English Premier League

FT Friday, September 15, 2017
Brighton & Hove Albion LLWDW 1
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AFC Bournemouth LLWLL 2
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BOU022
Vitality Stadium · 10,369 att.

Match Report

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Ibe inspires, Defoe hits winner as Bournemouth beat Brighton

Jermain Defoe fired Bournemouth to their first win of the Premier League season to relieve mounting pressure on boss Eddie Howe.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
37.5
Possession
62.5
9
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
573
390
Passes
647
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
13
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.1
86
Long Balls
42
41
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
16
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
14
25
Clearances
14

Head to Head

BOU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BOU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 27Asmir BegovicG
  2. 5Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 2Simon FrancisCD-R
  4. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 6Andrew SurmanCM-L
  7. 8Harry ArterCM-R
  8. 7Marc PughLM
  9. 24Ryan FraserRM
  10. 18Jermain DefoeF
  11. 17Joshua KingRCF

Substitutes

  1. 31Lys MoussetSUB
  2. 1Artur BorucSUB
  3. 16Lewis CookSUB
  4. 26Tyrone MingsSUB
  5. 33Jordon IbeSUB
  6. 9Benik AfobeSUB
  7. 4Dan GoslingSUB

BHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 29Markus SuttnerLB
  5. 23Liam RoseniorRB
  6. 24Davy PropperCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 10Tomer HemedF
  11. 13Pascal GrossRCF

Substitutes

  1. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  2. 17Glenn MurraySUB
  3. 12Niki MäenpääSUB
  4. 19José IzquierdoSUB
  5. 15Jamie MurphySUB
  6. 21Ezequiel SchelottoSUB
  7. 4Uwe HünemeierSUB

Timeline

  1. 55' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  2. 65' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jordon Ibe replaces Ryan Fraser.
  3. 67' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordon Ibe with a through ball.
  4. 73' Goal! Bournemouth 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordon Ibe with a through ball following a corner.
  5. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. José Izquierdo replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  6. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Pascal Groß.
  7. 78' Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Jermain Defoe.
  8. 90'+3' Substitution, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling replaces Joshua King.

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