English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Burnley, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 29': Georginio Rutter
  • 47': Yasin Ayari
FT
2 - 0
Burnley

    About

    Brighton & Hove Albion are hosting Burnley at American Express Stadium, Falmer, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Armando Broja (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 6': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.
    • 13': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Bashir Humphreys (Burnley).
    • 16': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
    • 16': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Hjalmar Ekdal.
    • 19': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Lucas Pires (Burnley).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
    • 22': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
    • 22': Josh Laurent (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 26': Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 26': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
    • 29': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Burnley 0. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
    • 32': Handball by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
    • 33': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
    • 33': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
    • 35': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
    • 37': Offside, Burnley. Hjalmar Ekdal is caught offside.
    • 38': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
    • 39': Florentino (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
    • 40': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 40': Lucas Pires (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Bashir Humphreys (Burnley).
    • 44': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Bashir Humphreys (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
    • 45'+1': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Lucas Pires (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Burnley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Burnley 0.
    • 47': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Burnley 0. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
    • 55': Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
    • 55': Substitution, Burnley. Oliver Sonne replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Oliver Sonne (Burnley) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
    • 60': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley).
    • 61': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
    • 64': Substitution, Burnley. Loum Tchaouna replaces Armando Broja.
    • 66': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
    • 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
    • 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
    • 75': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 75': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
    • 80': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 80': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Diego Gómez.
    • 81': Substitution, Burnley. Jaydon Banel replaces Jaidon Anthony.
    • 81': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
    • 81': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Oliver Sonne (Burnley).
    • 82': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
    • 82': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 85': Handball by Marcus Edwards (Burnley).
    • 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Brajan Gruda.
    • 89': Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Jaydon Banel (Burnley).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 90'+1': Jaydon Banel (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 90'+1': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 90'+3': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
    • 90'+3': Kyle Walker (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Burnley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Burnley 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    40.1 Possession 59.9
    5 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    325 Accurate Passes 546
    396 Passes 608
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    42 Long Balls 32
    21 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 10
    25 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 6
    21 Effective Clearances 25
    21 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: American Express Stadium
    Location: Falmer, England
    Attendance: 31,373

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 23 +25 50
    2 Manchester City 23 +26 46
    3 Aston Villa 23 +10 46
    4 Manchester United 23 +7 38
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    6 Jan Paul van Hecke
    24 Ferdi Kadioglu
    34 Joël Veltman
    10 Georginio Rutter
    25 Diego Gómez
    26 Yasin Ayari
    19 Charalambos Kostoulas
    22 Kaoru Mitoma
    8 Brajan Gruda
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Danny Welbeck, Diego Coppola, James Milner, Jason Steele, Tom Watson, Jack Hinshelwood, Pascal Groß, Olivier Boscagli, Maxim De Cuyper.

    BUR Burnley (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    18 Hjalmar Ekdal
    12 Bashir Humphreys Yellow Card
    29 Josh Laurent Yellow Card
    23 Lucas Pires
    2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
    16 Florentino Yellow Card
    8 Lesley Ugochukwu
    11 Jaidon Anthony
    7 Jacob Bruun Larsen
    27 Armando Broja
    Burnley Substitutes:
    Loum Tchaouna, Marcus Edwards, George Brierley, Enock Agyei, Max Weiß, Oliver Sonne, Jaydon Banel, Ashley Barnes, Oliver Pimlott.

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