Jose Izquierdo rescues draw for Brighton against Stoke
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Updated 20/11/2017 at 22:51 GMT
Premier League, Amex Stadium - Brighton 2 (Gross 44', Izquierdo 60') Stoke 2 (Choup-Moting 28', Zouma 45')
Pascal Gross of Brighton and Hove Albion celebrates scoring his side's first goal with Davy Propper and Gaetan Bong during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Stoke City at Amex Stadium on November 20, 2017 in Brighton, England.
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Brighton secured their third home draw in a row in a topsy-turvy match against Stoke at the Amex Stadium.
Chris Hughton's men went behind initially with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting lashing the ball past goalkeeper Mathew Ryan in the 29th minute.
The hosts hit back right before the break but then gave the advantage away immediately in added time: Pascal Gross’ shot found its way past Lee Grant after a scrappy build-up, and then Kurt Zouma headed home for Stoke less than two minutes later.
The second half was also pretty frantic and the home side salvaged a point – their third home draw in succession – when Jose Izquierdo knocked the ball home on the hour, after fantastic endeavour from Glenn Murray on the left.
The result leaves Brighton in ninth and Stoke just above the relegation zone, with 13 points, in 15th.
TALKING POINT
Should Brighton have had a first-half penalty? Glenn Murray was taken down by Ryan Shawcross, who didn’t seem to get anything of the ball – and even though referee Lee Mason consulted with his assistant, all he did was change his decision from a corner to a goal kick.
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Maxim Choupo-Moting of Stoke City celebrates with team mates after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Stoke City at Amex Stadium on November 20, 2017 in Brighton, England.
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MAN OF THE MATCH
Glenn Murray (Brighton). After a slow start, he was tireless in his efforts to drag his team back into it.
PLAYER RATINGS
Brighton: Ryan 7, Bruno 7, Dunk 7, Duffy 7, Bong 6, Knockaert 7, Stephens 8, Propper 7, Izquierdo 7, Gross 7, Murray 8. Subs: Krul, Hemed, Goldson, March 7, Schelotto 6, Suttner, Brown 7.
Stoke: Grant 7, Zouma 7, Shawcross 8, Wimmer 7, Diouf 7, Fletcher 7, Allen 7, Pieters 6, Shaqiri 7, Ramadan 7, Choupo-Moting 7. Subs: Haugaard, Berahino, Jese, Afellay, Martins Indi, Adam 7, Crouch 7.
KEY MOMENTS
28’ GOAL! Choupo-Moting intersects the two Brighton centre-halves, demonstrates a beautiful first touch, and lashes the ball past Ryan.
44’ GOAL! This is all hard work and tenacity from Propper, making his way past a line-up of Stoke statues. His cross in takes a deflection but comes to Gross, whose bouncing shot goes underneath Grant and into the net.
45’+1 GOAL! Hang on, what? Stoke's sheer presence in the box leaves Brighton reeling, and Zouma throws his head at the ball, guiding it into the net.
60’ GOAL! On the hour as Zouma misses his header, Murray slides it in to the near post exquisitely, and Izquiero knocks it home with beautiful casualness.
KEY STATISTICS
Peter Crouch made his 143rd appearance as a substitute in the Premier League – an all-time record.
Stoke have scored six goals from corners so far this season, more than any other Premier League team.
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