orlandi.
- 53mins
Troy Deeney finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Brighton 0-1 Watford.Assist by Daniel Pudil.
- 52mins
Ikechi Anya fouled by Wayne Bridge, the ref awards a free kick. Manuel Almunia takes the free kick.
- 50mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Moreno David Lopez from the left by-line to the near post, Tommie Hoban makes a clearance.
- 48mins
Unfair challenge on Ikechi Anya by Kazenga LuaLua results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.
- 46mins
The ball is crossed by Almen Abdi, Header by Troy Deeney from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.
- 45mins
Outswinging corner taken by Almen Abdi, Wayne Bridge manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
Shot by Matej Vydra. Save by Tomasz Kuszczak.
- 45mins
Centre by Bruno Saltor, save made by Manuel Almunia.
- 45mins
A cross is delivered by Kazenga LuaLua.
- 44mins
Shot from just outside the area by Kazenga LuaLua goes over the bar.
- 43mins
The ball is sent over by Craig Mackail-Smith, Piccoli Neuton manages to make a clearance. Corner taken by Moreno David Lopez from the right by-line.
- 41mins
Fitz Hall leaves the field to be replaced by Piccoli Neuton.
- 39mins
Craig Mackail-Smith takes a shot. Manuel Almunia makes a comfortable save.
- 38mins
Matej Vydra has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.
- 38mins
A cross is delivered by Ikechi Anya.
- 36mins
Unfair challenge on Nathaniel Chalobah by Andrea Orlandi results in a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Almen Abdi, save by Tomasz Kuszczak.
- 35mins
Almen Abdi sends in a cross, Tomasz Kuszczak makes a save.
- 35mins
Inswinging corner taken by Almen Abdi.
- 34mins
Corner taken by Almen Abdi from the right by-line.
- 34mins
Corner taken right-footed by Almen Abdi from the left by-line to the near post, Craig Mackail-Smith makes a clearance.
- 33mins
A cross is delivered by Ikechi Anya, clearance made by Gordon Greer.
- 30mins
Andrea Orlandi takes a short corner. Centre by Moreno David Lopez, Tommie Hoban manages to make a clearance.
- 30mins
Centre by Craig Mackail-Smith, Tommie Hoban manages to make a clearance.
- 28mins
The ball is delivered by Bruno Saltor, Fitz Hall manages to make a clearance.
- 27mins
Almen Abdi challenges Kazenga LuaLua unfairly and gives away a free kick. Booking for Almen Abdi for unsporting behaviour. Wayne Bridge restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
The ball is crossed by Andrea Orlandi, Fitz Hall makes a clearance.
- 26mins
The ball is crossed by Ikechi Anya, Troy Deeney takes a shot. Tomasz Kuszczak makes a comfortable save.
- 24mins
Jonathan Hogg takes a shot. Save by Tomasz Kuszczak.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam El-Abd on Matej Vydra. Adam El-Abd is given a yellow card. Almen Abdi produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
- 18mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ikechi Anya on Kazenga LuaLua. Andrea Orlandi fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 18mins
Kazenga LuaLua takes a shot. Save made by Manuel Almunia.
- 17mins
Centre by Kazenga LuaLua, clearance by Fitz Hall.
- 13mins
Wayne Bridge delivers the ball, Tommie Hoban gets a block in.
- 13mins
A cross is delivered by Bruno Saltor, Ikechi Anya manages to make a clearance.
- 12mins
Centre by Wayne Bridge.
- 10mins
The ball is crossed by Moreno David Lopez, save by Manuel Almunia.
- 9mins
Effort on goal by Andrew Crofts from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 8mins
The offside flag is raised against Moreno David Lopez. Free kick taken by Manuel Almunia.
- 7mins
Moreno David Lopez decides to take the corner short.
- 6mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Almen Abdi, Daniel Pudil has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.
- 6mins
The ball is crossed by Almen Abdi, Adam El-Abd makes a clearance.
- 5mins
Andrea Orlandi takes a shot. Comfortable save by Manuel Almunia.
- 4mins
A cross is delivered by Daniel Pudil, Wayne Bridge manages to make a clearance.
