Huddersfield Town v Brighton and Hove Albion, 09 December 2017

Score2-0 to Huddersfield Town
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueJohn Smith's Stadium
Attendance24,018

View Huddersfield Town v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm The previous 50 league meetings had all been played in the second and third tiers.

2 Huddersfield Town

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals:

Steve Mounié 12 G
Steve Mounié 43 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender Christopher Schindler
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Chris Löwe
Midfielder Jonathan Hogg
Midfielder Tom Ince
Midfielder/Forward Aaron Mooy
Forward Elias Kachunga
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Bruno Saltor Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Markus Suttner Defender
Ezequiel Schelotto Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Izzy Brown Midfielder/Forward
Glenn Murray Forward

Substitutions:

Laurent Depoitre for Steve Mounié 85
Joe Lolley for Tom Ince 87
Danny Williams for Elias Kachunga 89

Substitutions:

Solly March for Ezequiel Schelotto 46
José Izquierdo for Pascal Gross 63
Tomer Hemed for Izzy Brown 73

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Midfielder Danny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Joe Lolley
Forward Laurent Depoitre

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Uwe Hünemeier
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Sam Baldock
Forward Tomer Hemed

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League. This was the Terriers' first Premier League home win by more than a one-goal margin. Steve Mounié scored his first goals in the Premier League since 12 August (two against Crystal Palace) to end a run of nine games without a goal in the competition.

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded seven goals in their last two Premier League games; as many as in their previous nine games in the competition. The Seagulls had now lost two of their nine games this season against teams currently in the bottom half of the Premier League table (won four). They had now scored one goal in their last four games in the Premier League.

2 Huddersfield Town

Goals:

Steve Mounié 12 G
Steve Mounié 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Defender Mathias Jorgensen
Defender Christopher Schindler
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Chris Löwe
Midfielder Jonathan Hogg
Midfielder Tom Ince
Midfielder/Forward Aaron Mooy
Forward Elias Kachunga
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Substitutions:

Laurent Depoitre for Steve Mounié 85
Joe Lolley for Tom Ince 87
Danny Williams for Elias Kachunga 89

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Midfielder Danny Williams
Midfielder/Forward Joe Lolley
Forward Laurent Depoitre

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now won three of their last four home games in the Premier League. This was the Terriers' first Premier League home win by more than a one-goal margin. Steve Mounié scored his first goals in the Premier League since 12 August (two against Crystal Palace) to end a run of nine games without a goal in the competition.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Bruno Saltor Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Markus Suttner Defender
Ezequiel Schelotto Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Dale Stephens Midfielder
Izzy Brown Midfielder/Forward
Glenn Murray Forward

Substitutions:

Solly March for Ezequiel Schelotto 46
José Izquierdo for Pascal Gross 63
Tomer Hemed for Izzy Brown 73

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Uwe Hünemeier
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Sam Baldock
Forward Tomer Hemed

Comments:

League position: 13th Brighton and Hove Albion had now conceded seven goals in their last two Premier League games; as many as in their previous nine games in the competition. The Seagulls had now lost two of their nine games this season against teams currently in the bottom half of the Premier League table (won four). They had now scored one goal in their last four games in the Premier League.