Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Brighton stage late comeback to draw with Marseille
Brighton & Hove Albion struck twice in the second half, including a late penalty, to recover from two goals down and grab a 2-2 draw at Olympique de Marseille in an entertaining Europa League Group B game on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 6': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 6': Joaquín Correa (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 7': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 8': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
- 10': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 11': Attempt missed. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 14': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 18': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 19': Goal! Marseille 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 22': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
- 23': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 23': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': VAR Decision: No Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
- 28': Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 33': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 35': Attempt saved. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 35': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 35': Offside, Marseille. Amine Harit is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joaquín Correa.
- 38': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahmoud Dahoud with a through ball.
- 42': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau López.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 46': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
- 46': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 47': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
- 47': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 49': Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
- 51': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Jordan Veretout because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Harit (Marseille).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 55': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 55': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 57': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Joaquín Correa because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Marseille. Vítinha replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because of an injury.
- 65': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Amir Murillo.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
- 66': Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Vítinha (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau López.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro replaces Ansu Fati.
- 67': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
- 67': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
- 68': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 72': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 74': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 76': Offside, Marseille. Vítinha is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Solly March.
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 78': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pau López.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Marseille. Renan Lodi replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
- 80': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
- 80': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Renan Lodi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Offside, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
- 84': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 86': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Goal! Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 90'+2': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 90'+5': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 371 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 435 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 18 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,465
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,465
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi  |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 62 | Michael Murillo |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 11 | Amine Harit |
| 10 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 20 | Joaquín Correa |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 31 | Ansu Fati |
| 8 | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 7 | Solly March |
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