- 1mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Craig Mackail-Smith. Manuel Almunia takes the indirect free kick.
Match Preview
Trio back for Brighton Brighton boss Gus Poyet will have added options to pick from as three players return to contention for the visit of Watford. The Seagulls were last in action on December 18 and the prolonged break has allowed Gary Dicker, Andrea Orlandi and Bruno to return to training. Full-back Bruno has missed the last two games with an Achilles injury, while midfielder Dicker has been out for almost a month with a knee problem. Spanish midfielder Orlandi has recovered from a rib injury but could be restricted to a role on the bench. The fixture will see Poyet go head-to-head with former Chelsea team-mate Gianfranco Zola and the Uruguayan is looking forward to the challenge. "It's good to see him doing well, I'm not jealous at all, I just want to see him doing well," Poyet told the club's official website. "If I cannot win the league, the person I want to win the league is Gianfranco Zola." Zola will be tempted to stick with the same Watford XI that he had already named for the Boxing Day clash at Bristol City before the encounter fell foul of the weather. The Hornets were ready to play the fixture at Ashton Gate, which was initially delayed due to torrential rain before a pitch inspection at 3.10pm deemed the waterlogged surface unplayable. Due to the late nature of the postponement, Zola had already submitted his starting line-up which showed one enforced change from the side that disposed of Nottingham Forest last Saturday. Ikechi Anya came in for suspended defender Marco Cassetti, whose one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards will now see him sit out at the Amex Stadium. Although Zola, who likes to tinker with his XI, could opt to mix things up and keep the Seagulls guessing ahead of the late kick-off. Striker Fernando Forestieri (hamstring) and defender Lloyd Doyley (calf) continue to be monitored, while fit-again pair John Eustace and Nyron Nosworthy lack match practice.
Brighton
Watford
- Tomasz Kuszczak
- Bruno Saltor
- Gordon Greer
- Adam El-Abd
- Wayne Bridge
- Andrew Crofts
- Andrea Orlandi
- Liam Bridcutt
- Craig Mackail-Smith
- Moreno David Lopez
- Kazenga LuaLua
- SUBS
- Peter Brezovan
- Dean Hammond
- Lewis Dunk
- Will Hoskins
- Ashley Barnes
- Stephen Dobbie
- Gary Dicker
Home
Away
- Manuel Almunia
- Fitz Hall
- Daniel Pudil
- Tommie Hoban
- Joel Ekstrand
- Nathaniel Chalobah
- Jonathan Hogg
- Ikechi Anya
- Almen Abdi
- Matej Vydra
- Troy Deeney
- SUBS
- Jonathan Bond
- Piccoli Neuton
- Mark Yeates
- Alexandre Geijo
- Geoffrey Mujangi Bia
- Cristian Battocchio
- Fernando Forestieri
Match Report
Form Guide
- DWLDDD
- Brighton
- VS
- Watford DWWLDW
Last Meetings
- Watford
- 0 - 1
- Brighton
- 18/09/2012
- Brighton
- 2 - 2
- Watford
- 17/04/2012
- Watford
- 1 - 0
- Brighton
- 01/11/2011
- Brighton
- 0 - 1
- Watford
- 18/02/2006
- Watford
- 1 - 1
- Brighton
- 03/12/2005
- Brighton
- 2 - 1
- Watford
- 03/01/2005
Top Scorers
Brighton
- C Mackail-Smith 8
- W Buckley 5
- A Barnes 4
- W Bridge 2
- K LuaLua 2
- D Hammond 1
- G Greer 1
- B Saltor 1
- S Dobbie 1
- A El-Abd 1
- AS Orlandi 1
Watford
- T Deeney 8
- M Vydra 8
- A Abdi 4
- M Yeates 3
- FM Forestieri 3
- N Chalobah 2
- T Hoban 2
- F Hall 1
- AP Geijo 1
- L Doyley 1
- I Anya 1
- S Murray 1
Goals
Brighton
- Total goals 54
- Goals per game 31
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 4 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 5 (For) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Watford
- Total goals 64
- Goals per game 41
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 11 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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