English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 14, 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion WLDWL 2
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Burnley LWLLL 1
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BUR101
Turf Moor · 16,910 att.

Match Report

Brighton rallies to beat Burnley 2-1 in Premier League

— Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister scored second-half goals as Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 away Saturday in their Premier League opener.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
4
64.1
Possession
35.9
14
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
424
Accurate Passes
181
518
Passes
259
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
36
0.4
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
50
25
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
10
27
Effective Clearances
12
27
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 19Jay RodríguezCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Lewis RichardsSUB
  2. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  3. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  4. 23Erik PietersSUB
  5. 22Nathan CollinsSUB
  6. 37Bobby ThomasSUB
  7. 27Matej VydraSUB
  8. 8Josh BrownhillSUB
  9. 10Ashley BarnesSUB

BHA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 24Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Steven AlzateDM
  5. 13Pascal GrossLB
  6. 4Adam WebsterRB
  7. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  8. 12Enock MwepuCM-R
  9. 11Leandro TrossardLM
  10. 20Solly MarchRM
  11. 9Neal MaupayF

Substitutes

  1. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  2. 21Florin AndoneSUB
  3. 30Taylor RichardsSUB
  4. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  5. 19Andi ZeqiriSUB
  6. 14Adam LallanaSUB
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoSUB
  8. 6Michal KarbownikSUB
  9. 15Jakub ModerSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Burnley 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
  2. 9' Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 13' James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Enock Mwepu.
  6. 70' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Jay Rodriguez.
  7. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Steven Alzate.
  8. 73' Goal! Burnley 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
  9. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Leandro Trossard.
  10. 78' Goal! Burnley 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  11. 79' Substitution, Burnley. Josh Brownhill replaces Dwight McNeil.
  12. 85' Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Jack Cork.

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