Burnley vs Brighton

14 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • James Tarkowski 2’
  • Neal Maupay 73’
  • Alexis Mac Allister 78’

Match summary

Brighton came from behind to win 2-1 away at Burnley. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

James Tarkowski put Burnley ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, set up by Ashley Westwood, Neal Maupay equalised in the 73rd minute, set up by Jakub Moder, and Alexis Mac Allister won it in the 78th minute, set up by Pascal Groß.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Brighton 1.69 from 14.

Match stats

Burnley Brighton
14 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 8
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.80 xG 1.69
1.80 Non-penalty xG 1.69
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Burnley Brighton
Kick-off
James Tarkowski
Assist: Ashley Westwood1-0 (Burnley)
2’
Half-time1-0
73’
Neal Maupay
Assist: Jakub Moder1-1 (Brighton)
78’
Alexis Mac Allister
Assist: Pascal Groß1-2 (Brighton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • James Tarkowski
  • Johann Berg Gudmundsson
Brighton
  • Neal Maupay

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 1.69 2’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 2’ 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-1 73’ 78’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), 1-2 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 1.69 2’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), 1-0 Tarkowski 2’ 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-1 Maupay 73’ 78’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), 1-2 Mac Allister 78’
Burnley 1.96 xGBrighton 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Burnley attacking 
2’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 36’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 36’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90+2’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 52’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 2’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 36’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 36’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 90+2’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 52’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 41’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF900 0.000.021
Ben Mee DEF901 0.380.000
James Tarkowski DEF9013 1.100.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.011
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID902 0.160.000
Ashley Westwood MID9010 0.000.702
Jack Cork MID882 0.090.000
Dwight McNeil MID820 0.000.082
Chris Wood FWD903 0.110.091
Jay Rodriguez FWD731 0.090.000
Ashley Barnes Sub170 0.000.041
Josh Brownhill Sub80 0.000.021
Matej Vydra Sub22 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 30% Avg odds 3.19
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.10
Brighton win 39% Avg odds 2.48

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LWLLL
Brighton WLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 1-1 Brighton, 06 Feb 21 Next meeting: Brighton 0-3 Burnley, 19 Feb 22  All Burnley vs Brighton 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.