Went last night, my thoughts were it was a good first half playing 4-5-1. But a sloppy second half, mainly with 4-4-2. The flow of the game was badly affected by the changes. Brighton pretty much changed their entire side for the second half, and we made about 6 changes in the 2nd half.
My thoughts and marks for players :-
Ruddy 7 (Commanding presence, dealt with most things comfortably, but had no chance with the goal)
Whitaker 6 (Looked dodgy early on but improved as the game went on, and had a few good attacking runs)
Garrido 6 (Tried to get forward on occasion but didn't get many crosses in. Defensively OK)
Martin 7 (Pick of the defenders, looked solid as usual)
R.Bennett 7 (Some well timed challenges, caught out of position on occasion)
Redmond 9 (Pacey, tricky and always a threat. Very exciting player)
Fer 9 (Looked quality, whether attacking with some driving runs, or in more defensive role. Didn't lose the ball)
Howson 6 (Scored an excellent goal, and worked hard)
Tettey 6 (Plenty of energy, broke up play well)
Bennett E. 7 (Had some good runs, delivered some decent balls into the box)
Van Wolfswinkel 7 (Movement was good, give him service and he will score goals)
Subs
Hooper (Did very little)
Becchio (Tried to get involved by moving wide but didn't achieve a lot)
Butterfield (Tried to get involved but didn't show a lot)
Fox (Didn't do a lot)
(A couple of other guys came on but didn't have a lot of effect)
Our goal was a slick move down the left with a smart finish. Their keeper didn't even move.
Brighton's equaliser was a 30 yard piledriver into the top corner. 1-1 was a fair score.