The striker looked to smash home, but his effort somehow fizzed up and over the crossbar. Last Matches West Brom. Lee Mason gives the free-kick. Lift off for West Brom! Robert Sanchez failed to field the ball in, but luckily for him it dropped to a team-mate. In League One there are a couple of interesting games towards the bottom, with Northampton (23rd) heading to Swindon (19th, and two points ahead) and Burton (24th) going to Rochdale (18th, three points ahead). West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion live streaming: Watch Premier League online, preview and odds on Saturday 27 February 2021. Look away, Brighton fans. The page also provides an insight on each outcome scenarios, like for example if West Brom win the game, or if Brighton win the game, or if the match ends in a draw. You can read his comments on the perilous situation below. Once VAR did overturn the decision and disallowed the goal, there was fresh round of ‘f****** disgrace’ from the Brighton players. While West Brom has given themselves at least a chance of survival following a narrow weekend win over Brighton, they will be hard pushed to claim another 3 points against an Everton that loves playing away from home. When Conor Townsend felled Gross in the box on 74 minutes, it seemed Brighton would finally get their goal. West Ham United. Danny Welbeck took the spot-kick this time, but his low effort skidded across the turf and cracked against the post. 14min: That opening goal was certainly deserved for West Brom. It's looking so unlikely, but defeat today may prove the final nail in the coffin. Meanwhile, why not sign up to our occasionally amusing email. The match is a part of the Premier League. West Brom won their last Premier League home match against Brighton back in January 2018 by a scoreline of 2-0. In 13 (68.42%) matches played at home was total goals (team and … The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Chaos engulfs West Brom's clash with Brighton as Lewis Dunk... Sam Allardyce pins hopes on next big three games... Graham Potter claims lack of respect for officials is a... Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez rewarded with new... live coverage of the dramatic encounter, including the scoreline, lineups and build-up, below... {"id":"9304259","channel":"/sport","pageUrl":"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9304259/West-Brom-vs-Brighton-Premier-League-2020-21-Live-result.html","status":"finished","greenBox":{"body":""},"modifiedOrder":2}. At which point, you could hear West Brom players call him a ‘f****** disgrace’ and a ‘f****** embarrassment', both of which should be red card offences. Sam Allardyce has made one alteration to the team that drew with Burnley last time out. Incredible miss! And hello! We make one change, with Dara O’Shea coming into the side. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. League One leaders Peterborough are losing at home to Wigan, who have scored direct from a corner! 3min: West Brom have flown out of the traps and were able to win an early corner. They were mightily unfortunate in the Lewis Dunk free kick debacle. Peterborough have turned things around at home to Wigan, Clarke-Harris scoring in the 82nd (from a lovely Harrison Burrows cross) and 85th (from the spot) minutes to make it 2-1 and with Lincoln currently being held by Plymouth they could extend their lead at the top of the table today. The referee, Lee Mason, appeared to be as confused as the players during a three-minute period in which the teams took turns to argue their case with the official, who ultimately needed assistance from VAR to explain what he had done. Read about Brighton v West Brom in the Premier League 2020/21 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. In the mean time, here's how both sides stack up this afternoon... West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, O'Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Phillips, Gallagher, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Diagne, Substitutes: Robson-Kanu, Robinson, Livermore, Diangana, Sawyers, Ivanovic, Peltier, Button, Grant, Brighton: Sanchez, Veltman, White, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Connolly, Trossard, Maupay, Substitutes: Lallana, Moder, Jahanbakhsh, Alzate, Welbeck, Tau, Steele, Propper, Zeqiri. 83min: Brighton have also made another change. I don’t think so, based on Mason’s body language at the time, but this would seem to be an argument for the referee having a second noise-making device to differentiate between an oi-you-sort-it-out whistle and a right-then-off-you-go whistle. He initially awarded the goal, but it's now been chalked off with a restart of the free-kick then given. Hello, all! West Brom vs Brighton: Team news, kick-off time, likely line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash. Two more to go. Graham Potter will be demanding much more from his team at the break. Pascal Gross went down under Conor Townsend's tackle. 