English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 11, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WWLWW 2
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Burnley DLLDL 0
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BHA112
BUR000
Turf Moor · 20,408 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Brighton sweep aside Burnley with Mats Wieffer double

Mats Wieffer's brace kept Brighton firmly in the hunt for European football next season and edged sorry Burnley closer to the drop.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
3
49.6
Possession
50.4
13
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
387
477
Passes
475
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
6
16
Crosses
22
0.5
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
61
19
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
19
Effective Tackles
6
29
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
18
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
25
26
Clearances
25

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BUR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 5Maxime EstèveCD-L
  3. 18Hjalmar EkdalCD-R
  4. 3Quilindschy HartmanLB
  5. 12Bashir HumphreysRB
  6. 8Lesley UgochukwuAM
  7. 16FlorentinoLM
  8. 20James Ward-ProwseRM
  9. 19Zian FlemmingF
  10. 11Jaidon AnthonyAM-L
  11. 10Marcus EdwardsAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 30Pascal GrossLM
  8. 26Yasin AyariRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 11Yankuba MintehAM-L
  11. 25Diego GómezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Maxime Estève (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Goal! Burnley 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  3. 48' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Florentino (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
  6. 75' Substitution, Burnley. Mike Trésor replaces Marcus Edwards.
  7. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Danny Welbeck.
  8. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  9. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  10. 82' Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Florentino.
  11. 82' Substitution, Burnley. Lucas Pires replaces Quilindschy Hartman.
  12. 82' Substitution, Burnley. Kyle Walker replaces Bashir Humphreys.
  13. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.
  14. 89' Goal! Burnley 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.

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