Burnley vs Brighton

11 April 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Mats Wieffer 43’, 89’

Match summary

Brighton took a 2-0 win at Burnley. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Mats Wieffer put Brighton ahead in the 43rd minute, set up by Pascal Groß and Wieffer made it 0-2 in the 89th minute, set up by Yasin Ayari.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Brighton 1.07 from 13.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
10 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 6
8 Corners 2
99 Attacks 91
40 Dangerous attacks 48
475 Passes 477
81% Pass accuracy 83%
11 Tackles 29
7 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Burnley Brighton
Kick-off
5’
Danny WelbeckShot on target
Jaidon AnthonyShot on target
10’
20’
Danny WelbeckShot on target
Maxime EstèveFoul
30’
43’
Mats WiefferLeft foot shot0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
48’
Jan Paul van HeckeFoul
Second half underway
Offside
50’
VAR review
51’
Marcus EdwardsShot on target
57’
FlorentinoFoul
60’
Zian FlemmingShot on target
60’
64’
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
Jacob Bruun LarsenLesley Ugochukwu
67’
75’
Carlos BalebaJack Hinshelwood
75’
Georginio RutterDanny Welbeck
Mike TresorMarcus Edwards
75’
80’
Kaoru MitomaYankuba Minteh
Zian FlemmingShot on target
80’
Armando BrojaFlorentino
82’
Lucas PiresQuilindschy Hartman
82’
Kyle WalkerBashir Humphreys
82’
88’
Joël VeltmanDiego Gómez
89’
Mats WiefferRight foot shot0-2 (Brighton)
Full-time0-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.07 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), 0-1 43’ 89’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), 0-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.07 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), 0-1 Wieffer 43’ 89’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), 0-2 Wieffer 89’
Burnley 0.81 xGBrighton 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Burnley attacking 
10’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 64’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 10’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 25’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 57’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Florentino Luís (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Bashir Humphreys (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), from a corner, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 48’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 64’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 10’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 25’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 57’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Florentino Luís (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Bashir Humphreys (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Burnley

Lineup not available for this match.

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Boscagli
Hecke
Wieffer 2
Groß
Ayari
Minteh 80’
Hinshelwood 75’
Gómez 88’
Welbeck 75’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Bashir Humphreys DEF861 0.020.102
Maxime Estève DEF900 0.000.000
Hjalmar Ekdal DEF900 0.000.000
Quilindschy Hartman DEF860 0.000.000
James Ward-Prowse MID900 0.000.584
Florentino Luís MID861 0.020.031
Marcus Edwards MID791 0.050.000
Chimuanya Ugochukwu MID711 0.070.000
Jaidon Anthony MID901 0.420.051
Zian Flemming FWD905 0.230.000
Jacob Bruun Larsen Sub190 0.000.000
Mike Trésor Sub110 0.000.000
Armando Broja Sub40 0.000.000
Lucas Pires Sub40 0.000.000
Kyle Walker Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 18% Avg odds 5.29
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.13
Brighton win 59% Avg odds 1.59

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

Form going into the game

Burnley DLLDL
Brighton WWLWW

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