Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueGomez at the double as Brighton ease to win over Leeds
Diego Gómez scored his first Premier League goals of the season as Brighton romped to a 3-0 win over a desperately poor Leeds at the Amex Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 9': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 13': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 14': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 15': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 20': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 20': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 21': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 30': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
- 31': Offside, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).
- 32': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 34': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 41': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez following a fast break.
- 43': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 45'+2': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+2': Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leeds United 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
- 49': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
- 51': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 56': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United).
- 57': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 59': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Yankuba Minteh.
- 60': Substitution, Leeds United. Anton Stach replaces Sean Longstaff.
- 61': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Ao Tanaka.
- 61': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 61': Noah Okafor (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Noah Okafor (Leeds United).
- 63': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leeds United 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 70': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Leeds United 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
- 71': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
- 73': Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 73': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
- 75': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Jack Harrison replaces Noah Okafor.
- 79': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 80': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Diego Gómez.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 82': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 82': Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Foul by Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 84': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Daniel James with a through ball.
- 85': Attempt saved. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Jack Harrison.
- 85': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 85': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
- 85': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 87': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
- 90'+3': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joe Knight replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Nehemiah Oriola replaces Georginio Rutter.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Leeds United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Leeds United 0.
Statistics
 LEE |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.2 | Possession | 49.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 431 |
| 486 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 12 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,512
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,512
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 18 | +22 | 42 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | +26 | 40 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | +10 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | +4 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 10 | Georginio Rutter |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 17 | Carlos Baleba |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
| 11 | Yankuba Minteh |
Leeds United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Perri (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu  |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka |
| 8 | Sean Longstaff |
| 19 | Noah Okafor |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
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