90+2min: Two minutes down for the hosts. The best of the Championship games is probably at Swansea, where Bristol City, who after a run of six successive league defeats appointed Nigel Pearson and immediately won at Middlesbrough in midweek, while talking of high-impact managerial appointments Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff juggernaut heads to Boro on a six-match winning run. In League Two Bolton are the form side, with five wins and a drawn in their last six, and they could rise into the play-off places if they beat Barrow today - although they have played between one and four more games than all of their main rivals for those spots. Sportsmail's Rob Draper: That is as anarchic as I’ve ever seen a Premier League referee decision. Alternatively, you could view the past results based on Brighton & Hove Albion home ground . West Bromwich Albion. To comparison, on all remaining Matches against other Teams West Bromwich Albion made a average of 1.6 Home Goals Tore per Match and Team Brighton and Hove Albion 1.1 away Goals per Match. We've got West Brom's home clash against Brighton for you. For a while, Sunday-league style anarchy reigned. West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion's head to head record shows that of the 5 meetings they've had, West Bromwich Albion has won 1 times and Brighton & Hove Albion has won 2 times. I think what happened was as follows. Bristol City’s two games since Nigel Pearson’s appointment (STC): WW. Lee Mason has disallowed the goal, because he hadn’t blown his whistle before the free-kick was taken. Half time: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. 81min: How are Brighton not at least level? 26min: Mbaye Diagne should have done better there! Neal Maupay latched on to the ball and danced his way inside the box before forcing Sam Johnstone into a low save. They have carved out a handful of good openings in these early stages and are throwing themselves into challenges. Right, it's almost time for the action to get underway in the Midlands! Naturally, the retaken free kick came to nothing, just to rub salt into Brighton wounds. Mason’s authority was seeping away. The point leaves Brighton 16th in the Premier League, two points above West Brom who sit 17th and are still without a league win since being promoted. When the odds are +425 the expected chance of winning is 19 %, but this team actually wins 17 % matches with these odds. My jaw is on the floor. Watch free match highlights 90+3min: West Brom were able to win a corner down on the right and will certainly keep the ball there. They have their third win of the season, against all the odds. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Complete chaos! NO GOAL! 03.10.20. Brighton have got the ball rolling, kicking from left to right. The question is, had Mason whistled before the free-kick was taken or after, and if it was before was it a go-on-take-it-now whistle, or an accidentally-breathed-into-this-apparatus whistle, or was it in fact not a whistle? It’s already 1-1 at Barnsley, with Mason Bennett equalising for Millwall in the sixth minute after a Cauley Woodrow opener in the second. 82min: Mbaye Diagne has been replaced by Hal Robson-Kanu for these final few minutes. Brighton were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box and, with Sam Johnstone still setting up his wall, Lewis Dunk fired home. 58 | JADON. Adam Lallana replaced Alexis Mac Allister at the break. Matches between teams. The keeper was on the post directing those players. 16min: Aaron Connolly looked to fire away an early strike, but the ball deflected just wide of the target. By Sportsmail Reporter. Read about West Brom v Brighton in the Premier League 2020/21 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. Dunk was furious. The goalscorer is Thelo Aasgaard, the 19-year-old Norwegian, or to give him his full name (as everyone should), Thelonious Gerard Aasgaard. Brighton miss the penalty! West Brom have done it. They’re into stoppage time at the Hawthorns, and there will be about four minutes of it. In other goal news, Sheffield Wednesday have taken a two-goal lead at Luton, Josh Windass scoring both. West Bromwich Albion played against Brighton & Hove Albion in 2 matches this season. West Brom 1-0 Brighton! 48min: West Brom looked to get forward nice and early again after the restart, but Lewis Dunk snapped into a tackle on Ainsley Maitland-Niles. West Bromwich Albion v Brighton & Hove Albion predictions can be derived from the H2H stats analysis. And who'd like to be stuck on a desert island with Sean Dyche?! “Time to replace the referee’s whistle,” writes Peter Littley. 