Burnley vs Brighton

6 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Johann Berg Gudmundsson 53’
  • Lewis Dunk 36’

Match summary

Burnley and Brighton drew 1-1. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Lewis Dunk put Brighton ahead with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Pascal Groß and Johann Berg Gudmundsson equalised in the 53rd minute.

Burnley had the better of the chances, with 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brighton's 0.61 from 10.

Match stats

Burnley Brighton
20 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 0.61
1.89 Non-penalty xG 0.61
13 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Burnley Brighton
Kick-off
36’
Lewis Dunk
Assist: Pascal Groß0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
Johann Berg Gudmundsson1-1 (Burnley)
53’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Burnley
  • Ben Mee
  • Johann Berg Gudmundsson

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 0.61 36’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 36’ 53’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), 1-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 0.61 36’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 0-1 Dunk 36’ 53’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), 1-1 Gudmundsson 53’
Burnley 1.96 xGBrighton 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Burnley attacking 
71’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 27’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.49 xG, saved 57’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 9’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 10’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Jack Cork (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 27’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.49 xG, saved 57’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 50’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 9’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 53’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 10’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 26’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Jack Cork (Burnley), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Erik Pieters (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Matthew Lowton (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 DEF903 0.070.051
Ben Mee DEF901 0.020.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.490.041
Erik Pieters DEF901 0.040.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID9012 0.080.082
Jack Cork MID903 0.160.000
Ashley Westwood MID900 0.000.612
Dwight McNeil MID903 0.110.173
Matej Vydra FWD903 0.730.683
Ashley Barnes FWD903 0.270.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 26% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.15
Brighton win 43% Avg odds 2.21

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LWWLL
Brighton LWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-0 Burnley, 06 Nov 20 Next meeting: Burnley 1-2 Brighton, 14 Aug 21  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.