Brighton vs Bournemouth

25 February 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • João Pedro 12’ (pen)
  • Danny Welbeck 75’
  • Justin Kluivert 61’

Match summary

Brighton won 2-1 at home to Bournemouth. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

João Pedro put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute, Justin Kluivert equalised in the 61st minute, set up by Milos Kerkez, and Danny Welbeck won it in the 75th minute, set up by Georginio Rutter.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Bournemouth's 1.73 from 19.

Match stats

Brighton Bournemouth
11 Shots 19
4 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.58 xG 1.70
1.82 Non-penalty xG 1.70
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Brighton Bournemouth
Kick-off
João Pedro
Penalty1-0 (Brighton)
12’
Half-time1-0
61’
Justin Kluivert
Assist: Milos Kerkez1-1 (Bournemouth)
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Georginio Rutter2-1 (Brighton)
75’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Jan Paul van Hecke
  • Mats Wieffer
Bournemouth
  • Antoine Semenyo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.73 12’ João Pedro (Brighton), 1-0 12’ 61’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), 1-1 61’ 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.73 12’ João Pedro (Brighton), 1-0 Pedro 12’ 61’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), 1-1 Kluivert 61’ 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 Welbeck 75’
Brighton 2.58 xGBournemouth 1.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bournemouth attacking Brighton attacking 
12’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 37’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 8’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 9’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 34’ Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 65’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 20’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Kepa (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ James Hill (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ James Hill (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ David Brooks (Bournemouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+3’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ João Pedro (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 69’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 37’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.36 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 9’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 34’ Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 65’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 20’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Kepa (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ James Hill (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ James Hill (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ David Brooks (Bournemouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+3’ Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey DEF900 0.000.361
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF901 0.080.000
Adam Webster DEF900 0.000.071
Estupiñán DEF760 0.000.000
Carlos Baleba MID890 0.000.000
Diego Gómez MID761 0.040.351
Yankuba Minteh MID901 0.090.081
Georginio Rutter MID9014 0.540.452
Kaoru Mitoma MID902 0.710.000
João Pedro FWD7611 0.760.000
Yasin Ayari Sub140 0.000.000
Jack Hinshelwood Sub140 0.000.000
Danny Welbeck Sub1411 0.350.000
Mats Wieffer Sub10 0.000.000
Solly March Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 49% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.87
Bournemouth win 26% Avg odds 3.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WLLWW
Bournemouth WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bournemouth 1-2 Brighton, 23 Nov 24 Next meeting: Bournemouth 2-1 Brighton, 13 Sep 25  All Brighton vs Bournemouth meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.