74min: Lee Mason pointed to the spot again! The faintest whiff of spring hope can galvanise the spirit. They’re playing second-placed Lincoln and were two up inside 13 minutes, but Conor McGrandles has just scored for the visitors and it’s game back on. Chelsea complain to Premier League after their team bus was kept waiting outside Villa... Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea were 'lucky to escape' after clinching top four place despite losing to Aston... 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Brighton were awarded another penalty late on but Danny Welbeck also struck the woodwork, Welbeck was unable to try and tap home the rebound with referee Mason awarding a free-kick, Graham Potter's team have been dragged further into the relegation scrap after the setback. Lee Mason blows his whistle. Another Brighton miss! The pitch at Peterborough doesn’t look the best: There’s an explosive end to the game between Bournemouth and Watford, with a scrap on the pitch as the game ends, with Watford’s Joao Pedro shown a second yellow card with one second to play, Jack Wilshere sent off after the melee, and the constant ridiculous play-acting cheat Jefferson Lerma, who has wound the visiting team up constantly, ending the game unpunished. 23min: Pascal Gross definitely won't want to watch that one back... His run-up was bizarre, with a little stutter looking to trick Sam Johnstone before his actual effort. Best, confused of Leicester. Birmingham, one win in eight, are on their way to victory at home to QPR and Alen Halilovic has curled in a beauty from the edge of the area to make it 2-1. There is some good news for the West Brom faithful. Just two goalless draws - smell the entertainment! You could check the H2H stats based on West Bromwich Albion home ground . Brighton will look to bounce back with a good result today. Brighton won 2 matches. VAR told referee Lee Mason to head to his monitor to check the incident, and he quickly pointed to the spot. “A total and utter shambles,” rages Jeff Stelling. Seems like Lee Mason just lost control there. Still, that was relatively calm and collected compared to what followed on 28 minutes. Subs: Robson-Kanu, Robinson, Livermore, Diangana, Sawyers, Ivanovic, Peltier, Button, Ahearne-Grant.Brighton: Sanchez, Veltman, White, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Connolly, Trossard, Maupay. Lincoln, 2-0 down at Plymouth inside a quarter of an hour, have equalised, Jorge Grant making it 2-2 from the penalty spot. Brighton have also made one change to their team. His parry was unconvincing, however, and fell to Connolly just a matter of yards out from the open goal. Brighton looked to have levelled when Lewis Dunk took a quick free-kick and curled home well, Lee Mason was heard whistling for the kick to be taken but later was forced to rule out the goal, Mason was forced to explain his decision to the benches after VAR checked his second whistle. Site for soccer football statistics, predictions, bet tips, results and team information. He's the hero at both ends now! I blew his whistle. But for the first time since I’ve been here, we’ve a win and a clean sheet. West Bromwich Albion vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head In the previous 10 meetings between West Bromwich Albion and Brighton & Hove Albion, the Baggies have won thrice. No confusion then.” While being obviously a stupid idea, this isn’t such a bad idea. The ball must be touched by another player before the penalty taker can touch it again so, by attempting to hit the rebound, Welbeck conceded a free kick. In that opening onslaught, a tenth-minute corner from Conor Gallagher met the head captain Kyle Bartley and, completely unmarked, he headed home. Bristol City have equalised against Swansea, excellent work from Vyner down the right and Nahki Wells converts his pull-back. Sam Allardyce’s side remain far adrift of safety but will take great hope from a match in which Kyle Bartley scored the winning goal and Brighton missed two penalties either side of having a goal ruled out amid scenes of rank farce. Plymouth are four points behind Accrington and two from Oxford, and a win today could leave them sniffing the play-offs. It’s that time again. Join us shortly for the rest of the action! 3 : 0 (3 : 0) (0 : 0) 22/04/21. The substitute Danny Welbeck takes this one, smacks it against the left-hand post with the keeper going the other way, and then he tries to score the rebound, misses, falls down, and concedes a free-kick anyway because he has hit the ball twice without another player touching it. It was ambitious but Brighton's frustration in the Midlands goes on. Rotherham’s game against Reading might be 22nd v 5th but Reading have four points from their last six and the early-season pace-setters could be out of the play-off places by the end of the day (I write this without knowing the result of the early kick-off at Bournemouth). And a Sam Allardyce set-piece goal followed by a solid defensive block for the remaining 80 minutes can send a relegation-threatened club’s fans all dreamy in late February. 