Premier League · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 ·
Brighton vs Burnley — 2 - 0
Amex Stadium · Referee: T. Robinson
Match report
Brighton beat Burnley 2-0
Brighton beat Burnley 2-0 in Premier League matchday 20 on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Amex Stadium. G. Rutter (29') and Y. Ayari (47') scored for Brighton. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Brighton had 60% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Burnley’s 5 (3 on target). Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton) was the top-rated player with 8.6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 22'yellow cardJosh LaurentYellow Card
- 29'goalG. RutterAssist: C. Kostoulas
- 39'yellow cardFlorentino LuísYellow Card
- 44'yellow cardBashir HumphreysYellow Card
- 47'goalY. AyariNormal Goal
- 55'substitutionL. UgochukwuOff: O. Sonne
- 55'substitutionJ. Bruun LarsenOff: M. Edwards
- 64'substitutionA. BrojaOff: L. Tchaouna
- 70'substitutionK. MitomaOff: M. De Cuyper
- 71'substitutionG. RutterOff: D. Welbeck
- 71'substitutionC. KostoulasOff: P. Gross
- 80'substitutionD. GomezOff: J. Milner
- 81'substitutionJ. AnthonyOff: J. Banel
- 87'substitutionB. GrudaOff: T. Watson
- 90+3'yellow cardKyle WalkerYellow Card
Lineups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 5L. DunkD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 25D. GomezM
- 8B. GrudaM
- 10G. RutterM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 20J. MilnerM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 30P. GrossM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 14T. WatsonF
Burnley
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Mike Jackson
Starting XI
- 1M. DubravkaG
- 2K. WalkerD
- 29J. LaurentD
- 18H. EkdalD
- 12B. HumphreysD
- 23Lucas PiresD
- 7J. Bruun LarsenM
- 8L. UgochukwuM
- 16FlorentinoM
- 11J. AnthonyM
- 27A. BrojaF
Substitutes
- 13M. WeissG
- 22O. SonneD
- 17L. TchaounaF
- 48E. AgyeiF
- 34J. BanelF
- 35A. BarnesF
- 10M. EdwardsF
- 54O. PimlottM
- 41G. BrierleyM
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.45Expected goals (xG)0.30
- 15Total shots5
- 4Shots on target3
- 7Shots off target2
- 4Blocked shots0
- 9Shots inside the box4
- 6Shots outside the box1
- 4Corners4
- 3Offsides1
- 7Fouls17
- 0Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 608Passes396
- 546Accurate passes325
- 90%Pass accuracy82%
- -1.28Goals prevented-1.28
Player statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluDTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Brajan GrudaM | 87 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Georginio RutterM | 71 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Diego GómezM | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | – | – | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Diego CoppolaD | – | – | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | – | – | ||
| 20James MilnerM | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Tom WatsonF | 3 | – | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 19 | 6.5 |
Burnley
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Martin DúbravkaG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Kyle WalkerD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 12Bashir HumphreysD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Hjalmar EkdalD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Lucas PiresD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Josh LaurentD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Jacob Bruun LarsenM | 55 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Lesley UgochukwuM | 55 | 5.9 | ||
| 11Jaidon AnthonyM | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Florentino LuísM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Armando BrojaF | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Max WeissG | – | – | ||
| 22Oliver SonneD | 35 | 6.9 | ||
| 41George BrierleyM | – | – | ||
| 54Oliver PimlottM | – | – | ||
| 10Marcus EdwardsF | 35 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Loum TchaounaF | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 34Jaydon BanelF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 35Ashley BarnesF | – | – | ||
| 48Enock AgyeiF | – | – |