Brighton vs Leeds

1 November 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Welbeck 11’
  • Diego Gómez 64’, 70’

Match summary

Brighton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Leeds. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Mats Wieffer, Diego Gómez made it 2-0 in the 64th minute, and Gómez made it 3-0 in the 70th minute, set up by Yankuba Minteh.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Leeds's 0.36 from 5.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
14 Shots 5
7 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 7
87 Attacks 79
35 Dangerous attacks 38
491 Passes 486
88% Pass accuracy 87%
24 Tackles 12
10 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Brighton Leeds
Kick-off
Yasin AyariShot on target
9’
Danny WelbeckRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
11’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Jan Paul van HeckeShot on target
47’
Diego GómezShot on target
57’
60’
Anton StachSean Longstaff
61’
Daniel JamesAo Tanaka
Diego GómezRight foot shot2-0 (Brighton)
64’
65’
Lukas NmechaDominic Calvert-Lewin
Diego GómezRight foot shot3-0 (Brighton)
70’
73’
Ethan AmpaduFoul
77’
Jack HarrisonNoah Okafor
77’
James JustinJayden Bogle
Tom WatsonDiego Gómez
81’
Stefanos TzimasDanny Welbeck
81’
Yasin AyariShot on target
83’
85’
Lukas NmechaShot on target
85’
Anton StachShot on target
Charalampos KostoulasYankuba Minteh
88’
Joe KnightYasin Ayari
90+4’
Nehemiah OriolaGeorginio Rutter
90+4’
Full-time3-0

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.36 11’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 11’ 64’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 2-0 64’ 70’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 3-0 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.36 11’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 Welbeck 11’ 64’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 2-0 Gómez 64’ 70’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 3-0 Gómez 70’
Brighton 2.64 xGLeeds 0.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Brighton attacking 
64’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 11’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 70’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 41’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 46’ Sean Longstaff (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 57’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Sean Longstaff (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Lukas Nmecha (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 11’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 70’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 41’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 46’ Sean Longstaff (Leeds), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 47’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 83’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Anton Stach (Leeds), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 57’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Sean Longstaff (Leeds), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Lukas Nmecha (Leeds), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Baleba
Ayari 90’
Minteh 88’
Rutter 90’
Gómez 2 81’
Welbeck 81’
Leeds 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Perri
Gudmundsson
Bijol
Rodon
Bogle 77’
Ampadu
Okafor 77’
Tanaka 61’
Longstaff 60’
Aaronson
Calvert-Lewin 65’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF9010 0.000.592
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF901 0.120.061
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Baleba MID901 0.010.000
Yasin Ayari MID904 0.230.000
Yankuba Minteh MID8911 0.300.682
Georginio Rutter MID901 0.030.000
Diego Gómez MID8224 1.310.332
Danny Welbeck FWD8312 0.640.021
Tom Watson Sub80 0.000.000
Stefanos Tzimas Sub70 0.000.111
Charalampos Kostoulas Sub10 0.000.000
Joe Knight Sub10 0.000.000
Nehemiah Oriola Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 49% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Leeds win 25% Avg odds 3.88

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DWDWL
Leeds WDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leeds 2-2 Brighton, 11 Mar 23 Next meeting: Leeds 1-0 Brighton, 17 May 26  All Brighton vs Leeds meetings

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