85min: Wow... Brighton have managed 65 attempts on goal in their last three fixtures. Despite that they have apparently been playing rather well today but QPR have now taken the lead, Charlie Austin ghosting in at the back post entirely unmarked to convert an excellent cross from the right. All rights reserved. Bristol City’s last seven games before Nigel Pearson’s appointment: LLLLLLL. He may have got some of the ball, but he undoubtedly caught his man with the follow through. Luton, two goals behind at the break at home to Sheffield Wednesday, have equalised in the 58th minute. Two chances in a minute for Brighton, but they miss them both, Maupay with the second and more glaring miss, skewing a sidefoot wide from a pull-back! ‘We had a lot of trouble keeping our calm [on the bench], we couldn’t keep our cool,’ said Allardyce. Though there’s a three-point gap between Doncaster in sixth and Accrington in seventh, there is so much congestion in League One that Gillingham in 13th are only four points from Oxford in eighth. Yet Welbeck would have his own dreadful moment. West Brom 1-0 Brighton: Sam Allardyce's men earn huge win in battle against the drop as Seagulls miss TWO penalties and Lewis Dunk's equaliser is … The visitors were then able to hoist clear. Bristol City have only had three shots on target in that game! West Bromwich Albion vs Everton Betting Tips. Head to Head information (H2H). It’s Brentford 0-1 Stoke in the first minute, a hideous mistake from the Bees’ keeper. With Brentford losing and Watford having lost, Swansea could be second in half an hour. ⚪️@MonsterEnergy | #WBABHA, …Your side that’ll take to the field at The Hawthorns today! https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv#BHAFC ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/nsT7rkSAG1. It was a horror show. They are without Semi Ajayi today, don't forget, after his red card at Turf Moor. Defender Dara O'Shea has come in for the suspended Semi Ajayi. Leicester City - West Bromwich Albion. SANCHO. Brighton. Starting XI: Sanchez, Veltman, White, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Bissouma, Mac Allister, Connolly, Trossard, Maupay, Substitutes: Lallana, Moder, Jahanbakhsh, Alzate, Welbeck, Tau, Steele, Propper, Zeqiri, Starting XI: Johnstone, Furlong, O'Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Phillips, Gallagher, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Diagne, Substitutes: Robson-Kanu, Robinson, Livermore, Diangana, Sawyers, Ivanovic, Peltier, Button, Grant. Brighton win a free-kick just outside the area and Dunk curls it in with West Brom clearly not expecting it to be taken! They have taken an early lead through Kyle Bartley's superb header. They have never lost in 10 previous home meetings with Brighton (W6, D4). It's all over! Just enough time for another ruled out goal and two penalties to be missed, then. 18min: Well, then! The question was whether the ball had crossed the line before the second whistle had effectively halted played. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. Here are today’s fixtures in full. We had an amuse bouche of VAR controversy before the main course. The line-ups for the one Premier League game with a 3pm kick-off are these: West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, O’Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Phillips, Gallagher, Maitland-Niles, Matheus Pereira, Diagne. Yokuslu jumped arm-first and the ball hit his fist! Brighton - Manchester Utd. Not gonna stop people from hating Mason, which does seem a shame as I do think he was honestly trying to give the fair, but perhaps not technically correct decision.”. Watch some moving images of Pep Guardiola being happy: It’s 20 minutes to kick-off at Elland Road, and Scott Murray is poised to bring you all the action from that one: Here are all of today’s key results. And no cards. 50-year-old Phil Mickleson becomes the oldest major champion EVER as he holds off Brooks Koepka at Kiawah Island to clinch his second PGA Championship title, MARTIN SAMUEL: This kind of fun CAN'T be bought... 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The home team need the points more and are 11 adrift of safety. Liam O’Neil has however given the League Two leaders an 85th-minute lead with a superb shot from range! 45+4min: It's all happening on the stroke of half-time! SDSHOKNSO0IHNSPHP[SMPHSP[AJ[JGAP[JS[GJ[ADYESSSSS!!! It's hard to disagree! Grady Diangana is on in place of Matt Phillips. The second whistle from Lee Mason came with the ball literally in and around the goal line. Lee Mason has disallowed a goal, then given a goal, then disallowed a goal. Brighton were already trailing to Bartley’s close-range header when the match lapsed into absurdity just before the half hour, when Lewis Dunk thought he had struck an equaliser for Brighton, only for his supposed goal to be disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again. West Brom vs Brighton Correct Score Prediction This match will be a defensive outing, in our opinion, with Sam Allardyce potentially looking for a smash and grab performance at home to outrun relegation. 