Brighton
v Wrexham
Saturday 23 February 2002
Kick Off 3:00 pm
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The Venue |
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| Club Address: 118 Queen's Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG. | |
| Ground Name: Withdean Stadium | |
| Telephone Number: 01273 778855 | Fax Number: 01273 321095 |
| Internet Site: http://www.seagulls.co.uk/ | |
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Unofficial Sites |
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| Argus Newspaper | bhafc.net |
| total-albion.com | |
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Travel Guide |
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| Directions from Wrexham: Head south on the A483, A5, M54 and join the M6 at junction 10a. Leave the M6 at junction 4a and join the M42 southbound. At junction 3a join the M40 to London and continue on the M40 for 35 miles until you reach junction 1a and then join the M25 anti-clockwise at junction 16. Continue of the M25 until junction 7 where you join the M23 and at the end of the M23 take the A23 towards Brighton. After 17 miles and at the junction of the A23 and A27 turn right into Mill Road and this will take you into the Park and Ride Scheme. | |
| Car Parking: You cannot park at the Withdeane Stadium and you should use the park and Ride Scheme on Mill Road. The scheme is free of charge and you should receive a voucher with your match ticket. The drop off point is on London Road and busses start running from 1:00pm and the last one back will be at 5:15pm. | |
| By Train: Depart Wrexham General on 7:49 to Birmingham New Street arriving at 9:28. From there you have a few options. The simplest and the longest is to catch the 10:15 to Watford Junction and from there the 12:24 to Preston Park arriving at 14:02. Alternatively you can catch the 9:45 London Euston which arrives at 11:35 and from there you also have two options. You can then catch a tube London Victoria on the Victoria Line and from there take the 12:38 to Brighton and then the 13:38 to Preston Park arriving at 13:41. The second option from Euston would be to take a tube to Kings Cross on the Victoria Line and then the 12:24 to Preston Park arriving at 13:49. Preston Park is a 15-20 minute walk from the ground and the best advice is to follow the crowds! The only train back on the day departs Preston Park 17:02 and is unrealistic unless you want to miss the last 20 minutes. The next train departs at 18:11To Gawtick Airport and from there catch the 19:18 to Birmingham New Street and after an hour wait a there is a Bus Service that arrives in Shrewsbury at 1:41 on Sunday morning. Then your only other choice is a taxi ride home or alternatively start your train journey from Shrewsbury. Click here for the Rail Track Online Timetable. | |
| Football Fan Away Guide to Brighton | Football Ground Guide to Brighton |
| Official Guide to Brighton | Unofficial Guide to Brighton |
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Ticket Information |
| THIS MATCH OS ALL TICKET AND MUST BE PURCHASED BEFORE YOU TRAVEL FROM WREXHAM FC |
| Ticket Office: 01273 776992 |
| North East Stand: Adults £13.50 Concessions £8.50 |
| Disabled Supporters: |
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Current Form - The Last Five Games |
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Brighton |
Wrexham |
| Opposition | Competition | Score | Opposition | Competition | Score |
| Huddersfield (h) | Division 2 | 1-0 | QPR | Division 2 | 1-2 |
| Reading (h) | Division 2 | 3-1 | Wigan (h) | Division 2 | 2-0 |
| Oldham (a) | Division 2 | 0-2 | Peterborough (a) | Division 2 | 3-2 |
| Tranmere (h) | Division 2 | 1-0 | Bury (a) | Division 2 | 2-2 |
| Cardiff (h) | Division 2 | 1-0 | Swindon (h) | Division 2 | 2-2 |
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Overall |
Overall |
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | + 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | + 2 |
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The Season So Far - League Record |
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Brighton |
Wrexham |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
| 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 33 | - 13 | 64 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 70 | - 29 | 31 | 22 |
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The Danger Men - Top Goal Scorers |
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Brighton |
Wrexham |
| Player | League | Cup | Total | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| Bobby Zamora | 22 | 4 | 26 | Craig Faulconbridge | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Lee Steele | 7 | 1 | 8 | Lee Trundle | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Hart | 4 | 0 | 4 | Hector Sam | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Watson | 3 | 0 | 3 | Steve Thomas | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Stephen Melton | 1 | 2 | 3 | Carlos Edwards | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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The Hard Men - Worst Discipline |
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Brighton |
Wrexham |
| Player | Yellow | Red | Player | Yellow | Red |
| Daniel Webb | 10 | 0 | Darren Ferguson | 8 | 1 |
| Paul Rogers | 3 | 2 | Martyn Chalk | 5 | 2 |
| Gary Hart | 6 | 0 | Brian Carey | 5 | 2 |
| Paul Watson | 6 | 0 | Steve Thomas | 6 | 1 |
| Bobby Zamora | 3 | 1 | Lee Trundle | 6 | 1 |
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Recent Meetings |
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Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Date | Competition | Link |
| Wrexham | 1-2 | Brighton | 14-Sep-01 | Division 2 | Review |
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Match Build Up |
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Team News |
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Brighton |
Wrexham |
| Injuries: Brighton have no new injuries to report. | Injuries: Steve Roberts is out after injuring a tendon in his knee at QPR. Paul Barrett and Robin Gibson are also missing but Steve Thomas is almost certain to be recover from a tight hamstring. |
| Suspensions: Bobby Zamora and Daniel Webb | Suspensions: None. |
| Squad (17): Kuipers, Pethick, Cullip, Morgan, Watson, Melton, Lewis, Carpenter; Hart, Brooker, Mayo, Rogers, Steele, McPhee, Lee, Oatway, Jones. | Squad (16): Rovde, Whitley, Carey, Lawrence, Holmes, Sam, Phillips, Ferguson, Thomas, Faulconbridge, Blackwood, Trundle, Chalk, Edwards, Rogers, Sharp. |
| Other News: Peter
Taylor may change his formation to counter the loss of prolific scorer
Bobby Zamora to suspension. Taylor has been playing 4-3-3 recently but may
switch to a 4-4-2 as the seagulls chase their sixth successive home
victory. Gary hart is the favourite to replace Zamora with Junior Lewis,
Lee Steele and Chris McPhee also in contention to play up front.
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Other News: Darren Ferguson is back after suspension and he replaces Kevin Russell in midfield. Denis Smith is forced into change in defence where Brian Carey replaces the injured Steve Roberts. Marius Røvde is in goal and in front of him is a back four of Jim Whitley, Shaun Holmes, Dennis Lawrence and the returning Carey. Waynne Phillips and Steve Thomas join Ferguson in midfield but there may be a change with teh front three after Denis Smith hinted on Friday that Lee Trundle is struggling to play out on the left. That could give an opportunity for Andy Morrell, Carlos Edwards or Michael Blackwood to play alongside Craig Faulconbridge and Hector Sam. |
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The Latest Odds |
| Brighton Win | 2/5 | The Draw | 11/4 | Wrexham Win | 13/2 |
| Brighton 1-0 | 7/1 | 0-0 Draw | 9/1 |
Wrexham 1-0 |
12/1 |
| Brighton 2-0 | 13/2 | 1-1 Draw | 13/2 | Wrexham 2-0 | 33/1 |
| Brighton 2-1 | 8/1 | 2-2 Draw | 16/1 | Wrexham 2-1 | 22/1 |
| Brighton 3-1 | 8/1 | 3-3 Draw | 50/1 | Wrexham 3-2 | 80/1 |
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