Last Updated: February 27, 2021 5:44 pm
The incredible stretch of bad luck currently being endured by Brighton & Hove Albion continued this afternoon, as the seasiders fell to a concerning defeat at the hands of West Brom.
Bartley decides it
Graham Potter’s men made the trip to the Hawthorns a short time ago, for their latest Premier League outing.
The Seagulls headed into the clash desperate for a positive result, after failing to secure victories in any of their prior 3 outings in the English top-flight.
Such struggles, in turn, had seen Brighton dragged back into the thick of the relegation scrap ahead of kick-off this afternoon.
When all was said and done, though, as outlined above, Potter and co. again failed to steady the ship, en route to a potentially damaging 1-0 loss.
Kyle Bartley bagged the only goal of the game at the Hawthorns, rising highest to nod home Conor Gallagher’s corner with 11 minutes on the clock:
Big goal from Bartley!
West Brom have the lead against Brighton ⚪️
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Sorry Seagulls
It is not the telling moment of the afternoon, however, which has since taken centre stage in the post-match chatter.
Instead, widespread discussion has surrounded Brighton’s frankly staggering recent run of misfortune/profligacy in front of goal.
The visitors missed a pair of penalties at the Hawthorns, first rattling the crossbar through Pascal Groß, before Danny Welbeck too struck the woodwork late on, to etch Brighton’s name into the Premier League’s history books, for all the wrong reasons:
2 – Brighton are the first side in Premier League history to miss two penalties by both hitting the woodwork in a single game. Wasteful. #WBABHA pic.twitter.com/ENO2NQMIlq
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 27, 2021
The woes of Graham Potter’s men were not confined to the penalty spot, however, with Lewis Dunk having also seen a clever free-kick finish disallowed during the first-half, amid chaotic scenes involving referee Lee Mason and the VAR team at the Hawthorns:
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Lewis Dunk curls a free kick into the net with Sam Johnstone still lining up his wall – but the whistle was blown… twice
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In turn, on the back of another wild 90 minutes of action, a series of statistics have since come to the fore online, aptly summing up Brighton’s plight of late:
West Brom (1.13) 1-0 (3.14) Brighton
— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) February 27, 2021
Brighton vs. West Brom:
• 15 shots in total
• 10 from inside the box
• 4 big chances
• 2 penalties
• 0 goalsUnbelievable. ♂️♂️♂️ pic.twitter.com/fIWM9yxf8h
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) February 27, 2021
Even more alarming is the fact that the seaside outfit have now managed to score just a solitary goal from an expected 8 (EIGHT) across their last three outings:
Brighton have scored one goal from 7.79(xG) in their last three matches.
— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) February 27, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 25 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 26 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Arsenal FC | 25 | 5 | 34 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 25 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 25 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 25 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
