- Murray (45), Murray (57), Johnson (65), Cox (81)
- Kandol (49)
- Date:2008-11-01
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Withdean Stadium
- Attendance:5973
- Referee:Wiley, A
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
88mins
Bradley Johnson is replaced by David Livermore.
86mins
The referee has booked Bradley Johnson.
86mins
Ali Fuseini is booked for unsporting behaviour.
82mins
Brighton are replacing Kevin Thornton with Stuart Fleetwood.
81mins
Goal!! Dean Cox scores for Brighton.
73mins
Dave Martin is being taken off, Jermaine Easter has come on in his place.
72mins
Tresor Kandol goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
65mins
Goal!! Brighton have scored with Bradley Johnson putting it in the back of the net.
57mins
Goal!! Brighton have scored with Glenn Murray putting it in the back of the net.
51mins
Marc Laird is being taken off, Danny Spiller has come on in his place.
49mins
Goal!! Millwall have scored with Tresor Kandol putting it in the back of the net.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
45mins
Goal!! Glenn Murray scores for Brighton.
28mins
Adam Virgo is being taken off, Glenn Murray has come on in his place.
20mins
Adam Virgo is booked for unsporting behaviour.
18mins
Chris Hackett is booked for unsporting behaviour.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
Super substitute Glenn Murray destroyed Millwall's hopes of becoming the League One leaders.
Brighton's top scorer came off the bench to score two goals and set two up as his side followed up their first home league win against another of the top sides, Leicester.
Murray, previously sidelined by a thigh problem, was only passed fit enough for the bench a few hours before kick-off.
Brighton were forced to bring him on less than half-an-hour into the contest when Adam Virgo suffered blurred vision from a bang in the eye.
Murray opened the scoring in atrocious conditions at the Withdean Stadium, a minute before the break, turning Matt Richards' pass to score with an angled left-footed drive.
Millwall began the second half brightly and were rewarded when Tresor Kandol combined with veteran marksman Neil Harris to score with a curling effort via a post.
The game turned on a penalty decision by Premier League referee Alan Wiley, who decided Brighton striker Joe Anyinsah had his shirt pulled inside the box by Tony Craig.
Murray's resulting penalty was saved with his legs by keeper David Forde as he dived to his right but the ball broke kindly for Murray to slot home the rebound.
The former Rochdale marksman set up on-loan Leeds midfielder Bradley Johnson for his third goal in two games, eight minutes later.
Murray made space for himself down the right before picking out Johnson's run through the middle and he fired a left-foot drive past the helpless Forde.
The best goal was reserved until last, Brighton finishing Millwall off with a superbly crafted goal nine minutes from time.
Richards started it with a raking diagonal ball to Murray. He took his time by the corner flag before delivering an inch-perfect cross for the diminutive Dean Cox to crash a volley into the roof of the net.
Brighton and Hove Albion Team
Millwall Team
Brighton and Hove Albion | Millwall |
Corners
| 9 | 4 |
Fouls
| 20 | 15 |
Goal attempts
| 11 | 8 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 5 |
Offsides
| 4 | 5 |