Team news is out. Looks like a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 depending on where Payne & JRS line up - either side of the forward or Payne behind a front two. Leaburn starts.
Not surprised one bit. Every PL club has put out a relatively strong team this week - treating it like a mid-season pre-season game before they get back to the league action on Boxing Day...
How strong is that line up of Brighton. I know it should be strong enough to beat us?
Lets hope Leaburn gets through the game in one peace.
Six starters from their last PL game before the World Cup are starting tonight: Gross, Dunk, Colwill, Caicedo, March and Lallana.
The four other outfield players aren't exactly terrible either and for the most part, all get regular minutes off the bench: Lamptey, Undav, Enciso, Gilmour.
The only nailed on back-up / won't get regular league minutes is the goalkeeper Jason Steele. But he's no rookie either, 32 y/o and over 250 appearances in the Championship through his career.
How strong is that line up of Brighton. I know it should be strong enough to beat us?
Lets hope Leaburn gets through the game in one peace.
Six starters from their last PL game before the World Cup are starting tonight: Gross, Dunk, Colwill, Caicedo, March and Lallana.
The four other outfield players aren't exactly terrible either and for the most part, all get regular minutes off the bench: Lamptey, Undav, Enciso, Gilmour.
The only nailed on back-up / won't get regular league minutes is the goalkeeper Jason Steele. But he's no rookie either, over 250 appearances in the Championship through his career.
Summary: they should have far too much for us.
Levi Colwill is one very much to watch as well - Left-Back on loan from Chelsea, and was reading a few Social Media comments after the World Cup, saying that he'll be the next big thing in that position for England in a few years time.
Some very upset Brighton fans lining up in the cold to collect their tickets. At least they're getting a taste of our shambles... some seem to be keen to put the blame on their own club though.
I don’t understand why we’re continuing to play the tragi-comic duo of Inniss and Lavelle when, of all the millions of children we’ve forced into the first team, Mitchell has looked the most assured. Bonkers
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Subs: MacGillivray, Mitchell, Morgan, Forster-Caskey, Blackett-Taylor, Campbell, Kirk, Stockley, Aneke
Subs: McGill, Trossard, Sarmiento, Mitoma, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Veltman, Moran
Need to move MacGillivray on now, after his fuck ups against Cheltenham and Stockport
Lets hope Leaburn gets through the game in one peace.
Do it again lad... Same team, no difference at all
The four other outfield players aren't exactly terrible either and for the most part, all get regular minutes off the bench: Lamptey, Undav, Enciso, Gilmour.
The only nailed on back-up / won't get regular league minutes is the goalkeeper Jason Steele. But he's no rookie either, 32 y/o and over 250 appearances in the Championship through his career.
Summary: they should have far too much for us.
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