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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 29)
Brighton & HA
v.
Gillingham
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Mat RYAN617Costel PANTILIMON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
BERNARDO Fernandes da Silva Junior26Ryan SHOTTON
Sam ADEKUGBE738Charlie MULGREW
Davy PRÖPPER48JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche
Leon BALOGUN856Zeki FRYERS
Pascal GROSS866Phil OFOSU-AYEH
Anthony KNOCKAERT7Josh PARKER
Dale STEPHENS787Albert ADOMAH
Jamie MURPHY9Conor WILKINSON
Solomon MARCH710Josh EARL
Florin ANDONE711MARCO André da Silva Lopes MATIAS
Manager
Alireza JAHANBAKHSH12Jake HESSENTHALER
Keiren WESTWOOD13Dorus DE VRIES
Leo Skiri ØSTIGÅRD14Luke O'NEILL
Soufyan AHANNACH15Elliott LIST
Beram KAYAL716Noel MBO

Brighton & HA 3 Gillingham 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 6,806, Stadium: Amex Community Stadium, Referee: Paul TAYLOR 6½)
59 Bernardo, 63 Pröpper, 83 AdekugbeScorers11 Shotton
59 Murphy <=> KayalSubstitutions59 Earl <=> Mbo
Sendings off57 Shotton
Bookings55 Shotton, 65 Wilkinson, 69 Parker, 79 Marco Matias
4Corners1
11Fouls12
2Offsides0
12Shots on1
9Shots off2
21Total shots3
8Shots saved0
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Davy PRÖPPER
2PANTILIMON dived to his left to save an accurate shot from Brighton & HA's MURPHY.
6An exceptional strike from ANDONE was dealt with by a good block from the 'keeper.
11GOAL!! A poor backpass by ADEKUGBE enabled SHOTTON to run in and drill the ball past RYAN. (1-0 Gillingham)
13An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Gillingham 'keeper by MURPHY.
25The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from EARL fell just wide.
43A cross from KNOCKAERT left STEPHENS in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
45+1A penalty box meleé resulted in MARCO MATIAS driving the ball wide.
 
51A shot from STEPHENS was smothered by the 'keeper.
54A pin-point pass was collected by MARCH and his looping shot floated narrowly over.
55SHOTTON booked for gamesmanship.
57SHOTTON sent off for a clumsy challenge.
59GOAL!! On the left wing STEPHENS collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for BERNARDO to slip it home. (1-1)
63GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed MARCH to touch the ball to PRÖPPER who flicked a looping shot into the net. (2-1 Brighton & HA)
65WILKINSON given a yellow card by the ref.
69The referee yellow cards PARKER for dangerous play against BALOGUN.
70ANDONE beat OFOSU-AYEH and placed the ball to STEPHENS who fumbled his effort wide.
72BERNARDO fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
77The Gillingham 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from KAYAL.
79The referee books MARCO MATIAS.
83GOAL!! A shot from ADEKUGBE which the Gillingham 'keeper was able to block seemed to have crossed the line and the ref gave the goal. (3-1 Brighton & HA)
87An exceptional effort from STEPHENS scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
90ANDONE stormed through the Gillingham defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.