87min: That may have been a match-winning block from Kyle Bartley! Can he help rescue a result for the visitors? Townsend brings Gross down inside the penalty area, and Lee Mason points to the spot! He was subbed for Danny Welbeck shortly after. He drops to the bench instead. Mason blew for Dunk to take and, with Johnstone pre-occupied, the defender rolled the ball into the net. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Sportsmail's Rob Draper: It's total chaos here. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. And after weeks of looking a shambolic Championship-bound mess, something appeared to have turned when they drew at Manchester United. 7) Veltman 6; Connolly 5 (Welbeck 5) Maupay 6, Subs: Steele, Jahanbaksh, Alzate, Tau, Propper, Zeqiri, Pascal Gross squandered a golden chance to equalise after firing his penalty against the bar, Okay Yokuslu was penalised for a handball with his arm raised as Dan Burn looked to head on. VAR is still checking this. Everything you need to know about the Friendly match between Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion (05 September 2020): Summary, Stats, Lineups and Scores - Besoccer Don´t miss the most important football matches while navigating as usual through the pages of your choice. Get that final brew sorted and settle in for the next couple of hours with Sportsmail's coverage. 4 : 2. 54min: Conor Gallagher has been on the money with his set pieces again today, and another delivery sparked chaos in the Brighton box. Brighton missed two penalties and had a goal disallowed as they lost at West Brom, while the Championship averaged 3.1 goals per madcap match, Sat 27 Feb 2021 17.12 GMT Of all the games this season that Brighton should have won but have somehow lost, this is surely the shouldhavewonniest. “They should have a bright red ‘light up’ nose fitted that flashes when the play is stopped. It’s the most they’ve faced an opponent at home in the Football League without ever suffering defeat. Brighton lost 1-0 at West Brom - but the scoreline does not even begin to tell the story of a match in which the visitors had a goal ruled out after referee Lee Mason blew his whistle twice, and … West Brom vs Brighton Match Report : Final result: West Brom. Brentford have now equalised, Vitaly Janelt making it Brentford 1-1 Stoke, but if Swansea win they need to win to stay in the top two. It's showtime! Brighton have had 69% of possession, two penalties, 11 shots (to West Brom’s six), five on target (two) and they’re still losing. Replays of the incident have just been shown on Sky Sports with sound. Doesn’t matter how. 72min: West Brom have made their first change of the game. Just a glimpse of sunshine can stir the soul. Brighton miss another penalty! West Brom have never lost in 10 previous home league meetings with Brighton (W6 D4). WBA (4-5-1): Johnstone 8; Furlong, 7 O’Shea, 6.5 Bartley 8, Townsend 6; Periera,7 (Ivanovic 79 6) Gallagher 8.5, Yokuslu 6, Maitland-Niles 6.5, Phillips 6 (Diangana 72); Diagne 6 (Robson-Kanu 83), Subs: Button Robinson, Livermore, Sawyers, Peltier, Grant, Brighton (3-2-3-2): Sanchez 6.5; White 6 (Moder 82), Burn 7, Dunk 7.5; Bissouma 7, Gross 5.5; Trossard 6.5, MacAllister 6 (Lallana 46. West Brom survived a dramatic encounter with Brighton to move within eight points of safety, Kyle Bartley nodded West Brom into the lead on 11 minutes after rising highest at a free-kick, Conor Gallagher's corner sparked chaos in the box and Bartley flicked across Robert Sanchez. As for Brighton, they can move seven points clear of that dreaded dotted line with a win at the Hawthorns. West Brom are currently 19th in the table, 11 points behind 17th-placed Newcastle United, while Brighton are 16th in England's top flight, just four points clear of the relegation zone. 51min: Aaron Connolly has just missed an absolute sitter at the other end! 78min: Branislav Ivanovic has replaced Matheus Pereira as West Brom look to protect their narrow one-goal lead. We had a bit of luck. Compare Brighton and West Brom. 33min: Right, there's been some clarification now. The whole process took five minutes during which Mason was walking around, pursued and surrounded by players. Some kind of visual aid, perhaps something like an old-fashioned flashing blue police light (visual aid below) worn on the top of the referee’s head that starts flashing red when the whistle is blown, would have added to both clarity and hilarity there. And having established their lead, West Brom would defend it with some ferocity, considerable determination and a fair degree of luck.