- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- American Express Community Stadium
- Attendance: 19,189
Brighton | v | Watford |
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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Watford 2.
90+6 mins:Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Watford 2.
90+5 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
90 mins:Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Prince Bauben.
88 mins:Hand ball by John Eustace (Watford).
87 mins:Adam El-Abd (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87 mins:Foul by Adam El-Abd (Brighton and Hove Albion).
87 mins:Joe Garner (Watford) wins a free kick.
84 mins:Substitution, Watford. Joe Garner replaces Chris Iwelumo.
83 mins:Attempt missed. Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
83 mins:Attempt missed. Nyron Nosworthy (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Murray.
82 mins:Corner, Watford.
81 mins:Offside, Watford. Chris Iwelumo tries a through ball, but Chris Iwelumo is caught offside.
79 mins:Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Watford 2. William Buckley (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vicente with a cross.
76 mins:Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Sean Murray with a cross.
76 mins:Foul by Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion).
76 mins:Jonathan Hogg (Watford) wins a free kick.
75 mins:Attempt missed. Adam El-Abd (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high.
74 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
74 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
65 mins:Foul by Chris Iwelumo (Watford).
65 mins:Romain Vincelot (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
64 mins:Foul by Prince Bauben (Watford).
64 mins:Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
62 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
62 mins:Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
60 mins:Foul by Romain Vincelot (Brighton and Hove Albion).
60 mins:Martin Taylor (Watford) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Vicente replaces Kazenga Lua Lua.
57 mins:Attempt missed. Martin Taylor (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Murray.
57 mins:Corner, Watford.
57 mins:Corner, Watford.
55 mins:Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Watford 2. Íńigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
55 mins:Attempt saved. Íńigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Romain Vincelot (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Mackail-Smith.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
50 mins:Foul by Chris Iwelumo (Watford).
50 mins:Liam Bridcutt (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Lloyd Doyley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47 mins:Foul by Lloyd Doyley (Watford).
47 mins:Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
46 mins:Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Romain Vincelot replaces Marcos Painter.
Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 2.
45+4 mins:First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 2.
45+4 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
45+2 mins:Foul by Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45+2 mins:Lloyd Doyley (Watford) wins a free kick.
45+1 mins:Attempt saved. Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
44 mins:Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 2. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43 mins:Penalty conceded by Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
43 mins:Penalty Watford. Jonathan Hogg draws a foul in the penalty area.
41 mins:William Buckley (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the woodwork with a header from the left side of the box.
39 mins:Attempt missed. Prince Bauben (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
35 mins:Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
34 mins:Carl Dickinson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33 mins:Foul by Carl Dickinson (Watford).
33 mins:Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
33 mins:Corner, Watford.
33 mins:Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31 mins:Foul by Martin Taylor (Watford).
31 mins:Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
30 mins:Foul by Martin Taylor (Watford).
30 mins:Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
29 mins:Attempt saved. Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
28 mins:Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
27 mins:Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion.
21 mins:Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Brighton and Hove Albion).
21 mins:Chris Iwelumo (Watford) wins a free kick.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
19 mins:Attempt saved. William Buckley (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
17 mins:Hand ball by Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion).
16 mins:Foul by Carl Dickinson (Watford).
16 mins:William Buckley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
15 mins:John Eustace (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14 mins:Foul by John Eustace (Watford).
14 mins:Ashley Barnes (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
10 mins:Attempt missed. John Eustace (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
9 mins:Corner, Watford.
8 mins:Attempt missed. Marcos Painter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
6 mins:Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Watford 1. Sean Murray (Watford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
5 mins:Foul by Marcos Painter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
5 mins:Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick.
5 mins:Attempt saved. Craig Mackail-Smith (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
3 mins:Foul by Carl Dickinson (Watford).
3 mins:William Buckley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
2 mins:Foul by John Eustace (Watford).
2 mins:Gary Dicker (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- American Express Community Stadium
- Attendance: 19,189
| Brighton | v | Watford |
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match report
Will Buckley completed a dramatic Brighton comeback with the equaliser as they fought back to draw 2-2 with Watford at the Amex Stadium.
The winger, a Ł1million summer capture from Vicarage Road, struck late in the second half on Tuesday night as the Seagulls came from two goals behind to snatch a point.
Rising star Sean Murray had put Watford ahead with superb free-kick before Troy Deeney made it two from the penalty spot before half-time.
But Inigo Calderon pulled one back and Buckley denied his old side victory while ensuring Brighton avoided a fourth straight defeat.
Boss Gus Poyet swung the axe after Saturday's 6-0 drubbing at West Ham saw their play-off hopes all but disappear.
He made five changes including dropping goalkeeper Peter Brezovan, opting instead to hand a debut to former Manchester City reserve David Gonzalez.
Unfortunately for the Colombian, his first task was to pick the ball out of the back of the net after watching Murray's sixth-minute cracker sail over him.
The Seagulls were behind after just two minutes at the weekend but lasted a little longer this time, and could even have been ahead themselves had recalled striker Craig Mackail-Smith not driven his low shot too close to Tomasz Kuszczak.
However, 30 seconds later Marcos Painter fouled Deeney 25 yards out and Murray stepped up to curl his effort beyond the reach of Gonzalez and into the net.
The 18-year-old midfielder's four goals in March saw him named young player of the month and he now has six in 12 matches - not bad considering he only made his first start of the season in January.
Buckley came agonisingly close to levelling in the 40th minute when his glancing header from Kazenga LuaLua's cross came back off the inside of the post.
And instead of going in level at the break, the Seagulls found themselves two down when Ashley Barnes' rash tackle from behind felled Jonathan Hogg in the area and Deeney stepped up to tuck the penalty past Gonzalez.
Brighton were given hope nine minutes into the second half when captain Calderon charged forward from right-back and lashed the ball past Kuszczak at the second attempt.
Poyet then threw on Vicente Rodriguez in a bid to keep the momentum going and the former Spain international did not disappoint, providing the pinpoint cross from which Buckley tucked in the equaliser 11 minutes from time.
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