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23/02/2058, Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England
Championship, English Football League

Brighton Vs Oxford

Brighton play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: G Anderson (GK) , J Burns (CB) , J Johnston (CB) , E Dredge (RB) , G Black (LB) , C Hughes (CM) , D Burns (CDM) , G Stitt (CDM) , I Ruddock (RW) , S Thomas (LW) , C Matthew (ST) And the subs are: J McColl (CB) , P Veitch (CB) , J Winning (CM) , J Brewster (CM) , C Walker (ST)

Oxford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: T Ashley (GK) , A Weale (CB) , S Harp (CB) , R Davin (CB) , E Maclay (RB) , C Smeaton (LB) , J Meiklejohn (CDM) , E Hughes (CAM) , L Trevor (RM) , C McCowen (LM) , R Milland (ST) And the subs are: M MacEwan (CB) , J Quinn (CB) , S McAden (CM) , M Flynn (CM) , R Mickle (ST)

Welcome to Falmer Stadium in Brighton and Hove, England where Brighton will face Oxford Utd.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 38000.

1' - Brighton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Lloyd Trevor sees Eddie Hughes making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

10' - John Meiklejohn speeds past David Burns.  

10' - John Meiklejohn sees a run from Robert Milland.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Robert Milland is caught offside!  

15' - John Meiklejohn spots a run from Robert Milland.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Robert Milland has strayed offside!  

18' - David Burns finds Edwyn Dredge with a short pass.  Edwyn Dredge sees Ian Ruddock making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ian Ruddock is able to control the ball.  Ian Ruddock hits the ball...but Tim Ashley deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Brighton.  Gareth Stitt gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Steven Harp intercepts the ball.  

27' - Chris McCowen attempts to hit a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

33' - Gregor Anderson finds Gareth Stitt with a short pass.  Gareth Stitt passes to John Burns.  John Burns hits the ball long to John Johnston.  John Johnston plays the ball to Charlie Matthew.  Charlie Matthew runs with the ball, beating John Meiklejohn.  

38' - Adam Weale chips a long ball to Eric Maclay.  Eric Maclay plays a short pass to Chris Smeaton.  Chris Smeaton sees a run from Lloyd Trevor.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Lloyd Trevor is able to control the ball.  Lloyd Trevor looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

41' - Gregor Anderson finds John Johnston with a long pass.  John Johnston passes to Ian Ruddock.  Ian Ruddock tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but its wide!

44' - Tim Ashley passes the ball to Eddie Hughes.  Eddie Hughes sees Chris McCowen making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris McCowen runs on to the ball.  Chris McCowen attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Gregor Anderson deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Oxford.  Lloyd Trevor gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player John Johnston takes possession.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Oxford kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Eric Maclay passes to Eddie Hughes.  Eddie Hughes slides the ball to John Meiklejohn.  John Meiklejohn looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the ball hits the post!  John Meiklejohn gets to the ball first...John Meiklejohn tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Oxford.  Lloyd Trevor gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Gareth Stitt takes possession.  

52' - Gareth Stitt spots a run from Ian Ruddock.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ian Ruddock is able to take the ball.  Ian Ruddock attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Tim Ashley gets down to stop the shot!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Adam Weale is going to be taken off.  Martin MacEwan is going to be brought on.  

61' - Martin MacEwan hits the ball long to Eddie Hughes.  Glynn Black tackles Eddie Hughes and takes possession.  Glynn Black passes to Ian Ruddock.  Ian Ruddock fires a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Eric Maclay is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

63' - Glynn Black finds Chris Hughes with a short pass.  Chris Hughes runs with the ball, beating Robert Milland.  

66' - Chris Hughes chips a long ball to Gareth Stitt.  Gareth Stitt sees David Burns making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and David Burns runs on to the ball.  David Burns hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and David Burns scores!  That's a good goal from the Brighton player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

66' - Oxford kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - Lloyd Trevor finds Robert Davin with a short pass.  Robert Davin slides the ball to Eric Maclay.  Eric Maclay finds Martin MacEwan with a long pass.  Martin MacEwan spots a run from Eddie Hughes.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Eddie Hughes is able to take the ball.  Eddie Hughes looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lloyd Trevor will come off.  Steven McAden is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Steven Harp is going to be taken off.  John Quinn is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Chris Hughes plays a long pass to Edwyn Dredge.  Edwyn Dredge whips in a cross, but Martin MacEwan intercepts the ball.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Charlie Matthew is going to be taken off.  Charlie Walker is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Martin MacEwan dispossesses Sam Thomas and takes possession.  Charlie Walker dispossesses Martin MacEwan and gains possession for his team.  Brighton launch a counter attack.  Chris Smeaton successfully tackles Charlie Walker and the ball goes loose.  David Burns attempts to use his skills to beat Martin MacEwan and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

80' - David Burns looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but Tim Ashley performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

83' - Tim Ashley plays a short pass to Chris Smeaton.  Chris Smeaton plays a long pass to Steven McAden.  Steven McAden attempts to outskill John Johnston, but is illegally impeded.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books John Johnston.That will be a freekick for Oxford.  

84' - Chris Smeaton stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but Gregor Anderson intercepts and clears the ball.  

85' - Robert Milland attempts to outskill Edwyn Dredge and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

86' - Robert Milland spots a run from Eddie Hughes.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Eddie Hughes is caught offside!  

89' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Johnston is going to be taken off.  John McColl joins the game from the bench.  



The match has ended Brighton 1 - 0 Oxford Utd.