Mid Sussex Times

Player ratings

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Debut for the Dutch goalkeeper, who joined the Seagulls in a £4.2m move from Ajax in July. Did little wrong and had little to do other than the goal. Good distributi­on.

Joel Veltman 6

Solid as usual from the Dutchman. Defended in his usual calm manner with sound possession. Took no risks and did little going forward

Shane Duffy 6

Decent in defence but should have scored when he blazed a volley over the bar from close range midway through the second half

Dan Burn 8

Solid at the back tried to get forward when he could and volleyed one long range effort over the bar.

Odel Offiah 6

Teenage defender, 19, made his first senior start on the right. Looked a solid and athletic presence but his afternoon ended with injury and he was forced off on 55 minutes

Enock Mwepu 6

Made a lively start but was forced off with a hamstring injury on 28 minutes and must be a doubt for Palace on Friday

Solly March 6

Struggled to get into the game but saw more of the ball and had more space once West Brom went down to 10 men

Pascal Gross 5

Has not played for a while and looked a bit off the pace. Passing was not as sharp as you would usually expect from the German

Steven Alzate 6

Solid enough from Alzate and will benefit from minutes under his belt. Always played safe and was replaced by Moder with 15 to go

Neal Maupay 8

Cracking finish to make it 2-1. Enjoyed quite a battle with the West Brom defence and a bruising encounter. Played the the full 90 plus extra time and will rest and recover ahead of a crunch game against Palace.

Danny Welbeck 6

More vital minutes in the bank. First half chance for Welbeck but well saved by Button. Replaced on the hour as Potter manages his minutes

Alexis Mac Allister 6

Replaced Mwepu and looked sharp in the midfield. More space once West Brom went down to 10 and almost won it for Brighton just before extra time when stinging low shot was saved by Button

Jakub Moder 8

Great finish from the Polish internatio­nal as his left footed strike forced the leveller and took the game to extra time. His assist set up Maupay’s winner

Marc Cucurella 7

Added some muchneeded life to the left flank and helped Albion stretch the West Brom backline in the second half

Leo Trossard 7

Caused numerous problems when he came off the bench and it was his play that led to Cedric Kipré getting sent off. Nice step over for Maupay’s goal

Evan Ferguson 7

Very encouragin­g outing for the youngster. One instinctiv­e effort with the outside of the boot dropped just over. Good positional play and build-up play. Had a goal disallowed for offside

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