Brighton vs Burnley

3 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Georginio Rutter 29’
  • Yasin Ayari 47’

Match summary

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

Georginio Rutter put Brighton ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Charalampos Kostoulas and Yasin Ayari made it 2-0 in the 47th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Burnley's 0.26 from 5.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
15 Shots 5
4 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 4
123 Attacks 88
57 Dangerous attacks 31
608 Passes 396
90% Pass accuracy 82%
17 Tackles 25
7 Fouls 17
0 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Brighton Burnley
Kick-off
22’
Josh LaurentFoul
Georginio RutterRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
29’
39’
FlorentinoFoul
Jan Paul van HeckeShot on target
40’
44’
Bashir HumphreysFoul
Half-time1-0
Yasin AyariRight foot shot2-0 (Brighton)
47’
47’
Lucas PiresShot on target
Second half underway
Charalampos KostoulasShot on target
50’
55’
Marcus EdwardsJacob Bruun Larsen
55’
Oliver SonneLesley Ugochukwu
64’
Loum TchaounaArmando Broja
Maxim De CuyperKaoru Mitoma
70’
Pascal GroßCharalampos Kostoulas
71’
Danny WelbeckGeorginio Rutter
71’
James MilnerDiego Gómez
80’
81’
Jaydon BanelJaidon Anthony
Tom WatsonBrajan Gruda
87’
90+2’
Loum TchaounaShot on target
90+3’
Kyle WalkerFoul
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 0.26 29’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 1-0 29’ 47’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), 2-0 47’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 0.26 29’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), 1-0 Rutter 29’ 47’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), 2-0 Ayari 47’
Brighton 1.47 xGBurnley 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Brighton attacking 
55’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 29’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 47’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 7’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Oliver Sonne (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Lucas Pires (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 29’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 47’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 7’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Oliver Sonne (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Lucas Pires (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Loum Tchaouna (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Veltman
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Ayari
Gómez 80’
Gruda 87’
Rutter 71’
Mitoma 70’
Kostoulas 71’
Burnley

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF901 0.090.041
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF902 0.090.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.070.071
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF900 0.000.183
Yasin Ayari MID9012 0.130.461
Diego Gómez MID823 0.090.000
Brajan Gruda MID891 0.040.072
Georginio Rutter MID7311 0.300.000
Kaoru Mitoma MID720 0.000.021
Charalampos Kostoulas FWD7312 0.550.301
Maxim De Cuyper Sub181 0.070.000
Pascal Groß Sub171 0.040.000
Danny Welbeck Sub170 0.000.000
James Milner Sub80 0.000.000
Tom Watson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 65% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.51
Burnley win 14% Avg odds 7.00

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DLDLD
Burnley LLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 1-1 Brighton, 13 Apr 24 Next meeting: Burnley 0-2 Brighton, 11 Apr 26  All Brighton vs Burnley meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.